Auxiliary Communications (AUXCOMM) Train-the-Trainer (TtT)

This course expands and improves a student’s ability to deliver the Auxiliary Communications (AUXCOMM) course using the National Incident Management System (NIMS) based curriculum.

Emphasis is placed on classroom-based deliveries. This includes compliance with the NIMS Training Program, adult education methodologies, deployment of course activities, and ICS training program management.

Course Goal

The Auxiliary Communications (AUXCOMM) Train-the-Trainer (TtT) course is designed to assist the student in his or her preparation to function effectively as an AUXCOMM instructor for their State of residence.

Personnel selected to serve as students for this course will be expected to teach in the field to personnel representing the Nation’s First Responders and allied professions from various Federal, state, and local organizations.

Target Audience

The audience for the course includes people functioning within the environment of fully certified Auxiliary Communicators (AUXC) who have held a General Class or higher amateur radio operator’s license for at least 3 years and have a significant instructional delivery background.

Application and Review Process:

To be evaluated for admission into this course, a copy of the current prerequisites listed above must be sent to trainingrequest@commscollabcenter.com and received by ECD prior to 1 August 2022. Prospective students will receive an email indicating the status of their application. Questions concerning the application process or status of applications can be directed to Jolene Hollingshead at 619-553- 4440. Applications without proper documentation will be returned to the prospective attendee.

Selection Criteria

For admission into the AUXCOMM Train-the-Trainer (TtT) program, all applicants must:
• Have completed the AUXCOMM course prior to applying for acceptance into the Train-the-Trainer program
• Be a fully state certified AUXC; completed/signed off AUXC Position Task Book (PTB)
• An email, or letter, from either the Statewide Interoperability Coordinator (SWIC) and/or the State Training Officer (STO) indicating that the student will be allowed to teach the AUXCOMM course in their state of residence once they have successfully completed the AUXCOMM TtT curriculum.

• ECD AUXCOMM Course Completion certificate

• Agency Certification signature page from the AUXCOMM Position Task Book

The most current version of the following courses are required:

• IS 100.c – Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100

• IS 200.c – Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response

• E/L/G 0300 – Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents, ICS-300 taken May 2019 or after

• E/L/G 0400 – Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents, ICS-400 taken May 2019 or after

• IS 700.b – An Introduction to the National Incident Management System

• IS 800.d – National Response Framework, An Introduction

Formal instructor training is required such as one of the courses in the list below or an equivalent training course as determined by ECD:

• M-410

• National Wildland Coordinating Group Facilitative Instructor

• Fire Instructor 1 or 2

• College, private industry

• E-141 Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills

• Center for Domestic Preparedness Instructor Course

• Valid teaching certificate, or equivalent

• An active FCC General Class, or above, amateur radio operator’s license for the past three years

Technology Requirements

Students and instructors must have the capability to use video (webcam), audio (headset with microphone or earbuds with microphone), Adobe, and Microsoft Word. Students and instructors are expected to broadcast audio and video during all portions of the course. Students must attend a familiarization session the week prior to the start of the course to ensure familiarity with the delivery platform and to address any technological issues.

Technology Requirements

Students and instructors must have the capability to use video (webcam), audio (headset with microphone or earbuds with microphone), Adobe, and Microsoft Word. Students and instructors are expected to broadcast audio and video during all portions of the course. Students must attend a familiarization session the week prior to the start of the course to ensure familiarity with the delivery platform and to address any technological issues.

Attendance Requirements:

• Students may not miss more than a total of 10% of the instruction and course activities to receive a certificate (this is no more than 2 hours and 30 minutes as determined by the instructors of the course).

• Absences, including technology issues that are beyond the student’s control, will be considered part of the 10% standard for missed participation.

• Roll will be taken at the beginning of each unit, and at the beginning of each breakout session to validate ongoing student participation.

• Students will be required to attend a Pre-course familiarization Webinar for technical checks and course information the week prior to the course.

• Students will perform a teach-back of an assigned unit from the AUXCOMM curriculum as part of the course. Teach-backs are conducted as part of the assessment of instructor competence.