Description
The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services is pleased to announce the delivery of the ALERRT SORD Train-the-Trainer course in our statewide initiative promoting national standard levels of training, specifically within the area of active attacks. Virginia has taken the position to lead the way as a model in providing active attack instruction for our law enforcement/public safety members in the continued efforts of building resiliency and continuity when faced with mitigation of these events. This dynamic course of instruction is designed to provide the solo officer (off-duty/plain clothes /uniform) with the knowledge, physical skills, and mind set on how to isolate, distract, or neutralize an armed threat like an active shooter. This course will cover reasons to carry for off-duty and plain clothes officers, levels of intervention, deadly force policies and case studies, ergonomic considerations for plain clothes carry, options for mitigating the occurrence of blue on blue shootings, concepts and principles of solo officer movement, threshold evaluation, setting up for and room entry techniques, post engagement priorities of work, and incident management. The train‑the‑trainer course includes the complete delivery of the SORD course of study as well as instructional techniques and methodology for delivering the course, force‑on‑force scenario development, safety protocols and procedures, graded participant teach‑backs, graded participant‑led force‑on‑force scenarios, remediation, video debrief, course critiques, and evaluations. Participants are provided with all lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, student manuals, and related courseware so that they are immediately prepared to deliver the SORD course at their home agency.
One of the primary DCJS objectives of this session is the development of in-house adjunct instructor cadres to meet the future training needs of our regional academies and our law enforcement partners across the Commonwealth. This train the trainer session will be utilized to begin building those active attack work groups for our training expansion mission. Registration selection will be closely monitored to ensure this initiative is met.
Time
40 hours/5 days
Registration begins at 7:30 am. Course will run from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Class Size
24, from multiple agencies
Prerequisite
Sworn law enforcement officer (preferred: experience in tactical, firearms, and/or law enforcement training)
Credentials will be required for admittance.
Required Equipment
Good attitude, open mind, pen and paper, duty firearm (pistol), duty CONCEALMENT gear, Civilian clothing or cover garments. No marked training uniforms. Participants will be responsible for providing their own ammunition for duty weapons. (The round count fluctuates, depending on the weapon, but we usually advocate 250-300 rounds per person for Day 1 live fire range.)
Partial In-Service Credit
Law enforcement officers will receive partial in-service credit for attending this training.
Cost and Registration
There is no registration fee for this course. Pre-registration is required.
Please note that the DCJS registration system does not have the capacity to sort eligible from ineligible registrants. Therefore, anyone who registers will receive a confirmation. All registrants will be notified whether or not they have been accepted via the email address provided during registration.