Free Disaster Management Training Through the GOHSEP Academy + Certified FEMA Courses

GOHSEP Academy

The Governor’s Office of Homeland and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) Academy partners with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s NIMSAT Institute and the Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association to provide classes in Abdalla Hall through the NIMSAT Institute, an emergency preparedness research center on campus. These courses are open to the public and free. The courses cover a range of topics, facilitating refinement of processes critical to community efficiency and resilience. Please share these upcoming opportunities with the right partners and stakeholders to strengthen and build capabilities in your communities. Make your reservations as soon as possible. All courses will be available in the STEMS portal and are being added monthly. All courses are available in the STEMS portal and can even be found on the landing page before you log in to STEMS under the GOHSEP Academy at UL Lafayette section.

For questions or cancellations, please contact Trevis Thompson at Trevis.Thompson@la.gov.

FEMA BASIC Courses

Our Public-Private Partnership Officer, James “Jim” Williams, MBA, LEM-P, is certified to teach FEMA courses and is an official EMAT coordinator for state disasters. Please contact us if you have questions. Please see our course offerings below –

View the full GOHSEP training schedule.

To view all classes and register, visit https://stems.gohsep.la.gov/login. You must create an account in GOHSEP STEMS.

Training Dates at UL Lafayette

COOP: Writing Continuity of Government and Continuity of Operations Plans
July 8-9

ICS-300 – Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
July 14 – 15

Closing the Gap: Planning for Natural Disaster Recovery
July 16-17

Evacuation, Sheltering, and Re-entry
July 22-23

ICS-400 – Advanced Incident Command System
August 18 – 19

ICS-300 – Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
September 1 – 2

Foundations of Emergency Management
September 21-25

ICS-400 – Advanced Incident Command System
October 6 – 7

Fundamentals of Threats and Hazards
October 26 – 28

Planning; Emergency Operations
October 29 – 30

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Training
November 12 – 13

ICS/EOC Interface
November 18

Intermediate Emergency Operations Center Functions
November 19

Public Information Basics
December 8 – 10

Please contact us if you have questions.