Illinois Society of Fire Service Instructors Announces Training Program Manager

Training Program Manager (TPM) is a new Illinois certification course aimed at those who wish to understand all areas of management of an emergency service training program. The TPM course focuses attention on conducting agency needs assessment, compliance with specific programs such as SCBA and driver training, live fire training and many other high-risk areas of training programs. Using the department needs assessment as a guide, the TPM will be able to develop a master schedule for training, and analyze existing and proposed programs to insure that all regulatory issues are included in the training program.

Prerequisite for certification is Instructor 2 and 5 years experience as an instructor. Specific topics will include:

  • OSFM Firefighter Certification Procedures
  •  Mandated Training in Illinois
  • Conducting Agency Needs Assessment
  •  Live Fire Training / Safety in Training
  • Legal Aspects of Training
  • Scheduling Training
  • Training Records and Reports
  • Using JPR’s in Your Training Program
  • Many Networking Opportunities and Other Topics
  • All Classes: 08:30-17:00 each day. 

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