The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM) will be sponsoring the delivery of “Exercise Bootcamp” in 2023. There is no-cost to attend this training.

Course Description:

The goal of this NJOEM-designed course, Exercise Bootcamp, is to reinforce prior exercise management training and to coach emergency managers through the planning, conduct, and evaluation of a tabletop exercise. The course is divided into four modules each focusing on a different aspect of the exercise management process, with a combination of classroom instruction and individualized engagement between students and instructors. The modules are:

• Module 1: Scoping
• Module 2: Design and Evaluation Planning
• Module 3: Preparing for Conduct
• Module 4: Post-Conduct (AAR and Beyond)

Audience:

The intended audience(s) are state, county, local, private sector, and nongovernmental emergency management personnel who have responsibility for managing exercises for their agency.

Prerequisites:

• L-0146: Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
• Previous participation in an exercise (as documented by a sign-in sheet and accompanying brief narrative describing the student’s role in the exercise(s))

Course Sessions and Information:

Attendance is required at all 4 course sessions. Prior to registration, students must identify an exercise they will plan during the course and conduct between modules 3 and 4. Enrollment is limited to 16 students.

Dates: August 15, 2023 (Day 1)

            September 12, 2023 (Day 2)

            October 10, 2023 (Day 3)

            December 12, 2023 (Day 4)

Location: New Jersey Regional Operations Intelligence Center (ROIC), Training Room, 2 Schwarzkopf Drive, Ewing Township, NJ 08628

Time: 8:30AM – 12:30PM

Registration:

Complete the NJOEM Training Registration Page (click on "Registration" from the website, under "Course Type", select "Incident Command System and Other NJOEM Courses", and select "Exercise Bootcamp" from the drop-down). Upload prerequisites as a single scanned file. Emailed submissions will not be accepted. You will receive a class confirmation via email prior to the class start date. For questions or concerns, please contact the NJOEM Training & Exercise Unit: FieldTrainingUnit@njsp.org.