Training and Education

NASEO is dedicated to providing State Energy Officials with resources to assist them in their energy emergency preparedness and response duties. Many of these responsibilities have foundations in emergency management, generally. This page houses a number of recommended online training programs categorized by topic. Please note that many of the courses listed are provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Independent Study (IS) Program, which offers self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities, including state Emergency Support Function #12—Energy (ESF 12) responders. FEMA requires a Student ID (SID) to participate in these free, online courses. You may register for one here.

Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) Courses

• Designing and Managing Data Centers for Resilience: Demand Response and Microgrids
• Energy Exchange On-Demand: Cybersecurity Basics for Energy Managers
• Achieving Energy Security in Federal Facilities

Recommended Introductory Courses

• Propane 101
• Fundamentals of Emergency Management
• ABCs of Temporary Emergency Power
• Electrical Systems Considerations

Recommended Courses for State ESF #12 (Energy) Responders

• Introduction to the Incident Command System
• Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
• An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
• National Response Framework, an Introduction
• Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions

Advanced Courses and Special Topics

• Hazard Mitigation Planning

  • Introduction to Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA)
  • Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships
  • Codes and Standards
  • The Public Works Role in Emergency Management
  • Emergency Planning for Public Works
  • Public Works and Disaster Recovery

• Continuity of Operations

  • Exercising Continuity Plans for Pandemics
  • Resilient Accord – Exercising Continuity Plans for Cyber Incidents

• Defense Coordination

  • Introduction to the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS)
  • Implementing the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS)

• Critical Infrastructure

  • The National Infrastructure Protection Plan, An Introduction
  • Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience: Achieving Results through Partnership and Collaboration
  • Implementing Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience