Ocean Teacher Global Academy

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In 2020, the ITIC was designated as an IOC Ocean Teacher Global Academy Specialized Training Center (OTGA).
During the OTGA Phase 2 2020-2024 and beyond, the ITIC will expand its learning modality from in-person to online and blended training courses. The courses will be those that ITIC already teaches in-person through the ITP-Hawaii and ITP-International, and include:

• Tsunami Awareness, self-paced, online course
• Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme, self-paced, online course
• Tsunami Early Warning Systems, 40-hr course, hybrid
• Tsunami Warning Center and Tsunami Emergency Response Standard Operating
  Procedures (SOPs, IOC TS 76), 40-hr course, hybrid
• Tsunami Evacuation Maps, Plans, and Procedures (TEMPP, IOC TS MG 82), 80-hr course, hybrid
• Tsunami Warning Center Staff Basic Competencies, 120-hr course, hybrid

For the OTGA courses, the ITIC will work with other OTGA Regional and Specialized Training Centers and the IOC Tsunami Information Center, and seek to partner with universities or other entities to develop accredited courses that satisfy advanced degree requirements.

The ITIC conducts training throughout the US (ITP-USA) in support of the US National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program. In 2010 (updated in 2020), it developed a 1-day basic Tsunami Awareness training course for US Department of Homeland Security / Federal Emergency Management Agency. Course AWR-217 targets stakeholders with response responsibility. It provides a basic understanding of tsunamis, hazard assessment, warning and dissemination, and community response strategies to effectively reduce tsunami risk. The course goal is to enhance participants’ abilities to support their organizational preparedness and response efforts.