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Independent Study Program

Self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public

Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience

The DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP) developed the following courses to train and educate the critical infrastructure community, and support implementation of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan. IP developed these courses through collaboration with critical infrastructure stakeholders including Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial government partners, critical infrastructure owners and operators, and private sector partners.

Foundational Courses

Course Code Course Title
IS-821.a Critical Infrastructure Support Annex
NOTE: Course is inactive pending revision once the Critical Infrastructure Support Annex has been revised and published
IS-860.c The National Infrastructure Protection Plan, An Introduction

Security Awareness Courses

Course Code Course Title
IS-906 Workplace Security Awareness
IS-907 Active Shooter: What You Can Do
IS-912 Retail Security Awareness: Understanding the Hidden Hazards
IS-914 Surveillance Awareness: What You Can Do

Sector-Specific Courses

NOTE: Due to recent course content and title revisions, new course codes are in effect for some of the Sector Specific courses listed below

Course Code Course Title
IS-871.a Dams Sector: Security Awareness
IS-1171 Overview of Interagency Security Committee (ISC) Publications
IS-1173 Levels of Protection (LOP) and Application of the Design-Basis Threat (DBT) Report

For more critical infrastructure security and resilience training products and resources, visit https://www.dhs.gov/Critical-Infrastructure-Training

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