E132 - Discussion-based Exercise Design and Evaluation

Course Description:

This course is designed for emergency management exercise staff to acquire fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to develop, conduct, evaluate, and follow-up discussion-based exercise activities, including orientation seminars and tabletop exercises. The content addresses the fundamental requirements of a overall exercise program and its components. A special emphasis is placed on the evaluation process and the development of sound evaluation tools to assist evaluation staff. Participants are challenged to develop, conduct, and evaluate orientations and tabletop exercises during the conduct of the course through the use of proficiency demonstrations.

Selection Criteria:

This is the first required course for EMI Resident MEPP Candidates. Participation is limited to EMI Resident MEPP Candidates.

Prerequisites:

The participant must have been formally accepted to the Emergency Management Institute’s (EMI’s) Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP).

Required:

Status as a current Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) Candidate.

Recommended:

N/A.

Course Length: 4 days

CEUs: 2.5