Advanced Professional Series (APS)
This program, as well as the Professional Development Series program, are programs sponsored and recognized by FEMA. Each is designed for emergency management professionals across the career spectrum.
Students who complete the five required courses and any five of the 18 elective courses are eligible to receive the Emergency Management Institute’s Advanced Professional Series (APS) Certificate of Completion.
Upon completion of all training, the individual applicant must submit a request for their APS certificate through VDEM. Copies of all supporting certificates/ documentation must accompany the APS Request Form available here for download.
Required Courses
Elective Courses (choose any 5)
* All substitute E or L courses are subject to the Approval of the State Training Officer.
* Some equivalent or substitute courses are accepted for the APS certificate requests. All substitute E/L or G courses are subject to the approval of the VDEM State Training Officer.
Course descriptions, information regarding the original required courses and changes to course electives are available on FEMA’s website at https://training.fema.gov/programs/aps/
Upon completion of all training, the individual applicant must submit a request for their APS certificate through VDEM. Copies of all supporting certificates/ documentation must accompany the APS Request Form.