The purpose of this course is to prepare telecommunicators who will be part of a telecommunicator emergency response task force (TERT) deployment team so they can respond to these challenging situations.   

Prerequisites: 

·         Minimum of 2 years as a telecommunicator

·         Basic Telecommunicator Course

·         NCIC/TCIC Full Access Operator

·         NIMS ICS 100, 144, 200, and 700

Suggested courses: 

·         CISM: Group and Peer

·         Intermediate Spanish for Telecommunicators

·         Crisis Communications

·         NIMS ICS 300 and 400

Students are required to provide proof of the above certifications prior to receiving course certificate.