The National Qualification System (NQS) establishes and promotes baseline qualifications for a national incident workforce consisting of incident management, incident support, and emergency management personnel. This National Incident Management System (NIMS) Supplemental Guide for Coaches and Evaluators is a supplemental NQS guide that defines the roles coaches and evaluators play in developing a qualified incident workforce based on consistent performance standards. The guide explains the standards that coaches and evaluators uphold and identifies the skills necessary to succeed in their work with trainees.
https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1576252033873-8210ac7a19f3d76494c07d8b13ec95de/NIMS_NQS_Supplemental_Guide_for_Coaches_and_Evaluators_FINAL.pdf
