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@dupageco.org
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 |
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L426 Building a Roadmap to Resilience: A Whole Community Training (FEMA) |
(3 Days) POSTPONED: |
The L426 course focuses on implementing inclusive emergency management principles in local communities, how that approach can increase a community’s ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a disaster; and it provides tools to help community groups move beyond basic awareness onto engaging activities that truly move the needle on preparedness and resiliency. Pre-registration and additional questions for the class will be handled through DuPage OHSEM: |
DuPage OHSEM Wheaton, IL (In Person) |
AWR-331:Winter Weather Hazards - Science & Preparedness | 10/16/2023 - 10/17/2023 (2 Days) 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CST) |
This is an eight-hour awareness-level course to provide emergency managers, first responders, and community members across all sectors with a basic understanding of the latest knowledge in winter weather science, forecasting, warning, and preparedness. The course will be instructor led and taught in (2) four-hour blocks, one each day. Registration Link: https://ndptc.hawaii.edu/training/delivery/3282/ |
NDPTC Honolulu, HI (Online) |
Communications Unit Leader (COML) Training (ILEAS) |
10/23/2023 - 10/26/2023 (4 Days, 1 Day Optional) 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
This course provides DHS-approved and NIMS-compliant instruction with a goal of ensuring Federal agencies and State/Territory organizations have trained personnel capable of coordinating on-scene emergency communications during a multi-jurisdictional response or a planned event. CISA instructors are approved by DHS and have extensive experience both as emergency responders and as COMLs. The course is presented with facilitated lecture, hands-on activities, and extensive interactive discussions. Instructors work through the discussions and activities to explain the processes used to achieve communication operability, interoperability, and how to incorporate additional communications solutions. Pre-registration for the class will be handled through ILEAS: Class Prerequisites:
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DuPage OHSEM Wheaton, IL (In Person) |
AWR-356: Community Planning for Disaster Recovery | 11/29/2023 - 11/30/2023 (2 Days) 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CST) |
Disaster Recovery is a complex, costly, and potentially lengthy process. Depending on the scope of a disaster, recovery efforts can last years and cost millions of dollars. Planning has a direct positive impact on a community’s ability to recover from disasters. Planning for disaster recovery before disasters occur can significantly speed up and facilitate the post-disaster recovery process. This is an eight-hour awareness-level course, taught in (2) four-hour sessions, that provides facilitated discussions on key concepts for disaster recovery planning, including the benefits of pre-disaster planning, key elements, and the plan development process. This course will prepare participants to initiate disaster recovery plans and participate in the long-term recovery planning process in their own communities through the review of case studies and existing disaster recovery plans. Registration Link: https://ndptc.hawaii.edu/training/delivery/3525/ |
NDPTC Honolulu, HI (Online) |
L-102: Science of Disasters (IEMA) |
01/15/2024 - 01/17/2024 (3 Days) 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
The L-102: Science of Disasters course in the National Emergency Management Basic Academy is designed to provide the participants with an overview of scientific principles and concepts that shape our increasingly dangerous world. |
DuPage OHSEM Wheaton, IL (In Person) |
L-103: Planning (IEMA) |
01/18/2024 - 01/19/2024 (2 Days) 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
The L-103: Planning course in the National Emergency Management Basic Academy is designed to give basic concepts and planning steps to those new to the field of emergency management so that they may apply planning discipline and skills to challenges in their jobs. The course content includes emergency management planning doctrine and steps to take to accomplish writing plans and using them to deal with special events, which are common challenges for all jurisdictions. |
DuPage OHSEM Wheaton, IL (In Person) |
L-449: ICS Train-the-Trainer (TEEX) |
01/29/2024 - 02/02/2024 (5 Days) 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
This course expands and improves students’ ability to deliver National Incident Management System (NIMS) curricula. Students are provided training on the delivery of:
Emphasis is placed on classroom-based deliveries. This includes compliance with the NIMS Training Program, adult education methodologies, deployment of course activities, pre- and post-testing, and ICS training program management. Prerequisites: The following courses (most current) are required:
Pre-registration and approval for the class will be handled through OHSEM: Matthew Bryan | Training Coordinator |
DuPage OHSEM Wheaton, IL (In Person) |