The exercise section at ADEM recommends the following courses to assist in your knowledge and skills of exercise design, conduct and evaluation process.
IS-120.C: An Introduction to Exercises
Course Overview
Introduces the basics of emergency management exercises. It also builds a foundation for subsequent exercise courses, which provide the specifics of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP).
IS-130.A: Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning
Course Overview
Introduces the basics of emergency management exercise evaluation and improvement planning. It also provides the foundation for exercise evaluation concepts and practices as identified in the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program.
IS-139.A: Exercise Design and Development
Course Overview
Through the use of this course, exercise program managers can learn to develop, execute, and evaluate exercises that address the priorities established by an organization’s leaders. These priorities are based on the National Preparedness Goal, strategy documents, threat and hazard identification/risk assessment processes, capability assessments, and the results from previous exercises and real-world events. These priorities guide the overall direction of a progressive exercise program, where individual exercises are anchored to a common set of priorities or objectives and build toward an increasing level of complexity over time
Course Summary:
The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) provides guiding principles for a common, professional approach to program management, design and development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning.