• Maintain a safe and organized classroom setting
• Provide high instructional quality for every event presented
• Teach current, recognized curriculum
• Advise participants on techniques and skills that make classroom performance safe and effective
• Conduct field and/or practical exercises that test classroom learning under appropriate supervision
• Ensure proper testing procedures are followed and student exams are appropriately proctored
• Complete accurate documentation for all training sessions and submit it in a timely fashion to the Training and Exercise Section
• Provide a safe learning environment for the students—whether in the classroom or in the field

An applicant for certification as an Instructor/Facilitator for the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management shall: 

• Provide evidence of completion of an Instructional Methodology training program (ex. Kentucky Fire Commission Fire Instructor 1, Emergency Management Institute Instructional Presentation and Evaluation Skills E/L 141)
• Show evidence of having completed NIMS compliant mandatory training (IS-100, 200, 700 and 800)
• Provide evidence of having completed the basic training program for which instructor/facilitator credentialing is sought
• Provide evidence of completion of a KYEM curriculum orientation program for the program for which instructor/facilitator credentialing is being sought
• Submit a completed KYEM Instructor Application which includes the recommendation of your County Emergency Management Director and Area Manager
• Submit for a criminal background check (local, state, or federal) as may be required by KYEM
• Have not been convicted of, entered a guilty plea or Alford plea to a felony offense, or has completed a diversion program for a felony offense
• Have not been disciplined or subject to discipline pursuant to any KRS that would cause a certificate or license of any type to be denied, limited, suspended, or probated by a certifying or licensing entity in Kentucky or other state or territory under the jurisdiction of the United States
• Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age
• Have a high school diploma or GED
• Hold a valid motor vehicle operator’s license from a state or territory in the United States
• Pay any fees that may be required by regulation

A person certified as an instructor is eligible to renew their KYEM credentials if they: 

• Have served as the lead instructor/facilitator, assistant instructor/facilitator or adjunct faculty for at least one event in each of the subject areas for which they are credentialed during the preceding three-year credentialing period
• Obtain a minimum of four contact hours on topics related to methods of instruction (MOI)
• Have not been convicted of, entered a guilty plea or Alford plea to a felony offense, or that has completed a diversion program for a felony offense
• Have not been disciplined pursuant to any KRS that would prevent renewal certification, or has any action pending against or had any other certificate or license denied, limited, suspended, or probated by a certifying or licensing entity in Kentucky or other state or territory under the jurisdiction of the United States
• Pay any fee required by regulation
• Submit to a criminal background check (local, state, or federal) as may be required by the Division
• Submit to the Training and Exercise Section a completed KYEM Instructor Application that shall:
  • Be signed by the applicant
  • Include a statement in which the applicant certifies the truth of the information supplied in the application for re-credentialing

Individuals credentialed by the Division Director shall meet the following criteria: 

• Show evidence of having completed the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management Instructional Methodology training program or other Methods of Instruction program, which is comparable in hours and content of the KYEM event that may be conducted by an entity other than KYEM
• Provide documentation of current membership, in good standing, of a Rescue Squad holding a current affiliation agreement with KYEM
• Provide evidence of having previously instructed the event for which instructor credentialing is being granted
• Submit a completed KYEM Instructor Application
• Submit for a criminal background check (local, state or federal) as may be required by KYEM
• Have not been convicted of, entered a guilty plea or Alford plea to a felony offense, or has completed a diversion program for a felony offense
• Have not been disciplined or ever subject to discipline pursuant to any KRS that would cause a certificate or license of any type to be denied, limited, suspended, or probated by a certifying or licensing entity in Kentucky or other state or territory under the jurisdiction of the United States
• Be 21 years of age
• Hold a valid motor vehicle operator’s license from a state or territory in the United States
• Pay any fees that may be required by regulation

An application for renewal of credentialing as an instructor shall not be considered if:

• The application is postmarked to the Training and Exercise Section of the Division after the expiration date of the applicant’s current credential
• Prior to the expiration date of the current credential, the instructor has not met the re-credentialing requirements of this administrative regulation

A person certified as a KYEM instructor may have their credentials revoked if they: 

• Falsify any event record or document
• Fail to submit required event records to the Training and Exercise Section of the Division within seven calendar days of the completion of any event
• Fraudulently issue event completion documents to any individual
• Consistently perform poorly in the classroom setting as documented by Event Evaluation documents completed by event participants
• Have a complaint filed against them for misconduct in the classroom setting and is found to be guilty of the allegations made in the complaint
• Commit any act which potentially compromises the individual’s ability to represent the Division or compromises the integrity or credibility of the Division