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Trends Assessment
Centers News Magazine March 2013-Trends Information
Considerations for Education, Government, Business and Industry Download the entire PDF: Trends Analysis 2010-2011 (4.5mb) Download the entire PDF: Trends Analysis 2007-2008 The Center of Excellence for Homeland Security at Pierce College is pleased to offer
this 2010-2011 Trends Analysis report highlighting the growth in the field of Homeland
Security. This report was modeled and similarly designed to the excellent Information
Technology Trends Assessment, 2009-2010 report recently published by the National
Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies and Washington Center for IT Excellence
at Bellevue Community College. This report provides a summary of how events conspired to make the field of Homeland
Security one of the fastest growing fields in the US. It examines the complex nature of
the threats we face as a nation, and the skills that are required of our workforce in order
to meet the challenges of these threats. The unprecedented growth of the field of
Homeland Security is not confined to one sector of the economy, but rather transcends
all segments of the economy. While our nation faces very serious threats, academic
institutions can and are playing a pivotal role in the education and training of the
workforce in all sectors of our economy. Opportunities clearly exist for colleges and
universities to develop certificate, credit and non-credit education and training programs
to meet the threats we face. This report provides information on current and projected
employment and job opportunities in the field, and the training and skills necessary to be
effective in those jobs. Beyond the identification of current and projected job opportunities in the field, this report
also provides information on those industry disciplines designated by the Office for
Domestic Preparedness (now the Office of Grants and Contracts) of the Department of
Homeland Security that have training, equipment, organization and exercise
requirements in the event of a major catastrophe. These industry disciplines include:
Public Works, Public Health, Health Care, Emergency Management Agency, Hazardous
Materials Personnel, Government Administrative, Law Enforcement, Fire Service,
Emergency Medical Services, Public and Safety Communications. This report provides
information on the specific skills related to Homeland Security that need to be integrated
into existing curriculum in these areas to prevent, protect against, respond to, and
recover from a major catastrophic event. It is our sincere hope that you will find this information to be both useful and timely as
your institution considers expanding or developing programs in the field of Homeland
Security. We stand by willingly to assist you in any way that we can and would welcome
your feedback or lessons learned from the field.
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