- Are you up for the challenge?


Either:
Spend 9 weeks on-line
OR
Take it in a 2 day course format, in person, in January, in Milford.
- Your choice.

Introduction to Emergency Communication (EC-001)
This is a revision of our former Emergency Communications Basic/Level 1 course.

Description.
This course is designed to provide basic knowledge and tools for any emergency communications volunteer. The course has 6 sections with 29 lesson topics. It includes required student activities, a 35-question final assessment and is expected to take approximately 45 hours to complete over a 9-week period. You will have access to the course platform at any time of day during this 9-week period so you may work according to your own schedule. You must pace yourself to be sure you complete all the required material in the allotted time.


Course Completion Requirements.
At the end of the course an online final assessment is taken. A score of 80% or better is required for successful course completion. For the student to receive a "Pass," Mentors must also verify student completion by evaluating work on required activity assignments and notify the Continuing Education Program that the student has successfully completed both the course work and achieved a satisfactory score on the final assessment.

Computer Requirements.
The is an on-line course hosted on the Moodle online learning platform. This online learning platform is best accessed using the Internet Explorer or Firefox browsers.

Prerequisites.
Before you begin the course you should have completed the following prerequisites. These courses provide a foundation for the content of this course. These are free mini-courses you can take online at training.fema.gov/IS/NIMS.asp.

ICS-100 (IS-100.b) (Introduction to the Incident Command System)
IS -700 (National Incident Management System)

Please note: When you enroll for this course you will be asked to provide your date of completion of these courses.

On-Line Course Requirements.
This is a mentored course. You will be assigned to correspond with an experienced radio amateur who will be your resource for any questions you have about the course content. Please review the Student and Mentor Expectations included in our Policies for On-line Courses.


MORE INFO at:
www.arrl.org/online-course-catalog