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Law Enforcement Training

The Law Enforcement Training Program offers learning opportunities for various levels and assignments of law enforcement personnel. Courses are approved for peace officer continuing education credits. Training courses for officers and other personnel are held at Dakota County Technical College in the Public Safety Training Center or can be brought to your location.

Law Enforcement Schedule

05/16/2012 8am 5235 Advanced Pursuit Refresher $225.00 9 16
05/21/2012 8am 5252 Less Than Pursuit $200.00 2 16
05/23/2012 8am 5236 Advanced Pursuit Refresher $225.00 14 16
06/06/2012 8am 5247 Advanced Pursuit & PIT/TVI $300.00 9 12
06/13/2012 3pm 5237 Advanced Pursuit Refresher $225.00 8 16
06/20/2012 8am 5238 Advanced Pursuit Refresher $225.00 16 16
06/27/2012 8am 5239 Advanced Pursuit Refresher $225.00 12 16
07/16/2012 8am 5253 Less Than Pursuit $200.00 0 16
07/25/2012 8am 5248 Advanced Pursuit & PIT/TVI $300.00 3 12
08/01/2012 3pm 5240 Advanced Pursuit Refresher $225.00 3 16
08/08/2012 3pm 5249 Basic PIT/TVI $350.00 0 12
08/15/2012 8am 5241 Advance Pursuit Refresher $225.00 4 16
08/27/2012 8am 5254 Less Than Pursuit $200.00 0 16
08/29/2012 3pm 5250 Advanced Pursuit & PIT/TVI $300.00 7 12
09/12/2012 3pm 5242 Advanced Pursuit Refresher $225.00 1 16
09/17/2012 8am 5251 Basic PIT/TVI $350.00 0 12
09/19/2012 8am 5243 Advanced Pursuit Refresher $225.00 4 16
09/26/2012 3pm 5244 Advanced Pursuit Refresher $225.00 0 16
10/03/2012 8am 5245 Advanced Pursuit Refresher $225.00 0 16

Course Descriptions

Advanced POST Pursuit

Cost: $210

This course includes the POST required lecture and legal liabilities information, followed by student participation in driving range exercises and skill refresher and development. On course driving exercises, including mock pursuit scenarios, provide opportunities for situational analysis, management and decision-making for the line officer and supervisory personnel. The course is completed with a qualification exercise involving a P-2 emergency-response obstacle course which the officer must successfully navigate.

PIT/TVI Pursuit Course

Cost: $280
For each officer that attends this course needs to provide a disposable car.*

This course is designed to teach the officer in the techniques of PIT (Pursuit Immobilization Technique) and TVI (Tactical Vehicle Intercept) and the various forces and operational factors concerning the use and application of the P.I.T. technique and how to forcefully stop, redirect or remove a vehicle in motion from its path or course of travel during the operation of a motor vehicle during pursuit and highway and emergency response performance activities.

The second portion of the training course expands the program to include the application of the T.V.I. techniques to those vehicles that have been forced or removed from their path or course of travel by the P.I.T. technique and to safely terminate the motion or progress of the vehicle, to end the pursuit. The student will learn the T.V.I. technique and the various forces and operational factors concerning the use and application of the technique and how to forcefully stop, immobilize and pin a motor vehicle from further movement or motion during pursuit and highway and emergency response performance activities.

*Disposable Car

Disposable cars are sedan-type vehicles with automatic transmission and are obtainable through your city's impound lots and the cost of towing the car out to DCTC and back to the impound lot plus the depreciative value of the car is tax deductible through DCTC's Foundation a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Download DCTC Foundation In-kind Donation Form

PIT/TVI and Advanced Pursuit Refresher Training

Cost: $250
For each officer that attends this course needs to provide a disposable car.*

This course provides both areas of training for those agencies and officers who need to have the POST-mandated pursuit refresher training requirements met for their POST license or need to have recertification in the areas of PIT/TVI pursuit tactics. This course will utilize force-on-force and scenario-based training exercises to fulfill the POST pursuit and emergency-response refresher training requirements.

*Disposable Car

Disposable cars are sedan-type vehicles with automatic transmission and are obtainable through your city's impound lots and the cost of towing the car out to DCTC and back to the impound lot plus the depreciative value of the car is tax deductible through DCTC's Foundation a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Download DCTC Foundation In-kind Donation Form

Pursuit Instructor Course

A&S Training will be conducting a Pursuit Instructor course and possibly a PIT Instructor course in 2009 at Camp Ripley; dates and times have yet to be determined.  If you are interested, please contact Dave Sohm at 651.213.0090 or e-mail him at trainer716@comcast.net.

Related Courses

First Responder / EMT

Ethics, Defensive Driving and Accident Avoidance

Cost: $150

This course is designed for law enforcement agencies that utilizes non-sworn personnel to perform mobile duties and operations in various capacities or for sworn personnel that need a little extra help in mastering the techniques of defensive driving.

The course focuses on non-pursuit, defensive driving tactics and activities to provide greater driving knowledge, preventive techniques, as well as agency liability reduction and risk management. Participants receive in-class instruction in various vehicle concepts and dynamics and will conduct extensive skill development in vehicle driving exercises on the driving range.

Click on the Defensive Driving Classes tab to the left of this website for course dates and times.

Motorcycle Courses - Basic Rider | Advanced Rider

Cost: $160 - Basic Rider | $55 - Advanced Rider

Dakota County Technical College has partnered with the Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center (MMSC) a division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, to provide one of the most comprehensive safety programs in the world. MMSC and DCTC are committed to reducing motorcycle crashes, injuries, and fatalities.

Basic Rider Course is beneficial to both new and experienced riders; 14.5 POST credits are available for law enforcement personnel who attend this course. The Advanced Rider course is a course that will build upon your existing skills and knowledge for relatively new motorcyclist, returning riders, and experienced motorcyclist can all benefit from this course; 5 POST credits are available for law enforcement personnel who attend this course.

Click on the Motorcycle Safety tab to the left of this website for course dates and times.

Occupational Spanish for Law Enforcement

Cost: $110

With more and more Spanish-speaking people living in the United States every year, learning the Spanish language is becoming ever more important—especially in the field of law enforcement, where clear and quick communication is crucial. Mastering basic Spanish will give you more power to handle situations involving Spanish-speaking victims, witnesses, or criminals. It's a smart career move as well, because adding Spanish skills to your résumé can open the door to new job opportunities.

For more information and to register, please contact Harold Torrence at 651-423-8606 or e-mail at Harold.Torrence@dctc.edu

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