Training
Essential Personnel Training
Per USF Policy 6-037, all Essential Personnel are required to take training. Training requirements are different for those that supervise other essential personnel and those who are non-supervisors. The training requirements for each category are outlined below.
All designated Essential Personnel must submit an acknowledgement form signed by their department head prior to taking training. Guidelines can be found on the Essential Personnel Program page.
Essential Personnel Supervisors
Any designated essential employee that will be supervising other essential employees in a declared emergency must complete Essential Personnel Supervisor training requirements.
Training Requirements:
- IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System
- Link to Online Course
- One-time requirement
- Must be completed and submitted to the Department of Emergency Management prior to enrolling for supervisor training*
- Essential Personnel Supervisor Training
- Registration for classroom/Microsoft Teams-based Essential Personnel Training courses can be completed in GEMS. Search course number EMESUP. View Instructions for Registering in GEMS for more information.
- Refresher training required every two years
*Send certificate to usf-emergencymgmt@usf.edu and include your employee ID number in the email. Please allow 2 business days for processing.
Non-Supervisor Essential Personnel
All non-supervisor essential personnel must complete the following training requirement.
Training Requirement:
- Essential Personnel Training
- Link to Online Course
- Refresher training required every two years
Accommodations may be made for groups without regular computer access. Please email usf-emergencymgmt@usf.edu with requests for accommodations.
2022 Training Schedule
Register in GEMS and you will be emailed the access information no sooner than a week before your scheduled session.
**Registration ends 1 hour before the scheduled start time**
| Date | Time | Location | GEMS Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 12 | 2-3p |
Tampa - OPM 115 |
EMESUP 0061 |
| February 23 | 10-11a | Tampa - OPM 115 | EMESUP 0062 |
| March 23 | 2-3p | Tampa - OPM 115 | EMESUP 0063 |
| April 20 | 10-11a | Tampa - OPM 115 | EMESUP 0064 |
| May 25 | 2-3p | Tampa - OPM 115 | EMESUP 0065 |
| June 29 | 10-11a | Tampa - OPM 115 | EMESUP 0066 |
| July 20 | 2-3p | Tampa - OPM 115 | EMESUP 0067 |
| August 17 | 10-11a | Tampa - OPM 115 | EMESUP 0068 |
| September 21 | 2-3p | Tampa - OPM 115 | EMESUP 0069 |
| October 19 | 10-11a | Tampa - OPM 115 | EMESUP 0070 |
| November 16 | 2-3p | Tampa - OPM 115 | EMESUP 0071 |
| December 7 | 10-11a | Tampa - OPM 115 | EMESUP 0072 |