Resources

Highlighted Courses

MGT 401 Planning and Intervention for Gangs, Hate, and Terrorist Groups in Rural Jails and Prisons

Mobilizing Faith-based Community Organizations in Preparing for Disaster

The Mission

The Institute for Homeland Security & Workforce Development's mission is to become a preeminent research and academic institute by providing quality training that keeps communities at the ready, educating future global leaders, and engaging in ongoing research that improves the emergency preparedness levels of organizations throughout the world.

Research and Training Interests

• Community engagement to strengthen international and domestic intelligence sharing
• Faith-based organizations and disaster management engagement
• Rural and small community first responder evidence-based training
• Underserved community natural disaster response assessment
• First responder radiation detection research
• Community responses to industrial, environmental, and terrorist events
• Veterans workforce re-entry and veterans’ engagement in disaster management

News

FEMA CORPS

  The Institute of Homeland Security and Workforce Development is pleased to announce admittance of two of our students into FEMA CORPS!   Ms. Delatrice Perry (pictured left) was admitted to the North Central Region of FEMA Corps as a team member.  Ms. Raven Boatwright (pictured right) was...

 

Institute Course Deliveries

As of March 4, 2013 the institute has delivered course 401 and 405 in over 20 cities Nationwide. The Institute for Homeland Security & Workforce Development partnered with the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC) in 2007 when North Carolina Central University was selected as one of six academic partners...