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States and territories are required to conduct an Improvement Plan Workshop and <br />Training and Exercise Plan Workshop to identify best practices, capability gaps, key <br />priorities, and major events over a multi -year time frame and to align training and <br />exercises in support of those priorities. A Multi -year Training and Exercise Plan will be <br />Nivuuaru nuns uie i naming ano exercise Tian vvorKSnop to include the State's training <br />and exercise priorities, associated training and exercise capabilities, and a multi -year <br />training and exercise schedule. Further guidance concerning the Multi -year Training <br />and Exercise Plan can be found in the Exercises discussion immediately following. <br />Joint Training and Exercises with the Public and Private Sectors. Trainings and <br />exercises designed to enhance private sector and public sector coordination are <br />allowable. Overtime pay for first responders and emergency managers who participate <br />in public - private training and exercises is allowable. In addition, States, territories, <br />Tribes, and local units of government are encouraged to incorporate the private sector <br />in government- sponsored training and exercises. <br />CCP Training. Training funded through the CCP includes but is not limited to: all - <br />hazards safety such as emergency preparedness, basic first aid, life saving skills, crime <br />prevention and terrorism awareness, school preparedness, public health issues, <br />mitigation /property damage prevention, safety in the home, light search and rescue <br />skills, principles of NIMS /ICS, community relations, volunteer management, serving and <br />integrating people with disabilities, pet care preparedness, any training necessary to <br />participate in volunteer activities, any training necessary to fulfill surge capacity roles, or <br />other training that promotes individual, family, or community safety and preparedness. <br />There is no cap on the number of deliveries State or local jurisdictions may conduct of <br />non - responder community -based training workshops, seminars, demonstrations, or <br />conferences. Examples include: CPR /AED training, identity theft workshops, terrorism <br />awareness seminars, chain -saw safety demonstrations, and disability- inclusive <br />community preparedness conferences. <br />Funding for CERT training includes the delivery of the CERT Basic Training Course, <br />supplemental training for CERT members who have completed the basic training, the <br />CERT Train - the - Trainer Course, and the CERT Program Manager Course. Any CERT <br />Basic training conducted by State or local entities must: 1) include the topics covered in <br />the FEMA CERT Basic Training Course; 2) be instructor -led; and 3) classroom- based, <br />using lecture, demonstration, and hands -on practice throughout. Note that the <br />Independent Study course, "Introduction to CERT" (IS 317) must not be substituted for <br />classroom delivery of CERT Basic Training. <br />Supplemental training for CERT members who have completed the basic training <br />includes modules available on the national CERT website, as well as other <br />supplemental training that meets the following criteria: <br />Relates to a reasonably foreseeable activity which CERT members might be <br />tasked to perform in support of emergency services responders; or, <br />Increases competency and understanding of the emergency management <br />context in which CERT members may be asked to operate; or <br />74 <br />