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IS700 NIMS Course Summary Summary of Course Content To assist jurisdictions in meeting these training and exercise needs, the NIMS Integration Center will: . Facilitate the development of and dissemination of national standards, guidelines, and protocols for incident management training. Facilitate the use of modeling and simulation in training and exercise programs. Define general training requirements and approved training courses for all NIMS users, including instructor qualifications and course completion documentation. Review and approve, with the assistance of key stakeholders, discipline-specific training requirements and courses. . Personnel Qualification and Certification Under NIMS, preparedness is based on national standards for qualification and certification of emergency response personnel. Managed by the NIMS Integration Center, standards will help ensure that the participating agencies' and organizations' field personnel possess the minimum knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to perform activities safely and effectively. Standards will include training, experience, credentialing, currency, and physical and medical fitness. Personnel who are certified to support interstate incidents will be required to meet national qualification and certification standards. Equipment Certification Incident managers and emergency responders rely on various types of equipment to perform mission-essential tasks. A critical component of operational preparedness is that equipment performs to certain standards, including the capability to be interoperable with equipment used by other jurisdictions. To facilitate national equipment certification, the NIMS Integration Center will: · Facilitate the development and/or publication of national equipment standards, guidelines, and protocols. · Review and approve lists of emergency responder equipment that meet national requirements. Mutual Aid Agreements and Emergency Management Assistance Compacts Mutual aid agreements and Emergency Management Assistance Compacts (EMACs) provide the means for one jurisdiction to provide resources or other support to another jurisdiction during an incident. To facilitate the timely delivery of assistance during incidents, jurisdictions (including States) are encouraged to enter into agreements with: · Other jurisdictions. · Private-sector and nongovernmental organizations. Private organizations, such as the American Red Cross. Publication Management The NIMS Integration Center will manage publications dealing with domestic incident management and response. Publication management will include: · The development of naming and numbering conventions. NIMS Page 17