GHS/OCD Hosts Upcoming Training Opportunities

   

GHS/OCD Hosts Upcoming Training Opportunities

The Offices of Guam Homeland Security and Civil Defense (GHS/OCD), in conjunction with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), will host the following free training opportunities at the GHS/OCD facility in Agana Heights:
  • Tuesday, February 14 – Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment and Stakeholder Preparedness Review (MGT-310)
    • The two-day training is offered at no cost to eligible participants and introduces the six-step THIRA/SPR process which includes identifying threats and hazards that stress a community’s capabilities, giving context to those threats and hazards and identifying associated impacts consistent with specific factors, identifying community-specific capability targets, assessing current levels of capability in comparison to those targets, identifying capability gaps and subsequent strategies to close those gaps.  
    • The target audience for the course include emergency management partners from the government of Guam, military, federal, private, and non-profit organizations.
    • To register, visit https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/?MO=mClassRegistration&D=LS&C=MGT310&S=1460.
  • Thursday, February 16, 2023, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Awareness (AWR-213)
    • The one-day training is offered at no cost to eligible participants and will introduce participants to the key terms, policy, guidance and preparedness efforts required to safeguard the Nation’s critical infrastructure. Participants will review applicable policy and guidance, discuss the risk management framework, describe federal critical infrastructure security and resilience and information sharing programs, and relate critical infrastructure programs to individual actions.
    • The target audience for the course include emergency management partners from the government of Guam, military, federal, private, and non-profit organizations.
    • To register, visit https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/?MO=mClassRegistration&D=LS&C=AWR213&S=588.
  • Monday, February 20 – Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Critical Asset Risk Management (MGT-315)
    • The two-day training is offered at no cost to eligible participants and teaches critical components of risk management. Participants will learn how threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences determine risk, and are given an opportunity to practice the fundamentals of conducting vulnerability assessments by conducting on-site assessments of select local facilities.
    • The target audience for the course include emergency management partners from the government of Guam, military, federal, private, and non-profit organizations.
    • To register, visit https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/?MO=mClassRegistration&D=LS&C=MGT315&S=1259.
  • Wednesday, February 22, 2023, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Community Lifelines (MGT-414)
    • The one-day training is offered at no cost to eligible participants and will enhance participant’s skills to formulate considerations for the resiliency of jurisdictional assets leveraging cross-sector partnerships. These considerations will enhance the whole community’s ability to manage the risk associated with critical infrastructure protection efforts.
    • The target audience for the course include emergency management partners from the government of Guam, military, federal, private, and non-profit organizations.
    • To register, visit https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/?MO=mClassRegistration&D=LS&C=MGT414&S=456.

For more information, contact GHS/OCD Training & Exercise division, John Camacho at (671) 475-9600 or via email at john.camacho@ghs.guam.gov or Patrick Leon Guerrero at (671) 475-9600 or via email at pat.leonguerrero@ghs.guam.gov.

For media inquiries, contact GHS/OCD Public Information Officer, Jenna G. Blas at (671) 478-0208 or via email at jenna.g.blas@ghs.guam.gov.
 
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