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Training Opportunities

Training

The DuPage County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (OHSEM) is pleased to offer a variety of classes for interested participants, including trainings from partner organizations. For registration or inquiries on DuPage OHSEM hosted classes, please contact our Training Coordinator:

Matthew Bryan | Training Coordinator
Office: 630-407-2938 | Email: matthew.bryan@dupagecounty.gov

Registration for classes may be found by clicking on the "Course" title. Additionally, any questions or comments about classes offered from our partners should be directed to the hosting agency. Course status information can be received through host agency's email updates or its registration/class webpage, including for DuPage County OHSEM classes.

*Please note that some of these classes are hosted by external organizations and these organizations are responsible for their registration and class seat processes.

Training Opportunities

Course/Agency Date & Time Course Description Class Location

MGT-384  Preparing for Cyber Attacks and Incidents
(TEEX)

05/07/2024 - 05/08/2024
(2 Days)
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

MGT 384, Preparing for Cyber Attacks and Incidents, is designed to provide organizations and communities with strategies and processes to increase cyber resilience. During this 12-hour course, participants will analyze cyber threats and initial and cascading impacts of cyber incidents, evaluate the process for developing a cyber preparedness program, examine the importance and challenges of cyber related information sharing and discover low to no-cost resources to help build cyber resilience.

Prerequisites: None

Registration link:  MGT384 - Wheaton, IL - 5/7-8/2024

If questions regarding this course, please contact:

Matthew Bryan
matthew.bryan@dupagecounty.gov
Direct: 630-407-2938
Mobile: 630-442-8808

DuPage OHSEM
Wheaton, IL
(In Person)
ICS-300: Intermediate ICS
(IEMA)
05/13/2024 - 05/15/2024
(3 Days)
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

This course provides training and resources for personnel who require advanced knowledge and application of the ICS. Further, it expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses.

If questions regarding this course, please contact:

Matthew Bryan
matthew.bryan@dupagecounty.gov
Direct: 630-407-2938
Mobile: 630-442-8808

DuPage OHSEM
Wheaton, IL
(In Person)
ICS-400: Advanced ICS
(IEMA)
05/16/2024 - 05/17/2024
(2 Days)
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

This course is intended for an audience of experienced responders and other senior emergency management personnel who may perform in a management capacity for major or complex incidents (Type 1 or Type 2 incidents).

If questions regarding this course, please contact:

Matthew Bryan
matthew.bryan@dupagecounty.gov
Direct: 630-407-2938
Mobile: 630-442-8808

DuPage OHSEM
Wheaton, IL
(In Person)

MGT-317 
Disaster Management for Public Services
(TEEX)

06/25/2024 - 06/26/2024
(2 Days)
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

The Disaster Management for Public Services course provides real world training to public service professionals helping to provide both the knowledge and skills necessary to protect their communities and infrastructure from potential or actual threats. During this course, participants work together in multidisciplinary teams to apply the course information with their professional experience in a variety of hands-on, small group activities, and disaster scenarios.

Prerequisites: None

For registration information, please contact:

Matthew Bryan
matthew.bryan@dupagecounty.gov
Direct: 630-407-2938
Mobile: 630-442-8808

DuPage OHSEM
Wheaton, IL
(In Person)

AWR-331: Winter Weather Hazards
(NDPTC)

11/19/2024-11/20/2024
(2 days)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST

This course will prepare participants to understand the basics of winter weather science, the winter weather forecasting process, how winter weather forecasts are communicated, and the fundamentals of winter weather safety and preparedness. Since winter storms can strike every state in the United States, every community must be ready for the hazards associated with them. This awareness-level course will fulfill the goals of the "whole community" approach to emergency management by reaching a broad sector of the community. Multiple core capabilities will be addressed, with particular emphasis on "public information and warning" and "threats and hazard identification."

Course Objectives:

  • Describe the current state of winter weather science
  • Participate in a forecasting exercise
  • Recognize the organizations involved in forecasting winter weather, associated winter weather definitions, and strategies to prepare for winter weather impacts.
  • Analyze a forecast and discuss key decision points during a winter storm scenario

To register: https://ndptc.hawaii.edu/training/delivery/3675/

Registration code: 97285

If questions regarding this course, please contact:

Matthew Bryan
matthew.bryan@dupagecounty.gov
Direct: 630-407-2938
Mobile: 630-442-8808

NDPTC
(Online)
Honolulu, HI

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