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CERT Program Manager
Unit 10: Keeping Your Program Going
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• At the conclusion of this unit, the participants will be able to describe how to sustain a local CERT program: – Describe the knowledge, skills, and abilities a
Program Manager must possess in order to coordinate a program
– Identify elements necessary for sustaining a program
– Explain a technique for identifying program activities that contribute most significantly to program maintenance
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Unit Objectives
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• Essential Skills and Abilities • Keeping a Program Alive
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Unit Topics
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• Two types of people start CERT programs: – Forward-thinking champion – Person told to go start a program
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Who Are Program Managers?
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• If you started your CERT program or are planning to start a program, which type best describes you? – You believed in the concept and wanted to
help create a program – You were given the job of starting a CERT
program along with other assigned duties
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What Do You Think?
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• Keeping program going • Making sure that
program is effective and stays strong and viable
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PM 10-2
The Challenge
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• How to: – Manage volunteers – Accommodate all volunteers – Promote program to community, media,
elected officials, potential sponsors, etc. – Convince veteran police and fire chiefs to use
volunteers – Manage time commitment and amount of
resources required to run a successful program
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PM 10-2
Important Info to Know
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• How to: – Address legal hurdles and aspects – Prove the value of the program – Develop program support from elected
officials for program activities • What your CERT program’s role is in your
specific community’s emergency operations plan
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Important Info to Know (cont’d)
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• Vary by: – Community – Region
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Requirements Vary
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• What else would you add to the list we have just reviewed?
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What Do You Think?
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• Experienced Program Managers know that: – Being a Program Manager is rewarding – Being a Program Manager is not easy
• Program Managers need toolbox of skills in order to accomplish responsibilities of the job
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PM 10-3
Program Manager Skills
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• What are the specific skills and abilities the Program Manager needs to possess? – Tact – Political savvy – Passion – Flexibility – Leadership skills – Comfort with public speaking – Ability to motivate – Trustworthiness
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Skills and Abilities
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• Specific skills and abilities the Program Manager needs to possess (cont’d): – Ability to be cool under pressure – Organizational triage skills – Commitment/dedication – Good communication skills – High energy level – Team concept – Ability to plan and write
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PM 10-3
Skills and Abilities (cont’d)
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Group and Draft Program Plan:
My Development Goals
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PM 10-4
Activity
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• More than just CERT Basic Training • Program may have many activities • Program Manager may be responsible for
most of them
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PM 10-5
Keeping Program Alive
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• What are tasks and activities that a CERT Program Manager might take on to help sustain the program?
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What Do You Think?
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• Volunteers are retained • Skills are sharpened • Teams respond appropriately • Program is administered capably • There is external program support
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PM 10-5
Five Critical Elements
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Program Maintenance Matrix
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Activity
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• Essential skills and abilities the Program Manager needs to possess
• Critical elements involved in keeping a program alive
• Use of a program maintenance matrix to identify activities that contribute most significantly to program maintenance
CERT Program Manager: Keeping Your Program Going 10-19
PM 10-9
Unit Summary