Continuing Education

Summer 2008 Program for Certification in Tsunami Science and Preparedness

 

Professional Certification in Tsunami Science and Preparedness will be awarded to graduates of a program offered 16-27 June 2008 by University of Washington Extension (UWE) and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  The certification program consists of three courses providing overviews of

   (l) Tsunami Hazard Assessment

   (2) Tsunami Warning Systems

   (3) Tsunami Resilient Communities

Designed for planners, policy makers, emergency managers, scientists, and engineers, the curriculum trains professionals to develop, establish and maintain tsunami warning and preparedness systems at national, regional and local community levels.

Program graduates receive: UWE/NOAA Professional Certification in Tsunami Science and Preparedness; a DVD of all instructional materials; templates for developing hazard assessments and community plans; and access to an Alumni Network, including archives of additional tsunami information and educational tools.

For more information on this certificate program visit

http://www.extension.washington.edu/ext/certificates/tsp/tsp_gen.asp

If you have questions, please call 206-685-8936 in the greater Seattle area, or 1-800-543-2320 and press zero, or e-mail tsunami@extn.washington.edu