U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
Washington, DC 20472 


NPD Information Bulletin 
No. 249, April 10, 2007 
TO: All State Administrative Agency Heads 
All State Administrative Agency Points of Contact 
All State Administrative Agency Grant Points of Contact 
All State Administrative Agency Training Points of Contacts 
All State Homeland Security Directors 
All State Emergency Managers 
All Core City/Core County Points of Contact 
All UASI State Points of Contact 
FROM: Corey Gruber 
Acting Deputy Administrator 
National Preparedness Directorate 
SUBJECT: DHS Certified Course Available for Delivery 

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National 
Preparedness Directorate, Training and Exercises Integration Office is pleased to announce the Northwest 
Arkansas Community College’s Terrorism & WMD Awareness in the Workplace Course, AWR 187, a new 
certified G&T course available for delivery in the 56 states and territories. 

This awareness level, Web-Based Training (WBT) course, is tailored toward private security, retail 
employees, transportation employees, and food production employees. The course will not only disseminate 
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) training to private sector critical infrastructure entities, but will also 
serve to bridge preparedness gaps by spurring a more productive interaction between public and private 
sectors. 

This course will serve as a catalyst for the private sector to take a stronger role in its own protection. The 
promotion of private sector relationships with local public agencies will generate greater protection and a 
safer environment for all local residents. 

You may view a complete course description in the attached file. For further scheduling assistance or 
information requests on all NPD certified courses, please contact the NPD Centralized Scheduling and 
Information Desk (CSID) at 1-800-368-6498, staffed weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST. 

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