Hybrid CERT
The National CERT Association (NCA), in partnership with the University of Utah, Utah Division of Emergency Management, and the Listos California Emergency Preparedness Campaign, sponsor the Hybrid CERT Training (updated for the 2020 CERT Curriculum). This training resource is free for all CERT programs.
Developed in partnership between the University of Utah and the Utah Division of Emergency Management, the Hybrid CERT training offers an alternative option for delivering the CERT Basic course. Traditionally the CERT Basic course is 20 hours of classroom-based training. The Hybrid CERT Training incorporates 12 hours of online independent study followed by 16 hours of in-person skills training, and disaster simulation. The Hybrid CERT Training has been updated for the 2020 CERT Basic Curriculum and is available in English and Spanish.
FEMA depends on State Coordinators and local sponsoring organizations to supervise volunteers and their training at all times, and has stated that so long as course objectives are met, the use and acceptance of the hybrid training is at the discretion of State/Territory CERT Coordinators, and local CERT Sponsoring Organizations respectively.
The Listos California Emergency Preparedness Campaign, out of the State of California Governor’s Office and State Emergency Management Agency (Cal OES), has collaborated with the team at Utah to provide additional features to the Hybrid CERT Training. These features include an optional triage module, additional ADA (508) compliance features required by the State of California, and making the training available in Mandarin.
For questions specific to the Hybrid CERT Training, please contact:
Rachel Brown, Hybrid CERT Training National Program Manager
For questions regarding the nationwide rollout please contact us at info@nationalcert.org.
The following states and territories have approved the use of the Hybrid CERT Training:
- Alaska
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Guam
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wyoming
If you are interested in using the Hybrid CERT training, but do not see your state or territory listed above, please email the State CERT Coordinator Liaison to find and learn about the status of your state or territory.