GKC delivers training and exercise programs that build individual capability, strengthen team performance, and validate emergency plans.
Incident Command System and National Incident Management System training for school staff, emergency management personnel, and organizational leaders. Covers ICS fundamentals, roles, structure, and operational coordination.
Comprehensive SERT training program covering team roles, ICS integration, emergency protocols, communications, accountability, and operational procedures for school emergency response.
Community Emergency Response Team training to prepare school staff and community volunteers for basic disaster response operations until professional emergency responders arrive.
Training and implementation support for multidisciplinary school teams using CSTAG-informed behavioral threat assessment and management practices.
Active shooter preparedness training for school staff and organizational personnel. Covers response options, decision-making under stress, lockdown protocols, reunification, and multi-agency coordination.
EOC operations training covering structure, position functions, coordination, documentation, and operational effectiveness during emergency activations.
Training for school leaders and public information officers on effective crisis communications — including parent notification, media coordination, and staff messaging during emergencies.
GKC designs and facilitates exercises that go beyond compliance — creating realistic, scenario-based experiences that validate plans, build team capability, and identify gaps for improvement.
Discussion-based exercises where participants work through scenarios and decisions to test plans, identify gaps, and build shared understanding.
Operations-based exercises that activate functions, communications, and coordination without full-scale deployment.
Single-function drills for lockdown, evacuation, shelter-in-place, and reunification to test protocols and build muscle memory.
Custom exercise design, scenario development, control staff facilitation, and after-action review for all exercise types.
Facilitated post-exercise reviews documenting strengths, areas for improvement, and corrective action plans.
Development of multi-year exercise schedules aligned with planning cycles, plan reviews, and capability development goals.
GKC offers Train-the-Trainer programs that build internal capacity to deliver and sustain training programs over time — reducing dependence on external trainers and building lasting organizational capability.
Instructor-development support informed by FEMA K0449 and practical ICS implementation experience.
Build internal CERT instructional capacity using experience gained through FEMA K0428 CERT Train-the-Trainer.
Train internal instructors to deliver active shooter preparedness training to staff.
Emergency-management instructor development informed by completed FEMA E/L/K0110 Train-the-Trainer coursework.
Prepare school or organization personnel to deliver role-based SERT orientation, drills, and refresher training.
Strengthen multidisciplinary threat-assessment team procedures, documentation, intervention, and case management.
Contact GKC to discuss training programs and exercise designs tailored to your organization's personnel, plans, and preparedness goals.