Course Catalog

To familiarize the student with the psychological aspects of crowds and present procedures used by law enforcement officers to control crowds, demonstrations, and civil disorders.

This course is designed for Detention and Jail Officers working with subjects that are experiencing a mental health crisis while incarcerated. This course is modeled from the current Crisis Intervention Team Training

This course is designed for individuals assigned to the role of a precision marksman utilizing an optically assisted high-power rifle. To provide the information and skills necessary for a law enforcement officer assigned to the duties of sniper/counter sniper to effectively and efficiently fulfill those duties.

Students will learn the importance of communication in critical incidents and how bad communication practices can make an incident even worse or get an officer killed. Students will learn that it is very important in stressful situations that critical thinking is very important and could result in a manner of life or death.

The purpose of this course is to prepare officers for possible counter ambush attacks on law enforcement. Students will learn how to recognize possible threats, respond to and/or evacuate from ambushes.

Back to Basics (B2B) is a 3 day fundamental firearms course. The course is designed to provide a solid foundation for the shooter to build upon after successful completion. Back to Basics uses a unique teaching approach to the struggling shooter which enhances understanding of the weapon, their own capabilities and shooting skill. B2B gives the student new understandings of front sight focus, mental aspect, stance and trigger manipulation

This course is designed to provide law enforcement administrators with the necessary skills to effectively communicate with the media.

The three-day Field Force Operations (FFO) course provides law enforcement and security officers with instruction in protest types and actions, legal considerations, responsibilities of mobile field force teams, and crowd-control methods. The course culminates with a series of hands-on activities that allow responders to practice all of the learned skills (baton-holding positions, mass-arrest procedures, and riot-control formations) in a realistic context.

This course will allow certified law enforcement officers to understand how to enter, strategize and maneuver by themselves during an active shooter situation. Will provide certified law enforcement officers with the training needed to respond to an active killer situation in a public or private venue.

This course introduces critical incident intervention and management techniques as they apply to operational criminal justice practitioners. Emphasis is placed on the victim/offender situation as well as job-related high stress, dangerous, or problem-solving citizen contacts. Upon completion, students should be able to provide insightful analysis of emotional, violent, drug-induced, and other critical and/or stressful incidents that require field analysis and/or resolution.

This course is designed to provide training in all topics directly related to tactical preparation or response activities. Course topics may include but are not limited to Situational Shooting Techniques, Officer Survival, Responding to Crimes in Progress, Electrical and Hazardous Devices, Domestic Violence Intervention, Impact Weapons and Procedures, Diversionary Tactics & Distraction Devices, Subject Control, Critical Incident Management, Firearms for Private Protective Services, Responding to Civil Disorders, Chemical Munitions, High Risk Entry Techniques, Special Weapons and Tactics, Sniper Training, High Area Protection, Tracking, Search and Rescue, Rapid Deployment, Rappelling, Ballistic Shields, Armed Prisoner Transport, Cell Extraction, Diver Certification Training for Law Enforcement, and Tactical Response for SWAT Medics. This course prefix should be used for courses that fit the nature of the above examples. Local titles may be used. Course hours should be reasonable based upon the nature of the local training, but may not exceed the maximum hours.

This course is designed to provide training in all topics directly related to tactical preparation or response activities. Course topics may include but are not limited to Situational Shooting Techniques, Officer Survival, Responding to Crimes in Progress, Electrical and Hazardous Devices, Domestic Violence Intervention, Impact Weapons and Procedures, Diversionary Tactics & Distraction Devices, Subject Control, Critical Incident Management, Firearms for Private Protective Services, Responding to Civil Disorders, Chemical Munitions, High Risk Entry Techniques, Special Weapons and Tactics, Sniper Training, High Area Protection, Tracking, Search and Rescue, Rapid Deployment, Rappelling, Ballistic Shields, Armed Prisoner Transport, Cell Extraction, Diver Certification Training for Law Enforcement, and Tactical Response for SWAT Medics. This course prefix should be used for courses that fit the nature of the above examples. Local titles may be used. Course hours should be reasonable based upon the nature of the local training, but may not exceed the maximum hours.

This course is designed to provide training in all topics directly related to tactical preparation or response activities. Course topics may include but are not limited to Situational Shooting Techniques, Officer Survival, Responding to Crimes in Progress, Electrical and Hazardous Devices, Domestic Violence Intervention, Impact Weapons and Procedures, Diversionary Tactics & Distraction Devices, Subject Control, Critical Incident Management, Firearms for Private Protective Services, Responding to Civil Disorders, Chemical Munitions, High Risk Entry Techniques, Special Weapons and Tactics, Sniper Training, High Area Protection, Tracking, Search and Rescue, Rapid Deployment, Rappelling, Ballistic Shields, Armed Prisoner Transport, Cell Extraction, Diver Certification Training for Law Enforcement, and Tactical Response for SWAT Medics. This course prefix should be used for courses that fit the nature of the above examples. Local titles may be used. Course hours should be reasonable based upon the nature of the local training, but may not exceed the maximum hours.

SFST Refresher

This course is designed to provide training in all topics directly related to tactical preparation or response activities. Course topics may include but are not limited to Situational Shooting Techniques, Officer Survival, Responding to Crimes in Progress, Electrical and Hazardous Devices, Domestic Violence Intervention, Impact Weapons and Procedures, Diversionary Tactics & Distraction Devices, Subject Control, Critical Incident Management, Firearms for Private Protective Services, Responding to Civil Disorders, Chemical Munitions, High Risk Entry Techniques, Special Weapons and Tactics, Sniper Training, High Area Protection, Tracking, Search and Rescue, Rapid Deployment, Rappelling, Ballistic Shields, Armed Prisoner Transport, Cell Extraction, Diver Certification Training for Law Enforcement, and Tactical Response for SWAT Medics. This course prefix should be used for courses that fit the nature of the above examples. Local titles may be used. Course hours should be reasonable based upon the nature of the local training, but may not exceed the maximum hours.

This course is designed to provide training in all topics directly related to tactical preparation or response activities. Course topics may include but are not limited to Situational Shooting Techniques, Officer Survival, Responding to Crimes in Progress, Electrical and Hazardous Devices, Domestic Violence Intervention, Impact Weapons and Procedures, Diversionary Tactics & Distraction Devices, Subject Control, Critical Incident Management, Firearms for Private Protective Services, Responding to Civil Disorders, Chemical Munitions, High Risk Entry Techniques, Special Weapons and Tactics, Sniper Training, High Area Protection, Tracking, Search and Rescue, Rapid Deployment, Rappelling, Ballistic Shields, Armed Prisoner Transport, Cell Extraction, Diver Certification Training for Law Enforcement, and Tactical Response for SWAT Medics. This course prefix should be used for courses that fit the nature of the above examples. Local titles may be used. Course hours should be reasonable based upon the nature of the local training, but may not exceed the maximum hours.

This course is designed to provide training in all topics directly related to tactical preparation or response activities. Course topics may include but are not limited to Situational Shooting Techniques, Officer Survival, Responding to Crimes in Progress, Electrical and Hazardous Devices, Domestic Violence Intervention, Impact Weapons and Procedures, Diversionary Tactics & Distraction Devices, Subject Control, Critical Incident Management, Firearms for Private Protective Services, Responding to Civil Disorders, Chemical Munitions, High Risk Entry Techniques, Special Weapons and Tactics, Sniper Training, High Area Protection, Tracking, Search and Rescue, Rapid Deployment, Rappelling, Ballistic Shields, Armed Prisoner Transport, Cell Extraction, Diver Certification Training for Law Enforcement, and Tactical Response for SWAT Medics. This course prefix should be used for courses that fit the nature of the above examples. Local titles may be used. Course hours should be reasonable based upon the nature of the local training, but may not exceed the maximum hours.

This course is designed to provide training in topics related to written, verbal, non-verbal or electronic communication activities. Course topics may include, but are not limited to, report writing and note taking, case preparation, and interpersonal communications.

This course is designed to provide training in all topics directly related to written, verbal, non-verbal or electronic communication activities. Course topics may include but are not limited to report writing and notetaking, case preparation, courtroom demeanor and testimony, verbal judo, and interpersonal communications. This course prefix should be used for courses that fit the nature of the above examples. Local titles may be used. Course hours should be reasonable based upon the nature of the local training, but may not exceed the maximum hours.

This course is IADLEST certified as part of the National Certification Program. Upon passing the course requirements attendees shall receive credit towards the NCJA Professional Certificate Program and other NCJA Certificate Programs. Attendees are encouraged to bring duty gear and training sidearm for course scenarios. This course provides research backed techniques to gain compliance or use force. Subject matter also includes how to document your actions to include pre-assaultive behaviors, key terms to use when writing your use of force report, and scenario training.

This course was designed to teach instructors/trainers, supervisors, and administrators how to Train in Context utilizing scenario-based training as a strategy within the greater context of reality-based training. With respect to this instructional strategy,Contextual training for police officers highlights the right habits of doing and thinking under conditions that mimic real-world situations and those habits are repeated to the point that they are those of the finished skills necessary to properly perform the police function. ~ adapted from Dr. Charles A. Prosser Once completed, the participant will know how to create and design individualized and group training modules based on real-world conditions and utilizing a variety of training tools and techniques to produce outcomes that are consistent with Federal and State law, agency policy, and law enforcement best practices.

The information in this course is not intended to provide comprehensive medical training or to replace such training. Techniques and practices discussed in this course are subject to local regulation and control and should not override department policies and procedures. The course presents tactical medicine material that may conflict with conventional civilian emergency medical services (EMS) practices. This information is specially designed for law enforcement officers who will be the first responders to situations that require balancing both tactical and medical issues.

This course is designed to provide training in topics directly related to community relations activities. Course topics may include, but are not limited to, cultural diversity, community relations, community oriented policing, crime prevention, victimology, School Resource Officer, Public Information Officer, and working with non-English speaking populations and communities.

Safer Communities Training is designed as a community engagement course composed of multiple presenters and current topics to help close the gap between law enforcement and the community.

The course focuses on teaching handlers how to provide combat medicine to our dogs, stop arterial bleeds, patch wounds, set broken limbs, deal with gastro-related illness, provide care for heat related illness, etc.

This course is designed to provide training in topics related to the prevention of or response to acts of domestic or foreign terrorism and natural disaster events. Course topics may include, but are not limited to, fundamentals of radiological monitors, fundamentals for radiological response teams, emergency response to terrorism, hazard communication for field employees and SLAT training.

This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of the governmental and legal system with which every code enforcement official works. In addition, with the successful completion of the course and others specified by the NC Code Officials Qualification Board, course participants are eligible to take the state examination for inspector certification. The required textbooks are available from the NC Department of Insurance (919-661-5880, ext. 240). Allow at least three weeks for textbook delivery. 16 hours.

This course is designed to develop knowledge and skills for basic fire prevention code enforcement. This course follows the guidelines set by the North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board. Lecture, demonstration, and skills evaluation are the principal methods of instruction. Specific training areas include: rules of building code enforcement, fire code as it relates to other building codes, use of the fire prevention code, and technical provisions. Prerequisite none.

This certification-related course is designed for the education and training of the Fire Prevention Level II code enforcement official who has the responsibility of inspecting existing buildings, excluding high-rise, in the following occupancy classifications: business, small assembly, large assembly, mercantile, residential, storage, educational, and industrial. Upon completion, course participants will have a better understanding of the NC Fire Prevention Code and will be able to apply the Code in the inspection field. In addition, with the successful completion of this course and the Law and Administration course in conjunction with other education and experience requirements specified by the NC Code Officials Qualification Board, course participants will be eligible to take the Fire Prevention Level II state examination for inspector certification.

This certification-related course is designed to meet continuing education training requirements for individuals with an active certification as a NC Code Enforcement Official. Courses must meet continuing education standards set by the Code Officials Qualification Board and administered by the Engineering and Codes Division of the NC Department of Insurance/Office of State Fire Marshal.