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Virginia has been selected to host the first off-campus offering of the Emergency Management Institute’s (EMI) National Emergency Management Advanced Academy. The four-course series, part of EMI’s new Emergency Management Professional Program, is designed for emerging leaders and mid-level managers wanting to advance their skill sets, and will be held at VDEM office at 10501 Trade Court in Richmond over the next several months. 

Course Description:

The National Emergency Management Advanced Academy (formerly the Leaders Academy) reinforces the qualities needed to lead emergency management programs, provides relevant management theories and concepts, and utilizes appropriate case studies. By working within their series, Advanced Academy participants work within a collaborative environment on projects and establish a network of peers. Students learn skills critical to performing leadership responsibilities such as program management and oversight, effective communication at all levels, integrated collaboration, and strategic thinking. The Advanced Academy provides students the opportunity to demonstrate their critical thinking ability through a guided Research Project. Students apply the key learning concepts from the Advanced Academy curriculum relative to their own strengths and weaknesses, their organizations, and their own performance environments. 

Target Audience:

Includes government, non-profit voluntary organizations, 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.

Format:

The Advanced Academy program series consists of four (4) courses, each five (5) days in duration over a several-months period, with three (3) short distance learning sessions after the first three resident courses. Attendance at each course is required and must be attended in sequential order listed below. The courses are not offered individually. All participants will be selected by selection board and notified in writing by EMI at least two weeks before the November 16 start.

E0451 Advanced I – A Survey of Advanced Concepts in Emergency Management

E0452 Advanced II – Assessment and Application of Professional Style in Emergency Management

E0453 Advanced III – Advanced Concepts and Issues in the Emergency Management Organization

E0454 Advanced IV - Advanced Concepts and Issues in the Emergency Management Community and Profession

Dates:

E/L0451: A Survey of Advanced Concepts in EM - Nov. 16-20, 2015

E/L0452: Assessment and Application of Professional Style  in EM - Feb. 1-5, 2016

E/L0453: Advanced Concepts and Issues in the EM  Organization - April 25-29, 2016

E/L0454: Advanced Concepts and Issues in the EM Community and Profession - Aug. 22-26, 2016 

Application Process:

Admission is by a competitive application process. Applicants must be able to commit to all four courses as scheduled, and due to the short turnaround before the first class, applications are due no later than close of business October 12. This is a hard deadline, because applications must be processed through the Emergency Management Institute as well. Please see VDEM’s Advanced Academy application page for more information, including application package requirements list.

http://www.vaemergency.gov/em-community/training/virginia-host-emergency-management-professional-program-advanced-academy