It is intended to assist fire service personnel in developing effective management and leadership skills as they make the transition from manager to senior executive. Executive Development course units include working as a team, individual professional development, research, problem-solving, following and leading, ethics, creativity and innovation, marketing in the public sector, organizational change and development, outside perspectives, service quality, legal aspects of fire protection, and research project reports. Executive Development serves as a bridge between the Management Series and the Executive Fire Officer series.
Participation assumes the successful completion of the Management Series or equivalent instruction.
Students enrolled in the EFOP will be given priority. Students who are EFOP participants will be eligible to receive graduate-level credit with successful completion of the Applied Research Project. An Applied Research Project is a required postcourse activity.