Emergency Management Certificate Program
Career Value: the Emergency Management Certificate Program
The 2003 Institute of Medicine report about the future of public health included the recommendations to expand workforce development activities in order to increase the competencies of public health workers and to emphasize and train public health leaders to work in an emergency preparedness environment.
The Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Alabama estimates that
"there are more than 11 million emergency responders and other personnel in this country that would need training to deal with terrorist incidents."
Whether you are a member of the public health workforce, an emergency responder, or a someone interested in the growing field of emergency management this certificate program will help you to meet the competency needs of your position and advance in your chosen field of work. According to the Occupational Information Network, in 2004 there were 10,000 emergency managers nationwide with a faster then average projected job category growth in the next seven years.
The projected number of additional emergency mangers needed nationally until 2014 is 5,000 additional employees. In Pennsylvania there is a projected 9% growth in this field.