Executive Development Course

The focus of the Executive Development Course (EDC) is to provide a different perspective regarding the roles of leaders in their respective organizations. The course is interactive and provides training on a variety of topics associated with organizational dynamics and development, personal and group leadership, and communication skills. This course is also a prerequisite for agency heads to obtain POST's Executive Certificate (Commission Procedure F-1-10). The course covers the following topics:

• Organizational Analysis
• Police Administration
• Role of Leadership
• Legal Issues
• The Challenge of Change
• Media Relations
• Perspectives on the Executive Role
• Executive Experience
• Organizational Communications

The EDC is presented six times annually to approximately 150 sworn law enforcement managers.