Law Enforcement Instructor Development

Prerequisites:  Student must bring a laptop computer with them that has Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, and the student must have a basic understanding of these programs.

On the Friday for presentations, students must be in a uniform, suit, or professional business attire. 

This course is designed to provide basic information needed for certification by the Tennessee POST Commission as a Law Enforcement Instructor.  The course will meet the needs of the entry level or the experienced instructor in completion of the Instructor Development requirements as established by the Peace Officer Standards and training Commission for instruction of the traffic / safety related topics.

Students will learn the principles of writing performance objectives and their importance and be taught the major components of a lesson plan, as well as the types of lesson plans and acceptable formats.

This class will provide the student with the basic knowledge of instructor techniques, characteristics, traits and equipment to use as an instructor.  The student will be taught the basic knowledge of authentic assessment methods to use as an instructor.

This course will provide the student with the basic knowledge of Classroom Management techniques and further provide the student with the basic knowledge of training liability and copyright law to use as an instructor.