Designing and Delivering Incident Command Training

Learning outcomes

The Award comprises three units:

Unit 1

The first unit covers the underpinning knowledge and understanding required for designing command training, exercise and simulation. The aim of the unit is to provide the learner with an understanding of the cognitive processes involved in dealing with incidents, as well as the political dimensions which impact on incident command. The learner will also develop understanding of command procedures, and legal and organisational requirements.

On successful completion of this unit learners will:

• Understand the cognitive processes involved in dealing with incidents
• Understand service specific and multi-agency incident command procedures
• Understand the political dimension of incident command
• Understand the legal and organisational requirements in relation to incident command

Unit 3

The final unit gives learners the skills required for designing incident command training, exercises and simulations. It also requires the learner to deliver exercises. The aim is to provide the learner with the ability to set up working arrangements for incident command training, compile a marking strategy, prepare an exercise and a deliver an exercise.

On successful completion of this unit learners will:

• Be able to set up working arrangements to design and deliver incident command training
• Be able to compile a marking strategy for command assessments
• Prepare an exercise
• Deliver an exercise

How is the course assessed and accredited?

• Pre course - Written assignments mapped against the Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
• Attendance on the course and production of evidence on the 2 week course mapped against the Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
• Post course – Prepare and deliver an Incident Command exercise mapped against the Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria