AEMA instructor application process

Local authority courses include:

• Basic Emergency Management (BEM)
• Local Authority Elected Official (LAEO)
• Director of Emergency Management (DEM)
• Scribing for Emergency Management (Scribe)
• The Planning “P”: A Practical Intensive for Emergency Managers (Planning P)

To apply to deliver local authority courses in Alberta:

1. Complete the AEMA Instructor Application, which must include:
   • Copies of valid course completion certificates for the course(s) you intend to instruct
   • Descriptions (and supporting documentation, if applicable) for:
     • adult education or classroom management experience, or both
     • ICS or emergency management knowledge and experience, or both
   • References for emergency management, training, or ICS experience
   • Supervisor approval
2. Send the complete application to aema.training@gov.ab.ca for review.
3. If granted instructor candidacy, complete:
   • AEMA Instructor Standardization Training
   • 1 co-teach, delivering at least 50% of the course content.
4. If granted instructor approval, AEMA TCS recognizes the applicant as a Lead Instructor, who may schedule and deliver the specified local authority courses.

ICS I-Series courses include:

• ICS I-100: Introduction to Incident Command System
• ICS I-200: Basic Incident Command System – ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
• ICS I-300: Intermediate Incident Command System – ICS for Expanding Incidents
• ICS I-400: Advanced Incident Command System
• ICS I-402: Incident Command System for Executives

To apply to deliver ICS I-Series courses in Alberta:

1. Complete the AEMA Instructor Application, which must include:
   • copies of valid course completion certificates for the course(s) you intend to instruct
   • copies of valid course completion certificates for at least one level above the course(s) you intend to instruct
   • copies of valid Train-the-Trainer certificates for previous level of instruction (if applicable)
   • descriptions and supporting documentation (if applicable) for:
     • adult education or classroom management experience
     • ICS or emergency management knowledge and experience
   • references for emergency management, training, or ICS experience
   • supervisor approval
2. Send the complete application to aema.training@gov.ab.ca for review.
3. If granted instructor candidacy, complete:
   • AEMA Instructor Standardization Training
   • Train-the-Trainer
   • co-teaches (if applicable)
     • No co-teaches required for ICS I-100 or ICS I-402
     • 2 co-teaches required for ICS I-200 or ICS I-300
     • One co-teach required for ICS I-400.

If granted instructor approval, AEMA TCS recognizes the applicant as a Lead Instructor, who may schedule and deliver the specified ICS courses.

ICS Position-Specific courses include:

• Incident Commander
• Safety Officer
• Liaison Officer
• Information Officer
• Operations Section Chief
• Division/Group Supervisor
• Strike Team/Resource Team/Task Force Leader
• Planning Section Chief
• Resource Unit Leader
• Situation Unit Leader
• Logistics Section Chief
• Supply Unit Leader
• Facilities Unit Leader
• Finance/Administration Section Chief
• Finance/Administration Unit Leader

To apply to deliver ICS Position-Specific courses in Alberta:

1. Complete the AEMA Instructor Application, which must include:
   • copy of valid ICS I-400 course completion certificate
   • copy of valid I-400 Train-the-Trainer certificate
   • copy of valid course completion certificate for the ICS Position-Specific course you intend to instruct
   • descriptions and supporting documentation for:
     • experience instructing ICS I-400
     • experience in the ICS position indicated
   • Other experience or training directly related to performance or instructional requirements of the ICS Position-Specific course indicated:
     • references for emergency management, training, or ICS experience
     • supervisor approval
2. Send the complete application to aema.training@gov.ab.ca for review.
3. If granted instructor approval, AEMA TCS recognizes the applicant as a Lead Instructor, who may schedule and deliver the identified ICS Position-Specific courses.