[Libs-Or] INFORMATION Fwd: [District Dispatch] DHS Announces the Release of New Training Course: Workplace Security Awareness - No-Cost Critical Infrastructure Workplace Security Training

[Diedre Conkling]

DHS Announces the Release of New Training Course: Workplace Security
Awareness – No-Cost Critical Infrastructure Workplace Security
Training<http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=5745>
March 07, 2011 ( No
Comments<http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=5745#comments>)

The Department of Homeland Security announces the availability of
IS-906, *Workplace
Security Awareness*, a no-cost training course developed by the Office of
Infrastructure Protection Sector-Specific Agency Executive Management
Office.

Access IS-906 on the Federal Emergency Management Agency Emergency
Management Institute Web site <http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS906.asp>.


The online training provides guidance to individuals and organizations on
how to improve security in the workplace. The course is self-paced and takes
about an hour to complete. This comprehensive cross-sector training is
appropriate for a broad audience regardless of knowledge and skill level.
The course promotes workplace security practices applicable across all 18
critical infrastructure
sectors<http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/gc_1189775491423.shtm>.
The training uses innovative multimedia scenarios and modules to illustrate
potential security threats. Threat scenarios include:

   - Access & Security Control
   - Criminal & Suspicious Activities
   - Workplace Violence
   - Cyber Threats

The course also featuresinteractive knowledge reviews, employee tools, and
additional resources.
Upon completion of *Workplace Security Awareness*, employees will be able
to:

   - Identify potential risks to workplace security
   - Describe measures for improving workplace security
   - Determine the actions to take in response to a security situation

A certificate is given to participants who complete the entire course.

For more information about Office of Infrastructure Protection training
courses, contact: IP_Education at hq.dhs.gov.

For more information on the DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection:
www.dhs.gov/criticalinfrastructure.



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