Exclusive Training Programs for Law Enforcement
One of our primary goals is to offer quality, affordable and dynamic training programs to all personnel of the Pennsylvania law enforcement community.
Please email Testing/Training Coordinator for more information on any of the programs listed below.
These training programs are restricted to employees of municipal, county, state, and Federal law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
To register for any of the training listed below please Click here to register for a class online
or call 1-800-672-7272 1-800-672-7272 for more information. 2010 Training March 2010 6th Annual Training Conference Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation
Dates: March 29, 30 and 31, 2010
Times: See announcement below
Location: Harrisburg Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center, 148 Sheraton Drive, New Cumberland, PA 17050
Cost: $50.00 per attendee
Registration: by email with Andrea asullivan@pachiefs.org, by fax 717-236-0226 or US Mail at 3905 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110. The registration form is included in the announcement.
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6h Annual Accreditation Training Conference announcement and registration formIntroductory Mental Illness-Related Encounters Course
Dates: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 or Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Location: Penndel Mental Health Center, Mental Retardation Department
3000 Cabot Boulevard West, Suite 100
Langhorne, PA
Cost: FreeThe Penndel Mental Health Center will be holding two 6-hour training sessions from 9am-4pm on the first and last Tuesday in March. The course is open to all law enforcement officers and is an introductory to the 40-hour CIT training in Bucks County. These sessions are taught by a legal expert. Officers who have attended past sessions have given all good to excellent evaluations. Please RSVP to Tony Sevick at 215.442.0760, x214, or email tjsevick@co.bucks.pa.us by October 1, 2009. April 2010 Quota-Free Police Productivity System- Hosted by Warminster Township Police Department
Date: April 7, 2010 from 8am-4pm
Class Location: Holiday Inn Express, 240 Veterans Way, Warminster, PA 18974
Phone: 215 443-4300
Cost: Regular first registrant $155, each additional registrant $125. Prepaid tuition is $135 first registrant, $105 each additional registrant and must be paid by March 31, 2010.Agencies that have tried to develop fair and defensible productivity standards are repeatedly challenged as running a “quota” system by the very employees who are the least productive. This program teaches how management can establish and enforce (without establishing a quota-system, or violating state anti-quota laws) objective and fair productivity standards to ensure that every employee contributes his/her fair share of work productivity. Attendees will receive all forms and instruments needed to implement a Fair-day’s Work standards in their agency to include a computerized productivity data tracking program, and a certificate of attendance. Presented by Van Meter & Associates, Inc., Columbus, Ohio. Regular first registrant $155, each additional registrant $125. Prepaid tuition is $135 first registrant, $105 each additional registrant and must be paid by March 31, 2010. Please contact Chief of Police S. Michael Murphy at mmurphy@warminsterpa.org or 215-443-5000 for registration forms. Spanish for Cops I
Date: April 12-14, 2010
Location: PCPA Headquarters, Harrisburg
Cost: $100 per student, includes a full color textbook Former Police Chief Johnny Rife, involved with law enforcement from 1978 - 2007 teaches this class. Chief Rife also writes curriculum for private schools throughout the country. The philosophy and concept of this course is quite simple, “Four Words or Less.” Attendees of this class will not be required to learn lengthy and complete sentences, but rather keywords to accomplish the command of any situation. Spanish for Cops I places emphasis on traffic stops and first encounters. The class length is 2 and ½ days, with the last day committed to performing mock traffic stops. This has proven to be the most effective way to test the skills and knowledge taught in the classroom. Moreover, the scenarios received high accolades from all police officers and Pennsylvania State Troopers that previously attended this class.To Register, go to the PCPA Online Registration form at http://pachiefs.org/training_app_online.htmInterview & Interrogation
Date: April 13 - 15, 2010
Location: Canonsburg, PA
Cost: Free
To Register: Click to download the registration form here: Interview_Interrogation.pdf/font>FST in Spanish
Date: April 15, 2010
Location: PCPA Headquarters, Harrisburg
Cost: $75.00 per student, includes Audio CD and laminated resource At the conclusion of this one-day course, attendees will be able to satisfactorily perform Field Sobriety Tests in Spanish. Guaranteed! Attendees will learn a simple, yet comprehensive FST exercise. Students will participate in mock traffic stops the last half of the day. As with all of Rife’s classes, students will not be required to learn lengthy and cumbersome sentences. Those who attend this class will receive a laminated reference card, of which is designed to be kept in their patrol car. Completion of Spanish for Cops I is a requirement. To Register, go to the PCPA Online Registration form at http://pachiefs.org/training_app_online.htm Police Fitness Coordinator
Dates: April 19-23, 2010
Location: PCPA Headquarters
Cost: $300 per student, includes textbook
This 40 hour Fitness Coordinator’s course is instructed by PCPA’s Fitness Consultant, Cpl. Bill Gibson (ret.). Space is limited to 15 students. The course will cover; - Labor and legal issues that influence police fitness programming and testing
- Medical screening
- Fitness testing models
- M.P.O.E.T.C. Act 120 training and testing
- Exercise prescriptions
- Setting up an exercise facility
- Developing strength and endurance safely
- Developing an "in-house" fitness program for your department
- Stress management
- Body composition
The course includes a practicum and a 50 question final exam. The fitness manual, "Fitness & Health" Brian J. Sharkey, PhD . Steven E. Gaskill, Phd, publisher Human Kinetics, Sixth Edition, is included in the registration fee. To Register, go to the PCPA Online Registration form at http://pachiefs.org/training_app_online.htm Training at the Speed of Life™ 5 Day Instructor School
Dates: April 19-23, 2010
Location: Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center, 100 Champ Blvd. Manheim, PA. 17545
Cost: $695 per student, includes all classroom materials, instructor manuals and administration fees.
Download the registration form, announcement, and directions here: TSLInstructorSchoolMillersvile.pdfMay 2010 Current Trends in Illegal Narcotics & Investigating Cell Phones
Dates: May 11th - 12th, 2010
Location: Bloomsburg, PA
Cost: $30
To Register click to download the registration form here: Current Trends Narcotics Cell Phones.pdfPastoral Crisis Intervention I - A Practical Seminar for Chaplains & Clergy
Dates: May 24-25, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Upper floor of Hermitage Fire Department’s station 3 on the corner of Mercer Avenue and Maple Drive in Hermitage, PA
Cost: $125 which includes two days of instruction/discussion, a workbook, a certificate of completion from the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, and a light breakfast, lunch and snacks both days. Sponsored by the Hermitage Fire Department, Hermitage Police Department, and St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
Pastoral Crisis Intervention combines the traditional techniques of crisis intervention with the faith-based resources which chaplains and clergy of all faiths can offer to first responders and victims of traumatic events. The class consists of two days of instruction, Monday and Tuesday, and covers: · The Nature of human crisis · The Nature of crisis intervention · A brief look at Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) · Signs and Syptoms of the crisis state · The “crisis of faith” · Criteria for psychological triage · Common PCI mistakes · Challenging PCIs Completion of “Pastoral Crisis Intervention I” and receipt of a certificate indicating full attendance (13 Contact Hours) qualifies as a class in the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation’s Certificate of Specialized Training Program. It is not a required course for the Federation of Fire Chaplains’ advanced (master) certification, and can be applied towards the International Conference of Police Chaplains’ senior and master chaplain certifications. It is not a substitute for Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) training. Dress is casual, although the building may be cool and you’re advised to bring a sweatshirt/jacket. For more information about the class, call Rev. David Williamson at (724) 342-2310 or email him at DWilliamson@PAFireChap.net June 2010 Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE)
Date: June 9th-10th, 2010
Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Allegheny County Police Training Academy
Cost: There is no cost for this training.
Registration: Allegheny County Police Training Academy
Prerequisite: Currently SFST Certified PractitionersDownload the announcement here: ARIDE Announcement.doc
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