Continuing Education

CDEM116 - The Finance and Administration Section

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Course Overview

Under the Incident Command System (ICS) model, the Finance and Administration (Fin/Admin) Section is responsible for incident-specific finance support and other administrative support services. Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to describe the roles and responsibilities of the Financial/Administration Section in an Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC).

Graduates of this course will be able to describe the responsibilities of the Fin/Admin Section including the recording of personnel time, maintaining vendor contracts, administering compensation and claims, and conducting an overall cost analysis for the incident. You will also be able to describe the roles and responsibilities of the various members of the Fin/Admin Section, the organizations that make up the Section, and the processes and mechanisms used to support both the incident site and the ECC.

It is recommended that you complete I-200 prior to taking this course.

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Delivery Methods

  • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
  • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
  • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
  • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
  • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
  • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
  • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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