ISO Updates Require Simple Adjustments to Your ISO Credential in TargetSolutions

Is your department using TargetSolutions to track ISO training hours? Updates in ISO training criteria and new courses in the TargetSolutions’ platform require simple adjustments to your department’s ISO credential. These easy updates will help your team prepare for its next ISO audit.

The most recent ISO credential updates include:

Daily SCBA / PPE Checks Removal from ISO
Updated Community Risk Reduction Training Qualifications (Inspector, Investigator, Life Safety Educator)
Addition of New Courses from RedVector
Inclusion of New NFPA and RT-130 Content from 2017
Organization of LearnSmart Courses (should not be used in ISO credential)
Daily SCBA/PPE Checks Removal

As Daily Apparatus Checks were removed from ISO training standards in 2013, daily SCBA and PPE checks no longer count toward ISO training. While these routine checks are critical to the safety and effectiveness of fire departments, they do not qualify as a training activity. These checks should be removed from your ISO credential to keep your mandatory training bundles organized.

Updated Community Risk Reduction Training Qualifications

When tracking training for Community Risk Reduction Training requirements (Fire Inspector, Fire Investigator and Fire Life Safety Educator), it’s important to note that a course or activity cannot count toward more than one qualification. “Double dipping” is not be accepted by the ISO when analyzing your department’s training hours. Therefore, to ensure your personnel are fulfilling the appropriate number of hours for their certifications, make sure to organize your “buckets” in the ISO credential.

Addition of New RedVector Courses

TargetSolutions received 34 new courses from RedVector, which like TargetSolutions is a brand under Vector Solutions. These courses provide a refreshing training experience with online lessons new to your department’s personnel. Incorporating new courses into your ISO credential keeps annual training from becoming routine and monotonous. To add these courses, simply tag them according to the appropriate category and add them to your credential in Manage Credentials.

Inclusion of 2017 NFPA Content and RT-130 Wildland Refresher Training

In 2017, TargetSolutions added a new video-driven training series to highlight key learning objectives for fire departments. These courses written to NFPA standards include the NFPA 1410 series, which received silver honors for the Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Learning Award. While your company may have already completed these courses, it’s important to add and sort them into your ISO credential “buckets” to receive ISO training credit.

Organization of LearnSmart Courses

While TargetSolutions’ courses for IT & Security, Business Skills and Office Productivity certainly deliver value to your administration team, they do not count toward ISO training. To keep your ISO credential as simple as possible, refrain from adding LearnSmart courses to company officer buckets and remove any existing courses. Rather than cluttering your ISO credential, perhaps create a separate credential with LearnSmart content for career pathing purposes.