Throughout the academic year, the Office for Global Health, Safety and Security and the Office of Education Abroad offer program directors the opportunity to enhance their health, safety, and security expertise by participating in seminars, workshops, information-sharing sessions, and specialized trainings.
The Office for Global Health, Safety, and Security offers Critical Incident Management training for education abroad program leadership. All on-site program directors and assistants are required to complete Part 1 and Part 2 training annually.
Education Abroad for Program Directors is an asynchronous learning track in Ability LMS (requires your MSU NetID) and it must be completed once per calendar year. While it is not required prior to CIM II, completing the learning track first is strongly recommended.
Once logged in, you should see a box on the far left-hand side called “My Requirements” and a link to the online module called Education Abroad for Program Directors. It should take less than one hour to complete the online module. You may complete the module in one sitting or multiple sittings.
If you are already enrolled, Ability LMS will send you an email reminder when it is time to renew your training. If you are not already enrolled and have an MSU NetID, please self-enroll in the online training module with this link. It will open in a new window and also prompt you to sign-in on a pop up screen. If you do not have an MSU NetID, you can create an MSU Guest ID. Once your MSU Guest ID account is created, log in to the online module with the following:
The live CIM II is a practice-focused, scenario-based training centered on tabletop exercises, peer exchange, and real case application. Program leaders will work through simulated incidents, share approaches, test decision-making skills while abroad, and learn from their peers. It assumes familiarity with the relevant policies and procedures.
The virtual CIM II provides a more comprehensive, lecture-style overview with a stronger focus on policy and MSU’s health and safety infrastructure. Both options fulfill MSU requirements are now required every year.
Register here for Critical Incident Management II
For Domestic Study Away programs, please contact globalsafety@msu.edu to schedule a personalized training session.