Training Page Information
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Last update: Monday, December 11, 2006
Classroom and Exam Sessions
Find a Classroom Course or Certification Exam on the ARRL C-CE Activity List
Course Descriptions -- Click the + symbol on the right
Course descriptions are provided for your convenience, but don’t let the descriptions miss-lead you. These are basically simple courses and anyone who is already somewhat familiar with emergency communications, nets, and a basic disaster response principle probably already knows much of this information.
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Course Link
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Course Title |
Who Should Take this Course? |
ARES Required? |
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IS700 |
NIMS Awareness Training |
All personnel with a direct role in emergency preparedness, incident management or response must complete NIMS IS-700. See: http://www.fema.gov/txt/emergency/nims/is_700_fact_sheetm.txt |
All ARES participants |
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Level 1 AREC (EC-001) |
EmComm Level 1 |
*ARRL Emergency Communications Course, Level 1. Introduction to Amateur Radio Emergency Communications. A basic course to raise awareness and provide additional knowledge and tools for any emergency communications volunteer. This course has 23 lesson units, is expected to take approximately 25 hours to complete over an 8-week period, and earns 1.5 CEUs. |
All ARES participants |
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Level 2 AREC (EC-002) |
EmComm Level 2 |
*ARRL Emergency Communications Course, Level 2. Intermediate Amateur Radio Emergency Communications. A more in-depth study into amateur radio emergency communications to enhance the skills and knowledge received from previous experience. Level I ARECC is required prior to taking Level II. This course has 20 lesson units, is expected to take approximately 25 hours to complete over an 8-week period, and earns 1.5 CEUs |
ARES Leadership, suggested for All ARES Participants |
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Level 3 AREC (EC-003) |
EmComm Level 3 |
*ARRL Emergency Communications Course Level 3. Advanced Amateur Radio Emergency Communications. This is the third and final stage of the 3-level ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Courses. This is a course for those in leadership or aspiring to leadership positions. Revision 2 is a significant rewrite that brings the course current with the post-9/11/01 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) paradigm. This course has 23 learning units, is expected to take approximately 25 hours to complete over a 12-week period, and earns 1.5 CEUs |
ARES Leadership, suggested for all ARES participants |
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IS-800b |
NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN |
All federal, state, territorial, tribal and local emergency managers or personnel whose primary responsibility is emergency management must complete must this training. See: http://www.fema.gov/txt/emergency/nims/is_800_fact_sheetm.txt |
All ARES participants |
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IS-100 |
Incident Command System |
All federal, state, territorial, local, tribal, private sector and non-governmental personnel at the entry, first line supervisor, middle management, command and general staff levels of emergency management operations must complete Incident Command System-100 level training. See:http://www.fema.gov/txt/emergency/nims/ics_100_fs.txt |
All ARES participants |
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Red Cross Training Schedule |
Various Red Cross courses are available to increase your knowledge and enjoyment.
https://www.chattanooga-redcross.org/Default.aspx?tabid=87 |
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