Sport and Special Event Staff Training and Development

MGT304 – 16.00 Hours

Schedule

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01/21/25 – 01/22/25 Reedsport, OR NE MGT304 2 Register
04/15/25 – 04/16/25 Virginia Beach, VA NE MGT304 1 Register

This schedule is subject to change without notice. If you have not received confirmation of the class prior to the class start, please contact the division at (844) 789-5673 or [email protected] to get the latest schedule.

Course Description

US FlagThis course is designed to provide participants with tools and methodologies for training and developing stakeholders assigned to and responsible for public safety at sporting and special events through comprehensively reviewing safety and security staffing challenges, whole community training requirements, and the management and continuous improvement of sport and special event training programs. The training is applicable across the United States regardless of the venue size, capacity, or type of event.

This course was developed in a partnership effort between the University of Southern Mississippi’s National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (USM/NCS4) and the TEEX National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center (NERRTC).

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Enrollment Requirements

Participants must be U.S. citizens. A FEMA Student ID is required to register for and participate in any training provided by FEMA agencies. All FEMA training providers, registration systems, and enrollment procedures are required to use this FEMA SID, which can be obtained at the following website: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid; or with TEEX assistance upon arrival for class.

Course Completion Requirements

Participants are required to score a 70% or better on the Post-Test and attend 80% of the course hours in order to receive a course certificate of completion.

Participant Must Provide

  • A photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.

Attendance Requirements

Class attendance is an essential part of the education process, and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. The course requires participants to attend a minimum of 80% of the class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirement, for example, a field exercise that cannot be missed.

Participants in a TCOLE credit course must complete the class in its entirety to receive TCOLE credit.

Successful completion of the following courses is recommended, but not required:

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

  • Determine staff training and development needs and principles for sport and special events.
  • Analyze the administrative framework for sport and special events.
  • Develop staff management and retention strategies for sport and special events.
  • Evaluate communication and training needs to increase sport and special event staff capability.
  • Assemble successful training design and development techniques.
  • Formulate an effective exercise implementation and evaluation program.
  • Create components of a training program for a given scenario utilizing the ADDIE model.

Suggested Audience

  • Venue and Event Managers
  • Facilities (Operations) Personnel
  • Security Personnel
  • Event Staff Managers
  • Law Enforcement
  • Risk Managers
  • Emergency Management
  • Event Planners/Organizers
  • Athletics Personnel
  • Fire and Emergency Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Volunteer/NFP Supervisors
  • Event Service Providers

Continuing Education And Professional Credits

  • State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC)/Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Other Information

  • Participants enrolled in a TEEX-Instructor Led Webinar must have access to a laptop or mobile device/tablet during the class session to participate in all course sessions as well as complete course testing and evaluations electronically.

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