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Leadership in Supervision: Creating Environments for Professional Growth (O0646) - 0021

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Brief Description: This is the first course in the new series of Leadership in Supervision.

Full Description: This two-day course presents the supervisor with the basic leadership skills and tools needed to perform effectively in the fire and EMS environment. The course includes concepts related to a successful transition to supervisory and leadership roles, including concepts of adaptive leadership; change management; active followership; effective communication, including difficult conversations and advocacy-inquiry based dialogue; ethics; authority; power; decision-making; and active engagement through development of a personal plan.

Selection criteria
The primary target audience for this course are those individuals who are at the first line level of supervision. For purposes of student selection first line level is considered to be those at the Company Officer or Unit (fire prevention, fire education, communications, EMS, etc.) Supervisor level.

More specifically primary selection criteria are as follows:

First line supervisors in fire and emergency medical services organizations.
Fire and emergency medical services personnel due for promotion/appointment to a first line supervisory position within 18 months.
Fire and emergency medical services personnel who are regularly assigned acting supervisory positions.
Fire and EMS personnel currently enrolled in the National Fire Academy Managing Officer Program will be provided priority selection.

The secondary target audiences are fire and EMS personnel at the first line management level (Chief Officer or above). Students at this level may be given consideration on a space available basis.

Training Dates: 09/08/2025 - 09/09/2025

Prerequisites: Volunteer Support Grant Program

I am a Volunteer Firefighter for purposes of Volunteer Support Grant Program if both of the following apply to you:

1. You are affiliated with or are endorsed by an Ohio volunteer fire department, a fire department of a political subdivision or fire district of this state, or a private volunteer company, as a firefighter;
and
2. You are NOT eligible or will NOT be eligible to be a member of the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund.

If you commenced work as a firefighter prior to November 8, 1990, please email the OFA at ofaweb@com.state.oh.us so that the OFA can assist in determining status.

YOU MUST ALSO ATTACH THE FIRE CHIEF ATTESTATION FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER APPLICANT

Fire Chief attestation for volunteer firefighter support grant

Registration Dates: 09/08/2024 - 09/08/2025

Available Seats: 24

Hours: 14h 25m

Fee: $50.00

Training Location: None Specified

Directions to Location: SFM Ohio Fire Academy
8895 East Main Street
Reynoldsburg OH 43068

Reporting Instructions: Report to the main building at 9AM on the first day and 8AM every day after

Housing is optional: Check-In 09/07/2025
Check-Out 09/09/2025

Documents: Creating Environments for Professional Growth (Student Manual)

NFA application

This Document must be submitted by the fire chief to use the Volunteer Support Grant Program

This document must be submitted by the fire chief to use the Volunteer support grant program.

Signup Details: This new course is the first in the series of Leadership in Supervision. These courses must be taken in order starting with, Creating Environments for Professional Growth, then Perspectives in Thinking, and finally Frameworks to Success.

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Leadership in Supervision: Creating Environments for Professional Growth (O0646) - 0021

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