Continuing Education Assistance
    Application Guidelines

Continuing Education Assistance Eligibility:
Any active volunteer/career member or agency of the emergency services community may submit a Continuing Education Assistance request. Requests may be for a training event including cost of class, reasonable transportation and reasonable lodging costs, or training materials (i.e. textbooks).

On-line Continuing Education Assistance Request Form:
Any eligible emergency services’ member may submit a Continuing Education Assistance request by completing the on-line Continuing Education Assistance request form which will include:

Name
Agency represented
Number of years service
Class or Event title
Total costs itemized
Brief personal biography
Essay describing how this class will benefit the requester and why they deserve the Continuing Education Assistance
Phone # and email for character references from Training Officer or Chief of Department
Permission to submit Continuing Education Assistance winners information to media for the purpose of exposing LTBHMFS to the community
Permission to submit to background check

Continuing Education Assistance Notification:
An electronic letter from the LTBHMFS Director will be sent to the Continuing Education Assistance applicants informing them whether their application was accepted or declined.

Funding: The successful applicant shall be reimbursed for approved training expenses after they have completed the class/course and submitted class/course certificate of completion.


Application Assistance: If necessary, a member of the LTBHMFS Continuing Education Assistance Committee may be requested to answer any questions or clarify these guidelines.