In addition to providing a standardized policy, methodology, and language for project management, HSEEP facilitates the creation of self-sustaining, capabilities-based exercise programs by providing program management resources such as policy and guidance, training, technology, and direct support. The elements of this blended approach include the following: (1) Policy and Doctrine. HSEEP promulgates policy and doctrine for all exercises through HSEEP Volumes I-V, which provide exercise planners with common processes, consistent terminology, and tested policies that are practical and flexible enough to be applied regardless of the nature of the exercising entity. The HSEEP Volumes integrate language and concepts from the NRP, NIMS, the National Preparedness Goal, UTL, TCL, and existing exercise programs. (2) Training. Training opportunities are provided to familiarize exercise planners, evaluators, facilitators, controllers, and participants in HSEEP policy and doctrine. Independent Study (IS) - 120, An Introduction to Exercises is an online, beginnerlevel HSEEP course that provides basic instruction in exercise design and terminology. The HSEEP Mobile Training Course is an intermediate-level training course that incorporates exercise guidance and best practices from the HSEEP Volumes to educate participants about exercise program management, design and development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning. (3) Technology. The HSEEP Toolkit is a web-based system of tools which provides a seamless collaborative environment for exercise planners. The Toolkit provides integrated tools for the five phases of exercise project management, such as an exercise planning tutorial, templates for exercise documentation, and a tracking system for action items identified during exercise evaluation. The Toolkit also includes an exercise program management tool to assist with short, medium, and long-term program management. (4) Direct Support. The Preparedness Directorate provides direct exercise support, in the form of vendor assistance, to help States and local jurisdictions with the design, development, conduct, and evaluation of exercises in accordance with HSEEP. Direct support is also available to help States and local jurisdictions conduct the HSEEP Mobile Training Course and Training and Exercise Plan Workshops (T&EPWs). (FEMA, About HSEEP, 2008)