Course Descriptions

Leadership for Front-Line Supervisors is a course designed to help law enforcement professionals develop the skills and knowledge necessary to excel as front-line leaders. This program emphasizes the importance of leadership training for law enforcement, highlighting how leadership and management are distinct yet complementary roles. Participants will gain insights into how to effectively lead their teams through lectures, group discussions, and interactive exercises. Key concepts such as team building, communication, and conflict resolution will be explored, providing practical tools and strategies for leading with dedication and professionalism. This course serves as an invaluable resource for those looking to enhance their leadership skills, advance their careers in law enforcement, and may also serve as a foundation for advanced instructor development or as a stepping stone towards a field training officer course.

Topics

Leadership versus Management

Are you born with leadership skills or can they be forged?

What is a Positional Leader?

Influence versus Manipulation

First your Friends – Now your Subordinates

Leading with Subordinates, Peers, and Bosses

Let them win

Followership

Listen first then decide

Why is time on your side?

Love and Accountability

Leadership growth – How is it accomplished?

The Advanced Field Training Officer course is a two-day program designed to enhance the communication, teaching, and documentation skills of current Field Training Officers (FTOs) as well as department FTO coordinators and commanders. This field training officer course is applicable for both law enforcement and corrections professionals. In today’s litigious society, the importance of effective training and thorough documentation cannot be overstated, especially regarding the crucial role of FTOs in training new officers and minimizing the risk of negligent retention. Through lectures, group discussions, and interactive exercises, participants will engage in advanced instructor development, deepening their knowledge and skills and becoming more effective trainers and mentors. This course serves as an invaluable resource for those committed to upholding the highest standards of professionalism and excellence in their departments. Additionally, students will explore leadership training for law enforcement, focusing on the FTO as a teacher and mentor and recognizing this role as their first true leadership position. Topics covered include generational differences, overcoming personality conflicts, understanding adult learning distinctions, training mistakes, a review of typical trainee deficiencies along with training techniques to address each issue, and essential documentation practices. Students will also review real body-worn camera videos to integrate the two days of training effectively. This course is certified by the Southeastern FTO Association (SEFTOA).

Emerging Leadership for Modern Public Safety is a dynamic two-day course designed for officers, FTOs, supervisors, and anyone who leads without relying on rank. This program challenges traditional leadership training by focusing on real-world decision-making, influence, emotional intelligence, and the microcultures that shape every shift and unit. Participants will practice practical leadership skills, strengthen communication under pressure, and learn to lead with clarity, purpose, and confidence in today’s complex public-safety environment. 

Course Topics

• Leading      in the Gray: Decision-making under stress, cognitive biases, and      acting confidently with incomplete information.
• The      Ethical Moment: Real-world values-based decision-making beyond      check-the-box ethics.
• Influence      Without Authority: Building credibility, peer leadership, persuasion,      and command presence without rank.
• Culture      & Microculture: How shifts and units form culture, and how      frontline leaders shape expectations and performance.
• Leading      Up: Communicating effectively with supervisors and command staff;      disagreeing professionally.
• Emotional      Control & Psychological Safety: How a leader’s emotions guide      performance, trust, and team stability during high-stress moments.
• After-Action      Leadership: Conducting effective debriefs, mentoring through      accountability, and developing learning-focused teams.
• Long-Term      Leadership: Sustaining purpose, preventing burnout, and aligning      personal mission with organizational goals. 

The Advanced Instructor Development course is meticulously designed to enhance the skills of current trainers and instructors, allowing them to further refine their teaching abilities. While the general instructor curriculum addresses essential yet basic topics for classroom instruction, this class pushes you to elevate your performance as an instructor. Although anyone can enroll in this course, it is particularly recommended for those with one year or more of teaching experience, including participants of the Field Training Officer course. Join us to delve into advanced considerations in teaching, essential for effective leadership training for law enforcement professionals.

Topics include:

- Generational Challenges

- Classroom Socialization

- Personality Conflicts

- Web-assisted Instruction

- Equipment and Props – What to Use?

- PowerPoint Creation Best Practices

- Research and Referencing

- Liability Considerations

Integrating COP and leadership is a course designed to develop officers into competent leaders capable of implementing community policing strategies. This advanced instructor development course features a comprehensive curriculum, allowing participants to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to build trust, address community concerns, and create a safer environment for all.

This is a two-day class. While this field training officer course will benefit anyone who attends, the target audience includes new officers, field training officers, and those newly stepping into supervision roles.

Topics Include:

- Defining leadership and characteristics common in a leader.

- Top ten desired characteristics in leaders.

- Leadership training for law enforcement to help officers better serve their communities.

- Fundamentals of community policing.

- Linking leadership and community policing.

- Challenges to community policing.

- Robert Peel Principles and how they apply to 21st century policing.

- Community policing as a philosophy and not just a program.