Training is an essential component of a comprehensive approach to preparedness, planning, and response. Training activities bolster the capabilities of the team and organization. Exercises provide opportunities for applied training as well as practical evaluation of the capabilities; when integrated effectively into a comprehensive cycle of preparedness efforts, training, and exercises provide the essential reinforcement and feedback for the community and the organization to build effective security and emergency management capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, and/or recover from all hazards.

The Center for Security and Emergency Management (C4SEM) goal is to provide private and public sectors involved in law enforcement, security, and emergency management efforts with a unique insight into law enforcement, intelligence, security, and emergency management doctrines, philosophy, and applications. C4SEM offers theoretical and tactical training and seminars on strategic defense against natural and man-made disasters and terrorist attacks. These training and seminars are specifically designed for the intelligence community, law enforcement, the U.S. military, first responders, and civil defense agencies.

C4SEM develops and maintains professional partnerships with many public and private institutions so that we may meet the emergency training needs of communities and organizations. Based on periodic program reviews and needs assessment surveys, the C4SEM develops and implements new curricula and courses, offers ongoing legacy training programs, and provides training and exercise funding to various organizations and agencies. The C4SEM meets training needs by offering its academic courses as well as utilizing available Federal training resources.