Many public health departments and organizations require competency-based training for their workforce. As a result, the Public Health Preparedness and Response Core Competency Model and the Public Health Preparedness Capabilities have been integrated into TRAIN. Benefits of the Competencies and Capabilities include:

• providing a national framework for competency-based training;
• measuring emergency preparedness and response performance standards;
• assuring learners that they are receiving the appropriate training to satisfy
• workforce development needs;
• developing annual and long-term preparedness plans;
• guiding preparedness strategies and investments;
• supporting data that can be used to analyze course development needs; and
• strengthening public health infrastructure.