Trainings By Request
The REMS TA Center offers a variety of Trainings by Request (TBR) for delivery on site at your school, school district, or institution of higher education (IHE). For each training, we will provide—free of charge—training materials, as well as one or more expert trainers and REMS TA Center staff support for the event hosted at your site. To learn more about each training, as well as the requirements you must fulfill to be eligible to host, please see the information below.
What training topics do we offer?
The following contains detailed information about each of the training topics that we offer on a rolling basis. Please note that to provide the latest information to the field and ensure that our trainings integrate research studies, federal recommendations, and lessons learned in the field, we periodically suspend delivery of particular training topics to revise the curricula. To learn about the training purpose and intended audience, select a training topic below or download the REMS TA Center Trainings by Request: At a Glance.
Train-the-Educator (TtE)
Earthquake Preparedness for Schools
What?
A day-long training on how school districts and schools can better prepare for an earthquake.
Audience?
Individuals with roles and responsibilities in protecting the school community, before, during, and after potential earthquakes, including, but not limited to school district and school administrators, educators, counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, facilities staff, food management and cafeteria staff, school nurse, support staff, and members of an EOP planning team. Also applicable for the local municipality's representative, emergency managers, law enforcement and school resource officers, fire officials, Emergency Medical Services personnel, local public health officials, local mental/behavioral health practitioners, representatives from youth-serving organizations, and other community partners.
Number of Participants?
25 at a minimum and 100 at a maximum.
Want to Learn More?
Download the Training Flyer
School Behavioral Threat Assessments: An Introduction
What?
A day-long training on how school districts and schools can help prevent and reduce targeted violence in schools through behavioral threat assessments.
Audience?
School district and school administrators, educators, counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, support staff, members of a threat assessment team, and additional staff who play a role in threat assessments and/or school safety, security, emergency management and preparedness. Also applicable for law enforcement and school resource officers, local mental/behavioral health practitioners, representatives from youth-serving organizations, and other community partners.
Number of Participants?
25 at a minimum and 100 at a maximum.
Want to Learn More?
Download the Training Flyer
Developing Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) K-12 101
What?
A 4-hour overview of recommended planning processes and key considerations for creating, revising, or enhancing school EOPs.
Audience?
School and school district administrators, educators, staff, and members of an EOP planning team. Also applicable for fire officials, emergency medical services personnel, law enforcement and school resource officers, local public health officials, local mental/behavioral health practitioners, and other community partners.
Number of Participants?
50 at a minimum and 150 at a maximum.
Want to Learn More?
Download the Training Flyer
Resilience Strategies for Educators: Techniques for Self-Care and Peer Support (RSE)
What?
A 7-hour learning opportunity for caregivers in schools and school districts to better understand, and teach others, resilience strategies following emergency events.
Audience?
School district and school administrators, educators, counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, and support staff. Also applicable for local mental/behavioral health practitioners and other community partners.
Number of Participants?
25 at a minimum and 40 at a maximum.
Want to Learn More?
Download the Training Flyer
Addressing and Preventing Adult Sexual Misconduct
What?
A day-long learning opportunity for schools and school districts on creating comprehensive policies and procedures for preventing and addressing adult sexual misconduct in schools.
Audience?
School district and school administrators, educators, staff, legal counsel representatives, human resource directors, and members of an emergency operations plan planning team.
Number of Participants?
25 at a minimum and 100 at a maximum.
Want to Learn More?
Download the Training Flyer
Developing Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) IHE 101
What?
A 4-hour overview of recommended planning processes and key considerations for creating, revising, or enhancing EOP for IHEs.
Audience?
IHE faculty, staff, administrators, members of an EOP planning team, campus public safety officials, and students. Also applicable for law enforcement and campus police, fire officials, Emergency Medical Services personnel, campus and/or local public health officials, campus and/or local mental/behavioral health practitioners, and other community partners.
Number of Participants?
50 at a minimum and 150 at a maximum.
Want to Learn More?
Download the Training Flyer
Train-the-Trainer (TtT)
Developing Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) K-12 101
What?
A day-long overview of the recommended planning process and key considerations for creating, revising, or enhancing school emergency operations plans EOPs.
Audience?
Potential master trainers from participating schools and school districts responsible for training site-based planning teams. Also applicable for school administrators, educators, staff, and members of an EOP planning team, as well as fire officials, Emergency Medical Services personnel, law enforcement and school resource officers, local public health officials, local mental/behavioral health practitioners, and other community partners.
Number of Participants?
25 at a minimum and 50 at a maximum.
Want to Learn More?
Download the Training Flyer
Resilience Strategies for Educators: Techniques for Self-Care and Peer Support (RSE)
What?
A day-long learning opportunity for caregivers in schools and school districts to better understand, and teach others, resilience strategies following emergency events.
Audience?
Potential master trainers responsible for training site-based staff. Also applicable for school district and school administrators, educators, counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, and support staff, as well as local mental/behavioral health practitioners and other community partners.
Number of Participants?
25 at a minimum and 40 at a maximum.
Want to Learn More?
Download the Training Flyer
Developing Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) IHE 101
What?
A day-long overview of the recommended planning process and key considerations for creating, revising, or enhancing EOPs for IHEs.
Audience?
Potential master trainers from participating IHEs responsible for training site-based planning teams. Also applicable for IHE faculty, staff, administrators, members of an EOP planning team, campus public safety officials, and students, as well as law enforcement and campus police, fire officials, Emergency Medical Services personnel, campus and/or local public health officials, campus and/or local mental/behavioral health practitioners, and other community partners.
Number of Participants?
25 at a minimum and 150 at a maximum.
Want to Learn More?
Download the Training Flyer
Extension Training (EXT)
Conducting K-12 Site Assessments With SITE ASSESS
What?
A 2-hour overview of site assessments and how to use the REMS TA Center's SITE ASSESS mobile application. This training must be delivered as an add-on to another training event.
Audience?
School district and school administrators, educators, facilities staff, food management and cafeteria staff, transportation staff, security staff, school nurse, athletic department staff, support staff, members of an EOP planning team, and members of a site assessment team. Also applicable for law enforcement and school resource officers, fire officials, Emergency Medical Services personnel, and other community partners.
Number of Participants?
25 at a minimum and 50 at a maximum.
Want to Learn More?
Download the Training Flyer
How do I know if I am eligible to receive a Training by Request at my site?
Please carefully review the topics, attendance requirements associated with each training type, as well as the length of training curriculum and its applicability to your school, school district, or IHE. In order to receive a training at your facility, you must also meet the following criteria:
- Be a public or nonpublic K-12 school, school district, IHE, local education agency (LEA), regional education agency (REA), or state education agency (SEA).
- Designate an on-site and local point of contact who will coordinate with REMS TA Center staff members and trainers regarding the logistics of the event.
- Market the training to the appropriate audience to ensure the minimum required number of attendees. Please review the number of participants in the REMS TA Center Trainings by Request: At a Glance.
- Provide a comfortable training site that offers seating arrangements conducive to the type of training being delivered. Moveable tables and chairs are recommended for small group activities that are a part of the trainings. Required audiovisual equipment includes a laptop with PowerPoint installed and Internet and video capabilities, a projector, a screen, and a white board or an easel with chart paper. Depending on the room size, lapel and/or hand-held microphones may be required. Three tables are needed: one for the laptop in the front of the room, one for the trainers in the front or the side of the room, and one for on-site registration in the back of the room or outside of the room.
- Other requirements, as they pertain to specific trainings.
I think I meet the requirements to host a Training by Request. What do I do next?
If you meet the above criteria and are ready to request a REMS TA Center TBR, fill out the TBR Host Application Form. Please submit this form no later than 45 days from your requested training date. Step-by-step instructions for hosting a training are outlined below.
Step-by-Step Process for Hosting a Training by Request
Complete and submit the TBR Host Application Form to info@remstacenter.org at least 45 days prior to the requested training date.
Complete the TBR Host Application Form
Receive an email notification from the REMS TA Center acknowledging receipt of the application within 3 days of submitting the application. If you do not receive this, please contact the Help Desk at (855) 781-7367 [REMS] or info@remstacenter.org.
Wait while the REMS TA Center and U.S. Department of Education review the application. If the application is approved, the REMS TA Center sends an email notification with documents attached, including a Host Site Agreement and Planning Checklist. If the application is not approved, the REMS TA Center will send an email with compliance instructions for resubmittal.
Review, approve, sign, and return the Site Host Agreement and Planning Checklist to the REMS TA Center within 1 week of receipt of the Site Host Agreement and Planning Checklist.
REMS TA Center provides the following services: online registration for the event, weekly registration reports, customized and electronic marketing flyer for local distribution, and online training materials to be downloaded and/or printed. You have the option to print the training materials for participants or request that participants print their own training materials.
Participate in a site coordination call with the REMS TA Center, including its expert trainers and on-site staff representative, at least 2 weeks prior to the training date.
Receive training supplies, including sign-in sheets, on-site registration forms, office supplies, and marketing materials, by mail from the REMS TA Center approximately 1 week prior to the training date.
The REMS TA Center, via its expert trainings and on-site staff representative, deliver the training and facilitate on-site registration the day of the training.
Facilitate the return of the training supplies via prepaid FedEx pick-up. The REMS TA Center will send online evaluations to training attendees. Electronic certificates of participation are issued upon completion of evaluation forms.