Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
Training Programs
DHSES delivers and supports training and exercises with a dedicated focus to ensure first-responder disciplines receive the highest level of attention. The Division collaborates on training and exercise initiatives with many government and non-governmental organizations, staff, management, planners and technical groups, and provides training to elected officials and public works, health, technology, and communications personnel.
DHSES Training and Outreach
2024 Interactive Course Catalog
DHSES is committed to providing cutting-edge, contemporary, and configurable training to a broad array of public safety stakeholders statewide. Accordingly, this interactive catalog is designed to share information on the depth and breadth of DHSES' training courses. This document contains information on more than 260 courses that are delivered by or coordinated through DHSES.
For more information about any of the courses listed, please reach out directly to the office that offers the course.
DHSES - Soft Skills Training
Building Strong Public Safety Leaders through Soft Skills Training
New York State faces an array of evolving threats and hazards, ranging from extreme weather to cyber
attacks to racially motivated violent extremism. Given this reality, it is critical that officials have training
that ensures they can adapt and effectively “meet the moment” when a crisis impacts their
jurisdiction. Accordingly, DHSES is committed to providing public safety professionals across the state
with contemporary training on soft skills.
Find Training by Office
Training Links
Click on the links below to find training information specific to all DHSES offices.
Course Registration
Learning Management System
The DHSES Learning Management System allows students to view all DHSES trainings and provides students with a simple and streamlined process to register for them.
Training to Meet the Moment
DHSES Training Highlights - 2023
DHSES is committed to offering training that “Meets the Moment” and prepares a broad array of public safety stakeholders to effectively address any incident. The current threat environment is evolving, dynamic, and complex and requires training that is cutting-edge, contemporary, and configurable. To address this reality and better prepare the public safety community in New York State, DHSES provided training to over 60,000 stakeholders in 2023.