NENA Launches First-Ever Diversity in 9-1-1 Leadership Program
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NENA is launching a new program aimed at promoting greater diversity and inclusion throughout the nation’s 9-1-1 organizations.
The Diversity in 9-1-1 Leadership Program will equip new and diverse voices with the skills, knowledge, and training necessary to advance to upper-level positions in 9-1-1 agencies and become leaders in the 9-1-1 community.
With support from RapidDeploy, OnStar, Microsoft, GeoComm, and Esri, the initial investment will provide more than three dozen scholarships to NENA’s multi-day leadership and management courses, with a goal of facilitating the advancement of under-represented populations within the 9-1-1 community. Additional sponsors are invited to join the effort.
The scholarships will help increase the number of diverse participants in NENA’s three flagship education offerings: the Center Manager Certification Program; Center Supervisor Program; and Center Training Officer Program. The scholarship program will be administered jointly by NENA’s Education Advisory Board and its Diversity & Inclusion Special Committee.
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