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August 26, 2024 - CISION Press Release
GREATER TORONTO AIRPORTS AUTHORITY AND THE ONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGERS ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute (FESTI) and the Ontario Association of Emergency Managers (OAEM) are excited to announce their groundbreaking partnership.
Partnering to combine FESTI’s unique, world-class training facilities, and their Corporate Services and Leadership Training program with OAEM’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) offerings, will expand specialized emergency management-related training offerings for diverse public safety personnel across Canada, having shared incident command systems and a common philosophy to lifelong professional education for emergency management.
About the partners
FESTI is a unique, private career college providing exceptional training for fire and emergency service professionals from across Canada. FESTI is a part of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) operating in conjunction with the airport’s fully operational fire and emergency service. FESTI is a training leader in emergency services, firefighting education and airport emergency preparedness.
OAEM is Canada’s largest not-for-profit emergency management and business continuity professional association, embracing Ontario’s multi-sector public, private, non-government, and Indigenous communities since 2001. OAEM’s mission is to support, engage and connect Ontario’s diverse emergency management and business continuity professional community. Through the partnership, OAEM will now have a physical home base in the centre of Canada’s busiest airport, alongside Canada’s industry-leading professional training centre.
Upcoming training opportunity
Together, FESTI and OAEM are proud to announce their second offering of the high-demand FEMA Public Information Officer Awareness Training Certificate Course scheduled to take place on October 1-3, 2024, at FESTI Mississauga – OAEM’s new centralized training ‘headquarters’.
Quotes
‘FESTI is thrilled to partner with this incredible association to deepen our commitment to the training of emergency service personnel and other industry professionals to better prepare themselves for emergency management and preparedness. Together, I am confident we can further our collective vision and increase safety to a wide array of audiences. I am excited to watch this partnership grow and evolve for many years to come’.
Kelly Holden – Dean of FESTI
By partnering with FESTI, we’re able to connect OAEM members with an exceptional training facility for emergency service personnel and create a meaningful space for industry professionals to come together. We are committed to co-innovation with FESTI and thrilled to elevate member experience to unimaginable heights’.
Paula-Marie Jannetta – President of OAEM