# Presentation: 677769

## National Standard Exercise Curriculum

*May 14, 2008*

## Background

- HSPD – 5
- HSPD – 8
- Public Law 109-295 (Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006) amendment to the Homeland Security Act of 2002
- Homeland Security Act of 2002

## Goals

- Align DHS exercise courses
- Ensure consistency with National Incident Management System and the National Preparedness Goal
- Future course development
- Clear path for advancement

**Notes:**
The initial goal for NSEC Committee was to align all of the current Department of Homeland Security (DHS) exercise curricula with HSEEP for consistency.  Major objectives of the curriculum development process include:
Establish planning guidance to align coursework into a national standard exercise curriculum
Ensure consistency across all exercise training curricula in accordance with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Preparedness Goal
Shape future efforts in exercise training and course development
Provide a clear path for students to become a beginner, intermediate, and ultimately a master exercise practitioner. 

## NSEC Pyramid 

- NSEC Pyramid

**Notes:**
The National Standard Exercise Curriculum is composed of for Levels:

Level One : Is the Awareness Level

Level Two: Is aimed at the Immediate Level exercise practitioner

Level Three: Advanced 

## Level I: Awareness

**IS-New: Exercise Conduct                 **
_**IS-139: Exercise Design & Development**_**                 **
**IS-NEW: Exercise Program Management & Foundation                 **
_**IS-120-.A: An Introduction to Exercise**_**                 **

## Level II: Intermediate Level

_**HSEEP Module 7: Improvement Planning**_**                **
_**HSEEP Module 6: Evaluation**_
_**HSEEP Module 5: Conduct**_
_**HSEEP Module 4: Design & Development**_
_**HSEEP Module 3: Foundation**_
_**HSEEP Module 2: Program Management**_
_**HSEEP Module 1: Introduction**_

## Level III: Advanced Level

_**G-130; Exercise Evaluation & Improvement Planning **_
_**G-135: Exercise Conduct – Operations Based **_
_**G-NEW: Exercise Conduct – Discussion Based **_
_**G-139: Exercise Design & Development **_
_**G-137: Exercise Program Management & Foundation**_

## Level IV: Professional Level

- _Master _
- _Exercise Practitioner _
- _Program_

## NSEC Update

- Master Exercise Practitioner Program updated
- IS 120A: An Introduction to Exercises
- IS 130: Exercise Evaluation & Improvement Planning

## The Road Ahead

- Priorities for Course Update/Revision/Development
- Revise Existing IS-139 (Exercise Design) Materials to produce an IS-139 Exercise Design and Development Course that is HSEEP compliant.
- Produce a Facilitator’s Guide and Student Materials for a revised G-139 Exercise Design and Development Course to be taught in the field
- Revise Existing Course Materials to produce a new independent study course on Exercise Conduct (IS-140)
- Revise Existing Course Materials to produce a new independent study course on Exercise Program Management & Foundation (IS-137)

## The Road Ahead

- Priorities for Course Update/Revision/Development (continued...)
- 5. Produce a Facilitator’s Guide and Student Materials (based on the new IS-130 course on Exercise Evaluation & Improvement Planning) for a field delivered course titled Exercise Evaluation & Improvement Planning (G-130)
- 6. Produce a revised G-138 Exercise Practicum course (based on HSEEP Guidance)
- 7. Produce a Facilitator’s Guide and Student Materials (based on the new IS course on Exercise Conduct) for a new field delivered course titled Exercise Conduct: Discussion Based (G-140).
- 8. Produce a Facilitator’s Guide and Student Materials (based on the new IS course on Exercise Conduct) for a field delivered course titled Exercise Conduct: Operations Based (G-141).
- 9. Produce a Facilitator’s Guide and Student Materials (based on the new IS course on Exercise Program Management & Foundation) for a field delivered course titled Exercise Program Management & Foundation (G-137)

## Questions?

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