Webinar: Teen CERT - Connecting School Emergency Management and Youth Preparedness

Registration Link: http://rems.ed.gov/index.php?page=training_webinars_DEV_CERT

Please join FEMA and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students (OSHS) (formerly the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, OSDFS), and the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center for this informative webinar on CERT training for teens and the development and implementation of Teen CERT at the K-12 school-level. This webinar will cover the relationship between school emergency management, youth preparedness, and Teen CERT. Specifically, it will address the importance and benefits of CERT training for teens, the key components of developing and implementing a Teen CERT plan in K-12 schools, and creating credibility among students and adults. Hear from Rachel Jacky, the Director of the National CERT Program in FEMA’s Individual and Community Preparedness Division and Sue Graves, the Safety Coordinator for the Lincoln County School District in Newport, Oregon as they discuss this important issue! Please register for this webinar here.