Upcoming Trainings

October 13-15, 2026

Education is the first step in building an effective peer support program. Support That Saves: A Guide to Building and Sustaining Peer Support is a three-day training opportunity that covers all elements of building and maintaining an effective peer support program. Peer support programs provide many benefits to first responders, including acknowledging the difficulties of response work, strengthening teams, and equipping them to cope effectively.

Delivered as part of TEEX’s Wellness and Resiliency Program for first responders, the program’s primary goal is to train first responders in culturally competent, trauma-informed, peer-supportive care, so they are prepared to support mental health needs in their communities via face-to-face peer support networks.

Date: November 3, 2026

This course equips participants with foundational knowledge to help mitigate the impact of a bombing incident, including awareness of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) construction and classification, homemade explosives and precursor materials, explosive effects and mitigation strategies, the terrorist attack cycle, and appropriate responses to suspicious activities and items.

Date: November 4, 2026

This course equips participants with general knowledge on the DHS risk management process and bomb threat management. It covers roles and responsibilities of the bomb threat management team, BTM plan components, and will allow participants to apply their knowledge in developing a BTM plan.

November 19, 2026

Location: UKPD Training Room

Join us for our Planning for Debris Management course. Learn to identify debris management components and the best planning practices using existing plan examples and case studies. Equip yourself with the materials and skills needed to effectively and efficiently plan for debris management in order to protect critical infrastructure, minimize health and safety threats, and efficiently bring a community back to its pre-disaster state. Become empowered to create a pre-disaster debris management plan for your own community.

Date: December 8, 2026

The Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device Detection course provides foundational knowledge and skills for identifying, and/or responding to VBIED threats safely and effectively. It covers topics such as vehicle-borne explosive threat overview, identifying vehicle-borne explosive hazards, assessment of vehicles and occupant behavior, and vehicle inspection demonstration.

December 9, 2026

This course provides knowledge and awareness to identify risks and vulnerabilities to facilities, venues, or events as well as identifying different types of protective measures to mitigate IED threats. Participants will be able to apply the course concepts with hands-on activities.

February 17-18, 2027

LOCATION: UKPD Training Room

The Sport and Special Event Evacuation and Protective Actions course is designed to support sport and special event stakeholders in preparing or enhancing protective action planning by incorporating flexible and scalable concepts. This course prepares participants to collaborate on evacuation and protective action plans with actionable decision criteria that can be adapted for almost any event.