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PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER

ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE

The Public Safety Dispatchers’ Basic Course is an entry-level training for dispatchers employed by public safety and private security agencies who have established or are interested in establishing a communications center for their department.
The Public Safety Dispatchers’ Basic Course has a minimum hourly requirement of 80 hours, completed in a twenty-week block.
This program is divided into 14 individual topics, consisting of audio and video lectures, reading of assigned chapters and practical exercises.
The Public Safety Dispatchers’ Basic Course introduces students to the various methods of communications and communication equipment, collection, and dissemination of information, including vital information relayed to personnel in times of emergencies.
Students will also learn the skills and knowledge to work in a public safety/security communications center in a productive and professional manner. The course also prepares each student for the basic roles, responsibilities, and duties of a public safety dispatcher or other similar functions.

Public Safety Dispatchers' Basic Course Curriculum Includes:

Professional Orientation and Ethics
Equipment and Two-Way Radio Introduction
Radio Technology and Procedures
Interpersonal Communication
Communications During Emergencies-Stressful Events
Telephone Technology and Procedures
Public Safety Telecommunications
Emergency Assessment
Multi-Agency and Inter-Agency Communications
Critical Incidents
Resources/Referral Services
Non-Emergency and Informational Communications
Operations of Local Public Safety Communications
Communication With Mental Health/Impaired Persons
Missing Persons
Activated Burglar/Fire Alarm Systems
Identifying Hidden Information
Supporting Instructional/Activities    

Online course
Program Length: 12 weeks

Training Delivery: Weekly modules are delivered in a secured online classroom and available to each student twenty-four hours a day for seven days.

Exams are issued every four weeks.

$249 (online course)

Upon submitting your payment,
you will be re-directed to the course registration page.