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COMDTNOTE 12300
SUBJ: BIANNUAL DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS MANDATED TRAINING FOR ALL FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
1.  IN SEPTEMBER 2010, SECRETARY NAPOLITANO LAUNCHED THE EMPLOYEE
PREPAREDNESS INITIATIVE (EPI).  THE MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT-WIDE
EFFORT IS TO BIANNUALLY EDUCATE AND TRAIN DHS EMPLOYEES ON EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS.  MILITARY PERSONNEL ARE WELCOME TO TAKE THE COURSE.
HOWEVER, IT IS NOT MANDATED.  ALL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR COMPLETING THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
    A.  DHS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INITIAL TRAINING: A ONE-TIME
TRAINING EVOLUTION TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL FEDERAL CIVILIANS.  MOST
CIVILIANS HAVE MET THIS TRAINING REQUIREMENT FROM THE PREVIOUS EPI
PROGRAM.  NEWLY HIRED FEDERAL CIVILIANS WILL HAVE 90 DAYS TO COMPLETE
THIS TRAINING.
    B.  DHS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PART 1: THE FIRST BIANNUAL
INSTALLMENT OF THE DHS EPI TRAINING CURRICULUM.  THIS TRAINING MUST
BE COMPLETED BY 18 MAY 2012.
    C.  DHS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PART 2: THE SECOND BIANNUAL
INSTALLMENT OF THE DHS EPI TRAINING CURRICULUM.  THIS TRAINING WILL
BECOME VISIBLE 21 MAY 2012 AND MUST BE COMPLETED BY 31 AUGUST 2012.
2.  COMMANDING OFFICERS AND SUPERVISORS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE
EMPLOYEES COMPLETE THIS TRAINING.  THIS TRAINING CAN BE ACCESSED ON
CGPORTAL AT HTTPS://CGPORTAL.USCG.MIL.  SELECT THE TRAINING AND
EDUCATION TAB IN THE TOP NAVIGATION AREA, LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
IN THE LEFT NAVIGATION AREA, COURSE CATALOG TAB, MANDATED TRAINING
SECTION, MANDATED TRAINING (B) SUBSECTION, AND FINALLY LOOK FOR THE
THREE DHS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COURSES IN THE SUBSECTION.  THE
LEARNING PORTAL IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND
MAY BE ACCESSED THROUGH ANY INTERNET CONNECTION WITH THE REQUIRED CAC
AND CAC READER.
3.  THE COURSES HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE MANDATED TRAINING FOR ALL
CIVILIANS WITHIN TRAINING MANAGEMENT TOOL (TMT).  COURSE COMPLETIONS
IN THE LEARNING PORTAL WILL AUTOMATICALLY FEED TMT WHICH THEN
FORWARDS COMPLETION DATA TO COAST GUARD BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (CGBI).
THIS UPDATE MAY TAKE UP TO 72 HOURS TO COMPLETE.  EMPLOYEES CAN
VERIFY COURSE COMPLETION BY VISITING CGBI.  TRAINING OFFICERS OR
SUPERVISORS CAN VERIFY COURSE COMPLETION IN TMT.
4.  QUESTIONS RELATING TO THIS TRAINING, TMT, AND CGBI SHOULD FIRST
BE ADDRESSED TO YOUR TRAINING OFFICER OR SUPERVISOR.  FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE MANDATED TRAINING PROGRAM, VISIT THE MANDATED
TRAINING PAGE LOCATED WITHIN THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION SITE IN
CGPORTAL.
5.  CURTIS B. ODOM, DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, SENDS.
6.  INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.