Professional Development Credential for Today's Fire Instructor
The credentialing program is designed to provide instructors a direct pathway to develop and advance as professional educators and will bridge the gap between fire service professional development, the professional credentialing of instructors, and the accreditation of emerging training curriculum and eLearning platforms and programs.
 
Initially, the Program will offer two levels with a third offering by the end of 2011. The current levels are Master and Professional.
 
Benefits ISFSI members by:
  • Distinguishing you from your peers
  • Developing your department/employer
  • Supporting the development of other instructors 
  • Increasing your career opportunities

Eligible candidates are:
  • Fire instructors currently teaching (paid or volunteer)
  • Industry specialists providing training and education to firefighters, 
  •         EMS, military personnel, industrial employees, or academies
  • ISFSI Members

Candidates are evaluated on:
  • Minimum requirements
  • Professional and life experience
  • Education and training
  • Student and professional references
  • Technical competencies 
  
Related News! 
 
ISFSI Credentialing Program Endorsed by Industry Leaders!

The Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs and the Volunteer & Career Officers Section of the IAFC have
endorsed the newly released ISFSI Professional Development Credentialing Program for fire educators. 
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Credentialing Class at FDIC 2011

The ISFSI will be presenting an eight-hour workshop at FDIC 2011 that will officially roll-out the program and process, Professional Development and Credentialing for Tomorrow’s Leaders (Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011). This highly interactive workshop will present the ISFSI’s new professional credentialing model and provide orientation and direction on achieving professional credentialing. 
 
A terminal objective of the workshop will be the development of a career pathway matrix to assist participants in their continuing education and credentialing endeavors in the volunteer and career fire and emergency services sectors.  This program provides comprehensive insights and presentations on trends, methods, and system paths that are available for professional development, professional credentialing, and continuing education. 
 
In addition, attendees will receive advanced instructor development and ethics training.  This section goes beyond the traditional fire service training methodology. Attendees will be introduced to the idea of how an individual’s preconceived beliefs influence not only behavior, but learning.  This section will discuss how reason, research, resonance, re-description, resources, real world events, and resistances alter a student’s thought process and how to leverage these to change student perception.  Participants will learn the essential features of a constructive teaching relationship and consider the ethical responsibilities – and remarkable opportunities – for professional educators working in the fire service. 
 
A panel of highly respected industry professionals will explore:
  • the art of being a master influencer
  • methods to change organizational culture
  • students who are challenged by personal motivation and personal ability
  • influences of social pressures
This stimulating presentation will evoke a renewed training philosophy to challenge the traditional trainer improvement classes.  Points will be awarded to attendees towards their efforts to emerge as an ISFSI credentialed fire instructor.
 
For more information, contact Leigh Hubbard. 
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