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Following are training announcements that have come to the attention of POST
staff. For those announcements that have a scheduled start date, the announcements will be deleted on the date of the scheduled
training.
COUNTER TERROR EXPO
MAY 16-17, 2012
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER, WASHINGTON DC
Counter Terror Expo is a unique expo and conference designed specifically to
address the issues of thwarting terrorist attacks and securing the United
States. Counter Terror Expo US focuses on the collective efforts and shared
responsibilities of the Counter Terror community - Federal, State, Local and
Private-sector partners to maintain critical homeland security capabilities.
That fosters a unity of effort, innovative approaches and solutions through
leading-edge science and technology. Click here to read details about the
expo and for registration:
Counter
Terror Expo
SOUTHERN DESERT REGIONAL POLICE
ACADEMY - May 2012
The Southern Desert Regional Police Academy (SDRPA),
located in Henderson, Nevada, is establishing an interest list for all law
enforcement agencies wishing to train new employees requiring Nevada P.O.S.T.
Category I, II, and III police training. Tentatively, the SDRPA is planning to
launch an academy in May of 2012. Depending on the needs of the participants
and the number of recruits, the SDRPA will either run separate category I and
category II sessions, or combine the two categories into a hybrid academy that
starts all recruits at the same time then branches off to cover the topics
specific to their desired category.
In order to plan for this session, the SDRPA is requesting that any agency
wishing to participate with this session please contact us as soon as possible.
For more information about the SDRPA or to
reserve space in the academy, please contact:Lt. Marc Cassell, Henderson Police
Department at 702.267.4568 or
marc.cassell@cityofhenderson.com
REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER
The Regional Public Safety Training Center in
Reno, Nevada, conducts basic law enforcement training that is approved by POST for the
education training requirements. All courses have limited seating
and registration is required.
For information on upcoming training courses visit
the website
www.rpstc-reno.com or call Beth Langan at (775) 789-5417 or
send an email to
blagan@washoecounty.us.
MATRIX LEADERSHIP, LLC TRAINING
Matrix Leadership, LLC
has accredited, POST certified courses that share
the vision of training excellence and professional
standards. The following four Leadership Development
Training Sessions have been specifically created for
the state of Nevada for all Peace Officers and their
agencies:
Click here to learn more
http://www.matrixleadership.net/post/
LOCALGOVU ON-LINE TRAINING
LocalGovU now has
96 Nevada POST approved courses for Law Enforcement
and Corrections officers! Each course takes
approximately 25 to 30 minutes to complete, and
qualifies for 1 HOUR of POST training credit per
course. That’s 96 HOURS of POST training credit!
Click here to learn more
http://localgovu.com/content/nevada-post
NEVADA OVERVIEW OF POWERFUL
LEADERSHIP
BY BOB VERNON
Several seminars will be offered soon for law
officers in Nevada. Detailed information to follow.
Click here for:
Outline
of Powerful Leadership Course.
CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS
(C.O.P.S)
THE TRAUMAS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) educates
America's law enforcement agencies about appropriate response to officers
and their families affected by line-of-duty traumas through providing free,
3-day training sessions held at various locations and dates around the
country.
Click here for the information and registration
form:
2011 Dates and Locations.
or, click here to visit the website at
www.nationalcops.org.
WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
The Washoe County Sheriff's Department conducts
basic law enforcement training. The
training applicable to law enforcement personnel is approved by POST for the
education training requirements. Visit the website at
http://www.washoesheriff.com/academy-main-page.htm.
NEVADA POST ACADEMY
The basic law enforcement training academy is
conducted at the Nevada Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training,
5587 Wa Pai Shone Avenue, in Carson City. This is a combined Category I and
Category II training program which is available for persons
presently employed by a Nevada law enforcement agency. For the
Nevada POST Academy schedule, click here.
Contact Sally Cardinal for additional
information
at (775) 687-3310.
CITY OF HENDERSON, NEVADA
Click here to access the training catalogue http://www.cityofhenderson.com/police/training_catalog_2010/index.php
ARIZONA TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR
NEVADA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Follow this link,
Arizona Peace Officer Standards and
Training Board, for
information on training opportunities for Nevada law enforcement officers. In most cases,
Nevada POST accepts Arizona training for the Nevada continuing education
training requirements. Contact the Commission Activities Bureau at
775-684-7678 if you have any questions.
CALIFORNIA TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR NEVADA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Follow this
link to California's
POST Catalog of Certified Courses, for training opportunities for Nevada law
enforcement officers. In most cases, Nevada POST accepts California's POST
approved training for the Nevada continuing education training requirements.
Contact the Commission Activities Bureau at 775-684-7678 if you have any questions.
OREGON TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR
NEVADA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Follow this link,Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training - Regional Training, for
training opportunities for Nevada law enforcement officers. In most cases,
Nevada POST accepts Oregon DPSST training for the Nevada continuing education
training requirements. Contact the Commission Activities Bureau at
775-684-7678 if you have any questions.
UTAH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR
NEVADA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Follow this link, to the
Utah Department of Public Safety, Peace
Officer Standards and Training, for
training opportunities for Nevada law enforcement officers. In most cases,
Nevada POST accepts Utah training for the Nevada continuing education
training requirements. Contact the Commission Activities Bureau at
775-684-7678 if you have any questions.
FEDERAL TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
The
Office
of State and Local Training (OSL), Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), is a federal agency dedicated to providing training to law
enforcement agencies across the United States. The training that the National
Center provides is tuition free or reduced by 20%-50%. The National Center
exports several training courses to sites around the U.S. each year. Not
only can agencies attend these courses but they can also apply to attend
advanced courses taught at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in
Brunswick, GA or Artesia, NM.
If you intend to use training
from this source for continuing education, first contact Nevada POST to determine if the training qualifies for Nevada's
continuing education training requirements.
OTHER TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES
policetraining.net
has a
comprehensive training catalog of training opportunities throughout the U.S. If you intend to use training from this source
to meet Nevada's continuing education training requirements,
first contact the POST Professional Standards Bureau to determine if the training
qualifies.
NEVADA CHAPTER OF
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR FIELD TRAINING OFFICERS (NAFTO)
Nevada Chapter of NAFTO (National Association for Field Training
Officers). fosters and promotes the field training concept through
monthly meetings, training and an annual conference. Go to
www.nafto.org
to find more information about the National Organization or click here to
contact the Nevada Chapter http://nafto.org.dnnmax.com/Home/Chapters.aspx.
NLEARN
Go to
www.nlearn.org
The following topics are available:
·
The Web Resources section of NLEARN contains useful links
to law enforcement site and periodicals…since many of our members are affiliated
with colleges and universities…check out the Campus Safety Magazine! The current
online version has a great link to “Pandemic Preparation for Schools”…Articles
on “Mass Notification Systems and Technical Security…upon review, the material
is very appropriate for training academies…
·
In the News & Announcements section, there is an article on
high standards versus the need for recruits in Oklahoma…a good article on job
satisfaction and police officer retention…and Robert Roy Johnson asks if our
communications skills, like listening, have improved as much as our
communication equipment! Check out these articles, and more, in the News &
Announcements….
·
In the Library & Information Portal, NLEARN has two
categories (Physical Fitness Training and Defensive Tactics Training) with
articles… “Replication training, the next generation of
scenario-based training”…Kathy Vonk on “Interval Training” and “functional
Fitness”….also, “Training at the TASER Master Instructor
Conference 2009” in the Video Training/Law Enforcement category…and more…..
·
The Academy Director’s Forum has several posts on
defensive tactics and firearms training….this is the spot for each of you to
comment on new training initiatives and innovative ideas…..plus, it is a great
place to post “training issues or problems”…there is a wealth of expertise with
the NLEARN membership… .let them help!
·
NLEARN membership continues to grow with our current numbers up
over 520…NLEARN was proposed and established by the International
Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) and
funded by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) of the U.S. Department of
Justice. The mission of NLEARN is to provide a national forum for the sharing of
ideas, methods, materials and best practices among the over 700 U.S. training
academies…”
·
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Tom
Christenberry, at:
tchristenberry@nlearn.org
DISTANCE LEARNING
COLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAMS
Bellevue University. Bellevue
University offers 11 accelerated undergraduate majors (to include
Criminal Justice Administration and business majors) and four accelerated
graduate programs. Completed in 15-18 months, Bellevue University is a
leader in online education. Get a courtesy evaluation of your college credits or
call for a free brochure to be mailed to you.
Bellevue University Online - Accepts Police
Academy as 24 Semester Hours Information Center: (800)756-7920, Ext 2000.
Click here to visit the website at
http://www.bellevue.edu
Norwich University. Norwich
University announces a new on-line Master of Justice Administration degree.
The unique program offers a 36 credit hour justice administration curriculum
that is completely on-line, easily accessible to busy professionals and
designed to be completed in less than two years. For more information or to
apply, call (800) 686-6546, or, click here to visit the website at
http://justiceadmin.norwich.edu.
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