Training | Office of Homeland Security (2024)

Threat-based capabilities training for protection, preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery can be located at ourOHS Eventbrite training page.

Disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery courses are offered by theHawai‘i Emergency Management Agency(HIEMA).

Our federal partners offer a wide variety of training opportunities, both virtually and in-person.

• FEMA Training: provides information on the training organizations supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
• National Preparedness Course Catalog(NPCC): This course catalogue holds courses offered on its behalf by 21 training providers, including three FEMA training organizations—CDP, EMI and NTED.
• National Domestic Preparedness Consortium: The NDPC is a partnership of several nationally recognized organizations whose membership is based on the urgent need to address the counter-terrorism preparedness needs of the nation’s emergency first responders within the context of all hazards including chemical, biological, radiological, and explosive Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) hazards.
• Office for Bombing Prevention Virtual Instructor Led Training: VILT courses provide general awareness level counter-improvised explosive device information to a broad audience.
• National Fire Academy:The U.S. Fire Administration’s NETCL is a resource for fire, emergency management, and other all-hazards subjects. They support National Fire Academy and Emergency Management Institute instructional and research programs by providing relevant collections, tools for resource discovery, and classroom-based and individual research assistance.
• Center for Homeland Defense and Security(CHDS): CHDS offers a wide range of programs focused on assisting current and emerging leaders in Homeland Defense and Security to develop the policies, strategies, programs and organizational elements needed to defeat terrorism and prepare for and respond to natural disasters and public safety threats across the United States.

Version 2 of the Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Line Officer Training was developed in 2014 to assist law enforcement line officers in understanding what kinds of suspicious behaviors are associated with pre-incident terrorism and other criminal activity, documenting and reporting suspicious activity, and protecting privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties when documenting information. This training also provides information about integrating the Nationwide SAR Initiative (NSI) into your organization’s operations.

Please note: The SAR Line Officer Training is intended for law enforcement personnel only.

• SAR Line Officer Training, Version 2

The courses listed here are developed and maintained by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with critical infrastructure owners and operators,Sector-Specific Agencies, sector liaisons, CISA regional offices, other federal and state agencies, and theFederal Emergency Management Agency’s Emergency Management Institute (FEMA EMI).

Critical infrastructure experts conductone-hour webinars that focus on the tools, trends, issues, and best practices for infrastructure security and resilience. Series offerings are available at no-cost and are highly recommended for private sector and government partners, including critical infrastructure owners and operators and officials responsible for risk, security, and emergency management functions.

• CISA Critical Infrastructure Learning Series Webinar

• Chemical Sector Training
• Commercial Facilities Sector Training
• Dams Sector Training
• Emergency Services Sector Training
• Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste

TheIndustrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT)works to reduce risks within and across all critical infrastructure sectors. TheVirtual Learning Portal (VLP)provides online training for those involved in the security of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) for no cost.

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies(NICCS) Education and Training Catalogis a central location where cybersecurity professionals across the nation can find over 3,000 cybersecurity courses. Use the interactive map and filters to search for courses offered in your local area. All of the courses are aligned to the specialty areas of theNational Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.

The courses listed here are developed and maintained by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with critical infrastructure owners and operators,Sector-Specific Agencies, sector liaisons, CISA regional offices, other federal and state agencies, and theFederal Emergency Management Agency’s Emergency Management Institute (FEMA EMI).

• The Federal Virtual Training Environment (FedVTE) is a free, online, and on-demand cybersecurity training system. With courses ranging from beginner to advanced levels, you can strengthen or build your cybersecurity skillsets at your own pace and schedule!
• Certification prep coursesare available on topics such as 101 Coding, Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management, Cyber Essentials, and Foundations of Cybersecurity for Managers, Ethical Hacking, Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
• The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework provides a blueprint to categorize, organize, and describe cybersecurity work into specialty areas and tasks, includingknowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs). FedVTE divides the available courses into these elementsand tags them by specialty area to help you identify courses that you need for your particular job or aspiration.NICE is the foundation for increasing the size and capability of the U.S. cybersecurity workforce. It provides a common definition of cybersecurity, a comprehensive list of cybersecurity tasks, and the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) required to perform those tasks.
• CISA’s no-costIncident Response Trainingcurriculum provides a range of training offerings for beginner and intermediate cyber professionals encompassing basic cybersecurity awareness and best practices for organizations and hands-on cyber range training courses for incident response.