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National Emergency Management Leaders Academy

E0454 Leadership 4 – Emergency Management Leadership in the Community and Profession

Course Overview

This course is a four-day course that allows each participant to present his/her Action Project to the cohort and engage in discussion/Q&A. The Course also includes a culminating simulation then transitions to a final piece to revisit Change Management as a theme for taking the Action Projects back to the workplace. Finally, participants will take the EMI course post-test.

Selection Criteria

This course is designed for current and emerging leaders in emergency management. The target audience includes government, non-profit voluntary organization, and private sector managers responsible for emergency management or homeland security, including:

  • State, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management or homeland security program staff and managers;
  • Federal department heads and branch chiefs of emergency management or homeland security;
  • Directors and managers of non-profit voluntary organizations;
  • Private sector managers leading emergency management offices and related programs; and
  • Emergency management program directors from all organizations listed above with significant authority and responsibilities.

Course Length

4 days

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