The courses listed below include required training for USACE NIMS compliance* as well as courses desired for formal elevation with the team cadres. Required courses are indicated with an asterisk. Other courses/training/experience listed are desired in an ideal candidate, but are not required.

• FFE Level One and Two (completed after being hired)
• Military experience with military deployment
• Advance NCO Course, Battle Staff Training, or Command and General Staff College (completed before hiring)
• Bachelors or masters degree
• Capacity Development Level One
• Complete ATL training (within first 12 months of employment)
• FC&CE (PL-8499 FF) (attended after being hired)
• Leadership training or military experience (Note: leadership training is a general suggestion for professional development, not necessarily the title of a specific course. This suggestion can be met by a myriad of courses, and is left up to the discretion of each individual.)
• EM/RM (completed within first 6 months of employment)
• IS-1 Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position or experience in a Military Operation Office or District or Division EM Office
• IS-5.a An Introduction to Hazardous Materials (completed after being hired)
• IS-101 Deployment Basics: Federal Disaster Workforce Readiness
• IS-102 Deployment Basics for FEMA Response Partners or at least one year military experience
• IS-230.a Fundamentals of Emergency Management or experience in an EM Office or Military Operations Office
• IS-235 Emergency Planning(completed within first 6 months of employment)
• IS-240 Leadership and Influence or military experience
• IS-241 Decision Making and Problem Solving or military experience
• IS-242 Effective Communication or military experience
• IS-393.a Introduction to Hazard Mitigation
• IS-775 EOC Management and Operations
• IS-800.b National Response Framework: An Introduction*
• IS-803 Emergency Support Function (ESF) #3 - Public Works and Engineering or TL or ATL experience
• Obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance
• Basic documentation mentioned above, as applicable