INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY

• California POST Training Network (CPTN)
  
  The California POST Training Network (CPTN) delivers high-quality, in-service training programs on VHS and DVD to law enforcement agencies in the California POST program. The CPTN also features a law and legal training series called Case Law Today and other special video collections.

• Multimedia Training Program
  
  The Learning Technology Resource Center manages the Multimedia Training Program for TPS. This program incorporates advanced technologies and methodologies into law enforcement training. The training puts students in typical law enforcement situations, requiring them to utilize their existing skills and develop new skills to successfully resolve the situations.



• Contact Information
• Courses
• Downloads
• Help
• On-Line Multimedia Reference (OMR)

• Gameshow Pro 4
  
  Gameshow Pro 4TM, a LearningWare, Inc. product, has been licensed by POST for distribution to California law enforcement trainers free of charge. This product offers trainers the ability to develop an interactive learning experience using four different game formats: Categories, Classroom Feud, Tic Tac Toe, and Final Answer. Trainers in the California POST program may obtain the required licensing information by calling 1.877.ASK.LTRC. They may then use the Gameshow Pro 4 link to go to the LearningWare site and download the games.

• Quiz Factory 2
  
  Quiz Factory 2TM, a LearningWare, Inc. product, has been licensed by POST for distribution to California law enforcement trainers free of charge. This product allows trainers to create a test or survey on any topic, deliver it to students via the Internet, an intranet or LAN, by email, or on disk, then track results and measure learning. Trainers in the California POST program may obtain the required licensing information by calling 1.877.ASK.LTRC. They may then use the Quiz Factory 2 link to go to the LearningWare site and download the application.

• Cultural Diversity Program
  
  The Cultural Diversity Program provides entry-level peace officers, front-line officers, and command staff officers with training that explores the evolving role of law enforcement in our rapidly changing and increasingly diverse society.

• Instructor Development
  
  Quality instruction is integral to POST's training mission. Numerous programs enable both basic and advanced instructor development training. Annual symposiums provide for updates on emerging trends and concepts. Instructor certification protocols exist for basic academy instructors and for those who teach certain high risk/specialized subjects.
  
  
• Academy Course Instructor Certificate Program
• Specialized Training Certification
• Instructor Symposium

• Regional Skills Training Centers (RSTC)
  
  POST has developed Regional Skills Training Centers to meet the in-service training needs of more than 60,000 sworn officers. The centers provide perishable skills refresher training for peace officers. These skills have been identified as driving, tactical firearms, force options, arrest and control, and tactical and interpersonal communications skills.

• Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI)
  
  The POST Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation is designed to improve the effectiveness of individual investigators through an intensive training program. The ICI is structured to include a Core Course, 13 Foundation Specialty Courses, and related electives. The ICI is a voluntary course of instruction and a certificate is awarded upon completion. More than 900 investigators have received ICI certificates.

• Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Program
  
  POST received Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant funds to design domestic violence and sexual assualt training cources for law enforcement officers and public safety dispatchers. Over the past six years several courses have been made available through San Diego Regional Training Center and are offered at no cost to agencies on an on-going basis.
  
  VAWA funds were also used to create 3 CD-ROM courses and 10 telecourses that provide the current information on these topics and can be completed as in-house training.