L0453: Advanced III: Contemporary Issues in the Emergency Management Organization

This course is a part of the FY2024 FEMA Region IV Advanced Academy being hosted by AEMA. All four courses; L0451, L0452, L0453, and L0454; must be taken in series and together as one delivery of the course of FY2024.

Registration: Contact POC for application packet (Deadline August 1, 2023)

POC: David Morgan, State Training Officer, training@aema.alabama.gov, 205-280-2256

Course Description:

L0453 Contemporary Issues in the Emergency Management Organization (Advanced III) is a 5-day course designed to introduce the participants to skills critical to engage the leadership challenges associated with the local emergency management organization and immediate local community. The course begins with strategies for balancing priorities when managing and developing an organization, followed by the application of emergency management leadership skills when analyzing a case study. The course then shifts to the use of performance measures to monitor and improve organizational effectiveness, then cover creating an organizational climate that fosters innovation. The course moves to the strategic planning process and how it is applied to the local organization. After that, the course will cover strategies for managing change and conflict in an organization. Participants will then explore the economics of disaster, including identifying the financial vulnerability of their community. Participants will share their NEMAA research paper findings with their table groups and will work on the presentations for the E/L0454 course. Finally, the participants will take a graded final exam and then finish with the course conclusion and preparation for subsequent attendance to Advanced Academy IV.