Fire and Emergency Services Administration Certificate

Certificate Overview

This certificate program is a great fit for you if you are a fire and emergency services professional and you want to increase your knowledge and skills as a manager, leader, and administrator in a fire and emergency service organization. With this five-course certificate, you will learn the critical concepts and evolving requirements of emergency services. These skills will prepare you to perform administrative and managerial duties in fire and emergency service organizations.

This program is ideal for working professionals who are not in a position to pursue a bachelor's degree, already have a bachelor's degree, or who want to acquire transferable college credit for later application towards a bachelor's degree in fire and emergency services administration. If you want to get your education started by completing the certificate, you can then apply all five courses toward the Fire and Emergency Services Administration undergraduate degree completion program.

Certificate Benefits

This FESA certificate is one of very few certificate programs in the country that focuses on the administrative facet of fire and emergency services. It builds on your basic fire and emergency skills and experience providing you with additional training to help you to take your career to the next level.

• Increase your knowledge in the fire and emergency services field without having to apply to the University.
• Fit your classes around your needs and your schedule with the flexibility of distance learning.
• Further your education, advance your career, and learn skills and knowledge relevant to your profession.
• Gain knowledge that can be applied immediately to your career.
• Learn from the highly qualified working professionals that are content experts in your field.
• Network with others in your industry from around the world and gain global connections.

Career Opportunities

This FESA certificate will give you skill sets in management and administration, public policy, emergency management, and legal areas of the fire and emergency services field. You will be prepared to successfully perform administrative and managerial duties in a wide variety of fire and emergency services fields including:

• Fire Protection
• Prevention
• Emergency Medical
• Emergency Preparedness Services

This increased understanding of the administrative aspects of fire and emergency services will help you move up in the ranks and increase your marketability for a new job or promotion. You will be able to utilize the skills and expertise you acquire from this undergraduate program immediately in life-saving situations on the job. The education you receive from the FESA courses will be useful information that can be put to use the day you learn it.

Who Should Earn This Certificate

This certificate is designed for working professionals that would like to enter, or are currently in, the fire and emergency services field and would like to perform administrative and managerial duties in fire and emergency service organizations. If you are interested in advancing your career and furthering your education in this field and you do not yet want to pursue a degree, then this is a great place to start.