Emergency Management Credentialing and Certificate Information
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services offers professional recognition certificate and credentialing programs for emergency management and allied professionals:
Specialist Certificate Program
The Specialist Certificate Program, initiated in 2008, recognizes individuals who complete a series of core courses and complete at least 72 hours of elective courses or seminars.
Emergency Management
All required AND elective courses must have been completed within the last ten years and must have been completed through Cal OES/CSTI or through one our approved consortium partners which can be found on our Approved Electives List linked below.
Required Courses (4):
- Mitigation for Emergency Managers (G393)
- Emergency Planning (G235)
- Recovery from Disasters: The Local Community Role (G205)
- Emergency Management Concepts: All Hazards or Jurisdiction Specific
Plus, a minimum of 72 hours of approved electives from the list below.
View the Approved Electives List
Specialist Certificate Documents
Public Information
All required AND elective courses must have been completed within the last ten years and must have been completed through Cal OES/CSTI or through one of our approved consortium partners which can be found on our Approved Electives List linked below.
Required Courses (4):
- Public Information Basics (L0105)
- Intermediate Public Information Officer (IPIO)
- Advanced Public Information Officer (L0388)
- Media Relations (MR)
Plus, a minimum of 72 hours of approved electives from the list below.
View the Approved Electives List
Specialist Certificate Documents
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Position Credentialing Program
The EOC Position Credentialing Program identifies measures for competency, and documents professional qualifications, certifications, training, experience, and education requirements that define basic criteria expected of emergency services personnel serving within an emergency operations center. Working with numerous partner agencies at all levels of government within California, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services developed a comprehensive statewide credentialing program to promote elements of the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and flow into the larger effort of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Guidelines for the credentialing of personnel
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