IS 916: Critical Infrastructure Security: Theft and Diversion, What You Can Do
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What you'll learn
You learn how to identify threats and vulnerabilities around materials at critical infrastructure sites, where to find resources, and the steps you can take on the job to reduce or prevent theft and diversion.
- Identifying threats and vulnerabilities
- Resources available to critical infrastructure personnel
- Actions to reduce or prevent theft and diversion
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- What you get
- A certificate from a name employers know, ready to add to LinkedIn and your résumé the day you finish. It costs nothing to take.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced, about 1 hr.
- How to use it
- Add it to LinkedIn under Licenses and certifications, post it with one thing you learned, and name the exact skills on your résumé. Then bring it up in interviews and show how you use AI to get more done.
- Why it's worth it
- Fast, practical proof that you are ahead on AI. It shows initiative, gives you skills you can use the same day, and hands you something concrete to talk about with every hiring manager.
What you will payNothingThe learning and the certificate are free.
- Time
- 1 hour (0.1 CEU)
- Before you start
- None required; IS 906 recommended. Free FEMA SID required for the final exam.
- How you are tested
- Online, self paced, with online final exam
- Renewal
- None stated; employers may require periodic retraining.
- Full cost details
- $0 course, exam and electronic completion certificate
- Where it applies
- United States; open to the general public per FEMA. Not a guard license.
Counts toward a license or requirement?NoThis free federal awareness course is not state security officer license training; Florida, for example, requires 40 hours at a state licensed Class DS school. It is useful theft and diversion awareness training to show employers. Source ↗
Checked at the source Oct 12, 2026
Sources and what we verified
FEMA course overview for IS 916: length, CEUs, audience, objectives ↗FEMA IS flyer: online and free of charge; completion documents ↗FEMA IS FAQ: FEMA SID required; certificates in Student Portal and emailed ↗What we verified: Course page gives 1 hour, 0.1 CEU, audience: staff at sites where valuable materials or products are susceptible to theft or diversion. Course page itself does not mention cost; FEMA's IS flyer states the program is free of charge and the FAQ says certificates are available in the Student Portal after passing.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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