G0427: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program Manager Course

Course location

In person location: Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM)

3930 Fairview Industrial Dr SE Salem OR 97302

3-day Course December 15-17, 2025

Course Description:

This three-day course prepares participants to establish and sustain an active local CERT program. The responsibilities of a local CERT Program Manager are various. This course defines the core components of a local CERT program and focuses on effective practices for managing a CERT program.

Course Objectives

• Define the purpose and core components of a local CERT program.
• Use strategic planning to define the mission and goals for a local CERT program.
• Describe the purposes and strategies for promoting a local CERT program.
• Establish a process for working with volunteers.
• Establish a process for working with instructors.
• Establish a process for acquiring and managing program resources.
• Build a plan for delivering and managing safe training and exercises.
• Describe the role of policies and procedures in operating a local CERT program.
• Develop a process for evaluating a local CERT program.

Prerequisites

• Letter of recommendation from your sponsoring organization
• CERT Basic Training
• IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
• IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS 200
• IS-700: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
• IS-800: National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction

All prerequisite documents must be emailed to the State CERT Coordinator, Kayla Thompson, at kayla.thompson@oem.oregon.gov by Dec. 11, 2025. Preference will be given to Oregon CERT volunteers.

Attendance:

Per FEMA standards, no more than 10% absenteeism is allowed to receive a certificate of completion.

Accessibility Requests and Questions:

If you have any questions, or to request any reasonable accommodations that will facilitate your full participation in this training, please contact the OEM Training Program (oem.training@oem.oregon.gov). Please reach out at least two weeks in advance to request any accommodations.