Training - Table of Contents and Calendar Schedule of Classes

	Santa Cruz County CERT
Council's Website

Below is the Training Class Calendar

Training is in 3 categories: Advanced for Administration of the County CERT Program and Instructor Training; Intermediate for additional training for CERT Members and Teams; and Basic for entrance into the CERT Program.

Advance CERT Training -Instructors

Currently no State T4 (Train Train-the-Trainers - Management Training for those who teach the T3 Courses and manage the programs)

Local T3 (Train-the Trainer - Training for those who teach the Basic CERT Class and additional Team Training)

Intermediate CERT Team and CERT Individual Training

Additional CERT Council or CERT Sponsor's training or Supporting Agencies for CERT Teams or CERT Individuals is listed below:

Basic CERT Training

If you do not find Basic CERT Training in you area, Please add yourself to an interest list by emailing info@santacruzcountycert.org and include your Name, Email Address, What Fire District (if known), Address and Phone Number.

IF you need to make up a class or two to get your Certificate of Completion, you can attend any class in the list below - be sure to get the class signed off on a transfer form (see the instructor before the class starts).

No Open Basic CERT Classes are yet scheduled.

Basic CERT training (20 hours) is divided into 9 units covering the following topics:

1. Disaster Preparedness

Introductions
Recent Disasters and Emergencies
Course Preview
Disasters and Disaster Workers
Impact on the Infrastructure
Structural and Nonstructural Hazards
Hazard Mitigation
Home and Workplace Preparedness
Community Preparedness
Protection for Disaster Workers

2. Fire Safety (for Small Fires)

Fire chemistry
Reducing Fire Hazards in the Home and Workplace
Hazardous Materials
CERT Sizeup
Firefighting Resources
Fire Suppression Safety

3. Disaster Medical Operations Part 1

Treating Life-Threatening Conditions
Triage

4. Disaster Medical Operations Part 2

Public Health Considerations
Functions of Disaster Medical Operations
Establishing Treatment Areas
Conducting Head-to-Toe Assessments
Treating Burns
Wound Care
Treating Fractures, Sprains, and Strains
Splinting
Nasal Injuries
Treating Hypothermia

5. Light Search And Rescue Operations (Buildings)

Search and Rescue Sizeup
Conducting Search Operations
Conducting Rescue Operations

6. CERT Organization

CERT Organization
CERT Decision-making
Documentation

7. Disaster Psychology

Team Well-Being
Working with Survivors' Trauma

8. Terrorism and CERT

What is Terrorism
Terrorist Targets
Terrorist Weapons
B-NICE Indicators
Preparing at Home and Work
CERTs and Terrorist Incidents

9. Course Review and Disaster Simulation

Course Review
Disaster Simulation

Note: The order the units are taught is up to the Instructor based upon scheduling constraints. Units missed must be made up in another class for 20 hour completion.