independent study (on-demand)

Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Employee Training Course (AWR-921)

Training Code
AWR-921
Format
Video
Delivery
On Demand
Location type
Virtual/Online

Description

Image of person browsing items in store

The Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Employee Training Course teaches participants how to recognize suspicious purchasing behaviors in a retail setting that might indicate bomb-making activity and what to do when a suspicious incident occurs.

This 35-minute Independent Study Training (IST) is a self-paced, web-based course covering the following topics:

  • The types of people who build bombs
  • Commercially available products used to make homemade explosives and build improvised explosive devices
  • Suspicious purchases and behaviors
  • How to report a suspicious incident

Certifications & Accreditations 

The Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) to award Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for this course: 0.1 CEU. 

Before You Attend: Registration Information

  • To apply for a Federal Emergency Management Agency Student Identification Number (FEMA SID), complete the one-time registration process by visiting the link below. 

 https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid/register 

  • For assistance with your FEMA SID, contact the FEMA SID Help Desk at (866) 291-0696 or email below. 

FEMASIDHELP@cdpemail.dhs.gov 

Participants attending web-based deliveries will need the following to complete this course:

  • Computer or mobile device
  • Internet connection

Additional Details

Training Audience
Beauty supply stores, home improvement stores, online retailers, pool supply retailers, and other retailers.
Course Length
35 minutes

Contact

For other OBP training, please visit Training

For more information or to request training, email us at OBPTraining@cisa.dhs.gov.