Team Leadership-The focus is on the team leader and the background that person will need to lead a Methodist.  A part of the material is for the disaster response team, yet other parts relate to dealing with people or planning and conducting a successful team project.  

101 TL-101 Team Leader (3hrs) There is more information on the incident command system, leadership styles, aspects of taking a team in the field, types of insurance and insurance issues, liability issues to avoid, and issues within a team, and considerations in selecting a team leader. Pre-requisite: M-100, IS-100, IS-700 [Taught in classroom: student manual, PowerPoint, wallet certification]

102 IS-001 Emergency An Orientation to the Position Manager This is an in-depth look at the four phases of comprehensive emergency management; mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.  Included are illustrations, diagrams, and figures.  This is not a required course but is useful to someone without a disaster background.  [Self-study online w/test or classroom course]  

103 IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents  This is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides training on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS. IS-100 is a pre-requisite to the IS-200 course.  Lessons are as follows: Leadership & Management, Delegation of Authority & Management by Objectives, Functional Areas & Positions, Briefings, Organizational Flexibility, Transfer of Command, and Course Summary [Self-study online w/test or classroom course] Required for Team Leaders, Church Disaster Coordinators, District Disaster Personnel, and Conference Disaster Personnel.

105 IS-230 Principles of Emergency Management  

106 IS-235 Emergency Planning  

107 IS-240 Leadership & Influence  Being able to lead others - to motivate them to commit their energies and expertise to achieving the shared mission and goals of the emergency management system - is a necessary and vital part of the job for every emergency manager, planner, and responder. This course is designed to improve your leadership and influence skills. It addresses: leadership from within, how to facilitate  change, how to build and rebuild trust, using personal influence and political savvy, and fostering an environment for leadership development. [Self-study online w/test or classroom course w/test] Recommended for those in leadership.

108 IS-241 Decision Marking and Problem Solving  Being able to make decisions and solve problems effectively is a necessary and vital part of the job for every emergency manager, planner, and responder. This course is designed to improve your decision-making skills. It addresses:  the decision-making process, decision-making styles, attributes of an effective decision maker, and ethical decision making and problem solving [Self-study online w/test or classroom course w/test] Recommended for those in leadership.

109 IS-242 Effective Communications  Being able to communicate effectively is a necessary and vital part of the job for every emergency manager, planner, and responder. This course is designed to improve your communication skills. It addresses:  basic communication skills,how to communicate in an emergency,  how to identify community-specific communication issues, using technology as a communication tool, effective oral communication, and how to prepare an oral presentation.  [Self-study online w/test or classroom course w/test] Recommended for those in leadership.

110 IS-244 Developing and Managing Volunteers  This course is for emergency managers and related professionals working with all types of volunteers and coordinating with voluntary agencies. The course provides procedures and tools for building and working with voluntary organizations. Topics include:   benefits and challenges of using volunteers; building a volunteer program; writing job descriptions; developing volunteers through recruitment, placement, training, supervision and evaluation; coordinating with voluntary agencies and community-based organizations; and special issues including spontaneous volunteers, liability, and stress.  [Self-study online w/test or classroom course w/test] Recommended for those in leadership.