Free Dept. of Homeland Security-Certified Training - For Public Health, Agricultural, Emergency Response, Government, and Industry Personnel
The Florida State Agricultural Response Team (FL SART) is collaborating with several training partners to offer Department of Homeland Security (DHS) certified courses in Florida. All courses are open to all United States Citizens, and are free of charge through DHS grant funding.
Training partners include the Center for Agriculture and Food Safety and Preparedness at the University of Tennessee-College of Veterinary Medicine (Course Provider), the University of Florida-Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences, and the Regional Domestic Security Task Forces.
The following courses will be offered in Florida in March, April, & May 2013:
MGT 337 – Food Vulnerability Assessment Training Course This 1 ½-day course is designed to assist food regulation, law enforcement, government partners, and industry personnel in the prevention and deterrence of terrorist and criminal acts that target the food industry. Participants will learn to use the CARVER + Shock method to perform detailed vulnerability assessments of agricultural facilities. The realistic, hands-on training incorporates videos of actual facilities and interactive case studies with practical exercises. You will learn to assess vulnerabilities both at the community and the individual facility level, and to identify and implement mitigation measures to reduce vulnerabilities This training has been approved for 11.5 CEUs for Certified Environmental Health Professionals.
· March 26-27, 2013 in Ft Pierce, FL
· May 1-2, 2013 in Dade City, FL
PER 259 – Sharing Information and Intelligence Related to Food Importation and Transportation A 1-day course designed to prepare participants to utilize and implement effective sharing of information and intelligence to enhance food safety and defense related to food importation and transportation. It is targeted towards Law Enforcement, state Fusion Center personnel, emergency managers and responders, agricultural extension, public health, food and agriculture professionals, transportation industry, and federal, state, local, tribal and regional officials. This training has been approved for 7.5 CEUs for Certified Environmental Health Professionals.
· April 16, 2013 in Homestead, FL
· April 18, 2013 in Davie, FL
· April 24, 2013 in Ft Pierce, FL
To Register: Simply send your name, agency/company name, phone number, and e-mail address to ajohnstone@grantpartnersinc.org . Be sure to specify which course/courses you want to attend.
Specific course information and additional registration options can be found on the Florida Division of Emergency Management online training calendar at the following link: http://trac.floridadisaster.org/TRAC/trainingcalendar.aspx#lnkMarch
If you have questions regarding any of these courses, or about registration, please contact Art Johnstone at ajohnstone@grantpartnersinc.org or (850) 251-4184.
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Art Johnstone, President
Grant Partners Inc.
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