Program objective

The mission and goal of the CTG ASSURE program is to enable communities to address specific evolving and emerging threats and hazards and close capability gaps through development and delivery of learning solutions that strengthen the nation’s preparedness. The CTG ASSURE program identifies to identify, develops, tests and delivers training to the SLTT emergency management and emergency response workforce, and provides on-site and mobile training at the performance and management and planning levels. The objectives of the CTG ASSURE program are: • Identify, develop, test, and deliver on-site mobile and web-based training at the awareness, performance, planning and management levels to the SLTT emergency management and emergency response workforce. • Support FEMA strategic priorities to instill equity as a foundation of emergency management and lead whole of community climate resilience; and • Analyze and address current and emerging capability gaps and risks identified in the 2023 National Preparedness Report. FEMA is committed to reducing complexity, increasing efficiency, and improving outcomes. In simple terms, the training return on investment (ROI) is expressed as the benefit to cost ratio for individuals, teams, departments, jurisdictions and regions across the nation to reach and maintain fully qualified/mission capable status. In practice, training ROI is difficult to measure. The cost of training varies significantly depending upon several variables including delivery format (i.e., online, indirect/train-the-trainer, mobile, resident/on-campus) and competency level (i.e., awareness, performance/operations, management). FEMA uses a systematic approach to optimize the national preparedness training portfolio, align resources to address capability gaps through the most effective and efficient means available, and ensure a sound ROI from the local to the national level. Collaboration with FEMA’s training partners is integral to that effort.