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IS-120.C: An Introduction to Exercises

Federal Emergency Management Agency · National Standard Exercise Curriculum · federal

A FEMA awareness course that introduces the basics of emergency-management exercises and supports subsequent exercise learning.

Opportunity types
independent study course
Domains
emergency management, exercises
Audiences
new emergency managers, general public learners
First seen
Start FEMA IS-120.C

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Access level
Open Door
Eligibility
FEMA lists the course as an awareness offering for new emergency managers and the general public.
FEMA lists IS-120.C among Independent Study online courses available free of charge.
Free to start
FEMA lists IS-120.C among online courses available free of charge.
Start IS-120.C from FEMA's Independent Study course catalog.
Who may take this first step
The NSEC page describes the awareness courses for new emergency managers and the general public.
Account or registration
Follow FEMA's Independent Study course start flow.
What the learner receives
An introduction to emergency-management exercise basics.
Later costs
unknown
Funding or sponsorship
No funding or sponsorship requirement is stated on the reviewed pages.
Portable evidence
Completion can document introductory exercise learning when a completion record is available.
Employer recognition
Employer recognition varies and is not guaranteed.

Delivery and commitment

  • independent study online: FEMA lists IS-120.C as an Independent Study online course.
  • Commitment: FEMA lists a course length of 3 hours.

Outcomes and limits

Outcome type

knowledge only

FEMA says the course introduces exercise basics and builds a foundation for subsequent exercise courses.

Does not mean: It is not an evaluator qualification or authorization to run an exercise.

Pathway and purpose relationships

  1. FEMA identifies IS-120.C as a foundation for subsequent exercise courses, including IS-130.A.

Evidence beside this record

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FEMA lists IS-120.C An Introduction to Exercises as a free, three-hour Independent Study course with no prerequisites and 0.3 CEUs, and describes it as a foundation for subsequent emergency-management exercise courses.

Limit: FEMA's course-overview page establishes the duration, prerequisites, CEUs, and course entry; it does not establish employer recognition of completion.

What that does not establish: Introductory exercise knowledge is not the same as an evaluator or facilitator qualification.

Context: Exercises can serve public agencies, volunteer organizations, businesses, and community groups differently.