S445 - Incident Training Specialist

Reviewed: 2002     Hours: 14-18

Course Description:

This course is designated to train personnel to perform the training specialist position.  The purpose of the training specialist is to coordinate incident training opportunities and activities, ensure the quality of training assignments, and complete documentation of the incident training.

Objectives:

• Organize and implement an incident training program.
• Analyze and facilitate training assignments to fulfill individual development needs of trainees.
• Document individual trainee assignments and the incident training program.

Target Group:

Personnel desiring to be qualified as TNSP.  Selections should be based on technical competence in the incident command system, availability to participate on incidents, and displayed interest in improving training.

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

Lead and unit instructors must be qualified incident training specialists (TNSP).

Also see NWCG Instructor Qualifications at the beginning of the Field Managers Course Guide.

Prerequisites:

None

Offer Level:
Regional, state, or area

This Course Description is verbatim from the NWCG Field Manager's Course Guide (156 page PDF: Adobe Acrobat Reader required) and accurate as of 9-25-2008.

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