Professional Development Paths

Professional Development Pathways

These Pathways provide a clear concise path for achieving certification goals.

Initial Training

Call Out Qualified (COQ)
Program

This professional development path is intended to provide a clear, consistent, and comprehensive set of training topics and requirements prior to personnel being able to deploy on Missions. It is the intent of this path to also compliment and follow the COVSAR Call Out Qualification (COQ) Policy.

Search and Rescue

The Search and Rescue pathways support and lead to specialty field qualifications. The Search Team Member is the gateway to all SAR Personnel and shoul dbe the first pathway that is completed following COQ or joining a group.

COVSAR_Professional Development for STM_10-17-2016.pdf

Search Team Member (STM)

COVSAR_Application for Certification STL.pdf

Search Team Leader (STL)

Search and Rescue Specialist

Management

COVSAR_Application for Certification MTM_01-2019.pdf

Management Team Member (MTM)

Management Team Leader (MTL)

Search Mission Coordinator (SMC)

Canine

Operational Canine Handler

Canine Technician

Canine Specialist

Live Find Canine Team

Human Remains Detection Canine Team

Trailing Canine Team

Shoreline Canine Team

Water Search Canine Team

Disaster Response Canine Team

Equine

Operational Equine Handler

Equine Technician

Equine Specialist

Operational Equine Team

Patient Evacuation Equine Team

Tracking

Operational Tracker

Tracking Technician

Tracking Specialist

Wilderness Rescue

Wilderness Rescue Team Member
(Operational)

Wilderness Rescue Technician

Wilderness Rescue Specialist

Cave Rescue

Cave Team Member
(Operational)

Cave Team Leader
(Technician)

Cave Rescue Specialist

Vehicle Based Search

sUAS Operator

ATV Operator

Boat Operator

Disaster Search Operations

Task Force Leader (TFL)

Assistant Task Force Leader (ATFL)

Squad Leader

Disaster Canine Technician

Technical Search Technician

Logistics Support Technician

Management Support Technician

Communications Technician

Medical Support Technician

Disaster Search Canine
(Live or HRD)

Disaster Search Team Member

Logistics Support Specialist

Evaluator

Search Team Evaluator

Management Team Evaluator

Canine Team Evaluator

Equine Team Evaluator

Tracking Team Evaluator

Wilderness Rescue Team Evaluator

Cave Team Evaluator

sUAS Operations Evaluator

ATV Operations Evaluator

Boat Operations Evaluator

Disaster Team Evaluator

Instructor

Search Team Instructor

Management Team Instructor

Canine Team Instructor

Equine Team Instructor

Tracking Team Instructor

Wilderness Rescue Team Instructor

Cave Team Instructor

sUAS Operations Instructor

ATV Operations Instructor

Boat Operations Instructor

Disaster Team Instructor

LPB Instructor

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