CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7350
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Jean Swan: jswan@icc.edu

Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Problem Based Learning Model of Field Training Basic Police Training Officer

Instructor: James Wagner & Associates, LLC

May 13-17, 2024

 8am – 4pm

 Class will meet at: Peru PD, 2650 N. Peoria Street, Peru, IL

Enrollment Deadline:  May 7, 2024

Course Size:  Maximum – 20

Course Objective

This 40-hour program has been designed by James Wagner and Associates, LLC for the purpose of providing a field training model for police recruits that incorporates adult learning theories and problem-based learning. This course will enable trainers to use these methods to develop new police officers who will be competent in the areas of community policing and problem solving.

Course Content

COURSE OVERVIEW: The primary focus of the course will be to provide training officers with the specialized skills, knowledge and abilities needed to train a recruit using the principles of this training model. COURSE GOALS: The goals of this course are to:

1. Engage in adult learning techniques. Trainees apply the PTO manual to their training within the PBL context: cooperative learning, group work, scenario-based exercises, and lecture formats.
2. Identify requirements for legally defensible and valid training.
3. Study the Learning Matrix cells within the PBL model and add to them, when appropriate to meet local agency needs.
4. Engage in problem-based learning as a method to organize their study of both the matrix and the program’s evaluation models.
5. Incorporate research on new education movements into their training plans, including research on PBL.
6. Develop resources for Learning Activity Packages.
7. Practice using evaluation methods and forms during role-play, scenarios, and PBL training.
8. Employ current technology, including the internet and automated computerized systems.
9. Teach classmates relevant information on emotional intelligence, multiple intelligence, and conflict resolution for use in their training program.
10. Design, create, and/or review Learning Matrix binders.
11. Evaluate this training course.

Mobile In-Service Training Team # 7 Illinois Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU #7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: 50 Civil Rights, .50 hours Const. & Proper Use of LE Authority, 1 Hour Crisis Intervention, 2 hours Cultural Competency, .50 hours Human Rights, 1 hours Officer Wellness and Mental Health, 5 hours Procedural Justice with 3 hours scenario based, .5 hours De-Escalation Techniques, .50 hours Officer Safety Techniques