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Recruit Training Initiative |
The best time to provide this key HazMat/WMD
information to new fire/rescue members is during their initial training
sessions. Reaching fire/rescue workers during the initial phase of their
training means that they will learn safer work practices early in their careers. This early
learning can directly translate into safer, more effective members who
reduce their risk of serious illness and occupational disease.
First Responder Operations training specifically for recruit fire
fighters is now available through the IAFF Recruit Training Initiative (RTI). The training provides an NFPA
472-compliant course during an expanded (24-32 contact hours) delivery
format.
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Instructor Training |
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The IAFF
has an updated instructor training curriculum, an eight-hour adult educational
methodology course that teaches adult learning principles and facilitation skills.
The adult educational methodology is delivered on the first day of the Train-the-Trainer
program, followed by an overview, from an instructor’s point of view, of one or more
of the IAFF’s training courses. The Train-the-Trainer allows instructors multiple
opportunities to practice presentations and small group activities, and receive
critiques/analyses of their deliveries. Instructors will be provided with the
tools they need to effectively deliver training for fire fighters and other
emergency responders who must operate in a team-based response environment. |
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Supportive Teaching Sessions
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In 2009, the IAFF restructured its instructor training (aka
Train-the-Trainer) model to provide incentive for those trained to continue their relationship with the IAFF. Supportive teaching sessions were designed to ensure competency of the local instructors, as well as transfer of knowledge to the students through their teaching. Local instructors will be assigned an IAFF master instructor who will act as a mentor to the local instructor. The mentor will team teach with the local instructor twice at his/her designated location. The first teaching will be led by the IAFF master instructor and the second delivery by the local instructor. In both sessions, the master instructor will evaluate the didactic and practical skills of the local instructor and provide structured feedback.
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Indirect Delivery Training
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Training conducted by local instructors who have completed IAFF TtT courses is indirect training.
Course materials, registration and survey forms are provided to these local instructors, to deliver training within their departments. |
