Post Date: Friday, April 27, 2018
REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 5, 2018
Los Angeles, August 5-10, 2018
What:The CREATE Executive Program in Counter-Terrorism will return to Los Angeles in the summer of 2018 to celebrate its 10th anniversary after last year’s successful debut program in Washington D.C.
Where: The program will be held on the USC campus and will include a variety of classes and behind-the-scenes site visits to critical infrastructure and an opportunity to meet the experts responsible for keeping them safe.
When: August 5-10, 2018.
Deadline: The deadline to apply is now July 5, 2018.
Flyer: To download a flyer click here.
About: The CREATE Executive Program in Counter-Terrorism is a unique course designed to challenge international counter-terrorism leaders and enhance their analysis, coordination, and response capabilities to the evolving terrorism threat. The program is structured specifically for public sector professionals and policymakers and employs an interdisciplinary academic and experiential learning environment. Participants will strengthen their cross-functional skills through immersion in key issues and best practices presented by world-class research and public policy experts in counter-terrorism. In addition, the program fosters academic, professional, and personal development amidst a diverse group of peers from around the world.
The program is a six day course and includes classes examining Homegrown Violent Extremism, Intelligence/Dark Web, Civil Rights and Privacy, Decision Analysis, Counter-Terrorism Policy Making and Democracy and a host of other relevant topics. “The speakers on this course are household names," Dr. Southers said. “We have counter-terrorism experts, we have intelligence community officials, we have people who are responsible for iconic infrastructure." In addition to a series of informative and interactive lectures participants will also enjoy a variety of behind-the-scenes site visits to critical infrastructure and meet the experts responsible for keeping them safe.
To read more about the last class held in Los Angeles in 2016 click here. To read more about the 2017 program in Washington D.C. click here.
Featured Speakers (More to be annouced soon!)
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2018 Timeline
Applications will be accepted from January 22, 2018
Applications due by May 31, 2018
Deadline to Accept and Payment is Due on July 1, 2018
Admission Requirements
Public sector executives are encouraged to apply. Admission is selective and based on professional achievement and organizational responsibility. Proficiency in written and spoken English are required. Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
Applying to this program requires on-line application submission to include a letter of endorsement from the candidate’s employer on appropriate agency letterhead.
Program Fee
The program fee for the six-day course is $4,000. This fee covers tuition, materials, accommodation and meals (breakfast, lunch and two scheduled dinners). For Los Angeles area residents not requiring lodging, the fee is $3,500.The fee for veterans is $3,000, GI Bill funds may not be used for this program.
This course is eligible for the use of Homeland Security Grant Programs. State, Local and Tribal Governments may use Homeland Security Grant funds to cover the cost of Tuition, Travel, Lodging, Backfill, OT and Per Diem. For more information, please contact Alex Cabassa at [email protected].
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“Attending the course we will have local, state and federal law enforcement; members of the intelligence community; members of the public and private security defense industry and policymakers who are engaged in addressing issues of homeland security,"
– Dr. Erroll Southers, CREATE’s Director of International Programs