Security

Available Online – Free! In the past two decades, horrific mass shootings have been thrust into public consciousness. Mitigating the effects of these events is the responsibility of those who serve in our communities’ public safety organizations. The public expects an effective and swift response to these threats.The goal of this online course is to provide leaders in first response and emergency management agencies with strategic leadership and integrated response strategies that will prepare them to not only “stop the killing” but to also “stop the dying” in active attack events. Participants will also be able to recognize the need to prepare their communities for an active shooter attack and use this as an opportunity for positive outreach and community interactions.This course was designed in conjunction with Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT). This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for #667371. Show less

Available Online – Free! In the past two decades, horrific mass shootings have been thrust into public consciousness. Mitigating the effects of these events is the responsibility of those who serve in our communities’ public safety organizations. The public expects an effective and swift response to these threats. Research has shown, however, that many of the mass attacks, or active attack events, are over before law enforcement responders arrive on the scene.Civilians who find themselves embroiled in such an event must be prepared to take immediate action to save their own lives before law enforcement arrives. The average response time for police response to an active attack event is three minutes. Without effective, pre-planned response options for civilians at the scene of the attack, many victims can be seriously injured or killed during these three minutes. This online course was designed in conjunction with Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) to provide first responders and other professionals with a model response program they can deliver to civilians within their communities. May also be referred to as Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events Train-the-Trainer (CRASE).This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for #3364. Show less

Available Online – Free! Over the past twenty years, active attack response training has focused on training law enforcement to arrive quickly on scene and engage violent suspects. In recent years that focus has shifted to the fire and EMS community with the introduction of different casualty evacuation models. This online course expands the focus to include another vital part of the community response team: telecommunicators.Each link in this survival chain is important. Our response system must move through the chain as quickly as possible, even with the myriad of variables that can make it difficult. What saves lives in these events is rapid stabilization and transport to definitive care. Telecommunicators, are uniquely positioned to help speed the team towards this goal. This course was designed in conjunction with Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) to provide telecommunicators, first responders, and other professionals with information on effective dispatching to better prepare them to save lives and reduce chaos in an active attack event. This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for #78052. Show less

This course is not eligible for TCOLE Reporting and does not satisfy the TCOLE requirements for Basic Telecommunicator Course #1080. Proper use of technology and effectively communicating under stressful situations are vital skills telecommunication personnel should possess. This course is designed to prepare participants to perform successfully as a telecommunications call taker or dispatcher.
This online course consists of thirteen learning modules. Prior to accessing the course, the participant is provided with an opportunity to download a study guide in an effort to enhance the retention of important course information. After all modules have been completed, the participant will receive a comprehensive final exam. All examinations must be passed with a minimum score of 80%. Participants have three attempts to pass each module exam and one attempt to pass the final examination. Module quizzes and the final examination are timed events that can only be done in a single seating. Module quizzes and the final examination should not be started while on duty and/or if the participant may be called away from the computer for any reason. 
Note: Individuals taking the Security Telecommunicator Dispatcher course are not eligible for TCOLE Reporting and do not satisfy the TCOLE requirements for Basic Telecommunicator Course #1080. As part of starting the course, participants must affirm this statement. If you wish to enroll in the TCOLE Telecommunicator license course, please visit the Public Safety Telecommunicator course for additional details. Show less

Court security officers are responsible for protecting the judicial process at the courthouse while maintaining the safety and security of the court family and public. To ensure infrastructure and persons are protected, they must employ security practices at assigned posts while utilizing available equipment, technologies, and reporting processes. This course provides participants with an understanding of threats associated with court settings and the court security post roles and responsibilities that help mitigate this risk.This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements Court Security Officer Course #10999. Show less

New course coming soon! Court security officers are responsible for protecting the judicial process at the courthouse while maintaining the safety and security of the court family and public. To ensure infrastructure and persons are protected, they must employ security practices while utilizing available equipment, technologies, and reporting processes in planning high risk/high profile trial events. To qualify for a Court Security Specialist Certificate, an applicant must meet all proficiency requirements per Texas Administrative Code Title 37, Part 7, Chapter 221 and Rule 221.41 as well as complete the blended-learning course.The online course consists of eleven learning modules. Prior to accessing the course, the participant is provided with an opportunity to download a study guide in an effort to enhance the retention of important course information. After all modules have been completed, the participant will receive a comprehensive final exam. All examinations must be passed with a minimum score of 80%. Participants have three attempts to pass each module exam and one attempt to pass the final exam. Module quizzes and the final examination can only be done in a single seating. Module quizzes and the final examination should not be started while on duty and/or if the participant may be called away from the computer for any reason.Participants are also required to complete the 16 hour Court Security Specialist Practical Applications course in order to meet all requirements to receive a Court Security Specialist Certificate. A list and location of those scheduled courses will be provided upon successful completion of the online portion of the Court Security Specialist course.This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements Court Security Specialist Course #21001, 21002, 21003, 21004, and 21005. Show less

New course coming soon! After participants are equipped with the knowledge provided in the prior online training, Court Security Specialist, participants will learn and be able to apply skills through practical exercise scenarios on violent and non-violent situations in a court setting.This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements Court Security Specialist Course #21006 and 21007. Show less

Available Online – Free! In the past two decades, horrific mass shootings have been thrust into public consciousness. Mitigating the effects of these events is the responsibility of those who serve in our communities’ public safety organizations. The public expects an effective and swift response to these threats. Research has shown, however, that many of the mass attacks, or active attack events, are over before law enforcement responders arrive on the scene.Civilians who find themselves embroiled in such an event must be prepared to take immediate action to save their own lives before law enforcement arrives. The average response time for police response to an active attack event is three minutes. Without effective, pre-planned response options for civilians at the scene of the attack, many victims can be seriously injured or killed during these three minutes. This online course was designed in conjunction with Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) to provide first responders and other professionals with a model response program they can deliver to civilians within their communities. May also be referred to as Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events Train-the-Trainer (CRASE).This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for #3364. Show less

Recognizing the signs and symptoms of individuals under the influence of drugs is important to ensure the safety and health of students and education professionals. This Drug Impairment and Behavior Recognition for Education Professionals (DIBREP) course is designed to provide administrators, counselors, teachers, school nurses, school-based law enforcement officers, school-based law enforcement resource officers, and school-based security officers with tools and training necessary to recognize and document drug/alcohol impairment in students.

This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for Alcohol and Drug Use Awareness for Law Enforcement #2085. Show less

AWARE is an acronym for Assessing your surroundings While remaining Aware and being Realistic about your Environment. This starts with personal awareness, being aware of other’s perception of you, as well as being aware of your surroundings.Participants will learn basic self defense skills that can be used if they are targeted and/or attacked. Individuals will be able to constantly assess their surroundings while remaining aware and being realistic about your environment. In addition, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to return to their agency and train community members and any other personnel who are interested in personal self-defense.This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements AWARE: A Self-Defense System Course #78046. Show less

Effective communication and interviewing skills are critical in today’s workplace regardless of discipline. This online course is designed to provide participants with the concepts and skills necessary to effectively communicate and conduct interviews. This interactive course provides an introduction to communication, including the verbal, nonverbal, and tactical communication processes, and demonstrates how to apply these skills to eliciting and recording information, as well as writing a final investigative report. The practices taught in this course may be superseded by your agency departmental policy.This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements Communication Course #38719. Show less

Effective report writing and documentation is one of the many important aspects of any first responder’s job. This online course is designed to provide participants with the concepts and skills necessary to plan, organize, and prepare proper documentation and reports. This interactive course covers the basics of the documentation and reporting process, including collecting and structuring information, analyzing information for reliability, validity, and relevance, and drafting, editing, and presenting a final report. While primarily designed for security professionals, many concepts addressed in this course apply to anyone interested in improving their report writing and documentation skills. The practices taught in this course may be superseded by your agency departmental policy.This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements Report Writing Course #2049. Show less

The purpose of this course is to develop capabilities for multi-agency collaboration pertaining to sport and special event safety and
security. Through activity-based training modules, participants will enhance
their ability for planning, risk assessment, training, and exercising practices
specific to conducting sport and special events. The expectation is for
participants to return to their respective organizations and coordinate the
development of a sport and/or special event risk management and planning
process.This course was developed in a partnership effort between The University of Southern Mississippi’s National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (USM/NCS4) and the TEEX National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center (NERRTC).
This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for AWR-167 Sport and Special Event Risk Management and Planning course #78399. Show less

The goal of this online course is to enhance the safety and security awareness of individuals responsible for organizing, supervising, and supporting after school activities and interscholastic athletics. This course focuses on developing prevention/mitigation, preparedness, and response strategies at after-school activities and interscholastic athletic events. Through interactive online learning modules, participants will develop an increased understanding of risk assessment and management, communications, mitigation and planning, professional development, and best practices. The expectation is for participants to gain an awareness-level knowledge of after-school activity and interscholastic athletic event risk management techniques.This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for Risk & Safety Management course #7821. Show less

This course is designed to provide participants with tools and methodologies for training and developing stakeholders assigned to and responsible for public safety at sporting and special events through comprehensively reviewing safety and security staffing challenges, whole community training requirements, and the management and continuous improvement of sport and special event training programs. The training is applicable across the United States regardless of the venue size, capacity, or type of event.This course was developed in a partnership effort between the University of Southern Mississippi’s National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (USM/NCS4) and the TEEX National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center (NERRTC). Show less

This course provides assistance to sport venue managers to prepare and/or enhance an evacuation plan to assist emergency responders in implementing flexible and scalable evacuation activities (i.e. evacuation, sheltering in place, or relocation). These emergency activities might occur in isolation or as a result of a larger, multi-entity response initiative. The course is highly innovative in that it builds multi-agency collaboration by delivering critical evacuation planning information.
This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for MGT412 Sport and Special Event Evacuation Training course #78405. Show less

Techniques used to deliver timely and accurate information in a complex information environment is challenging to any community or organization hosting a mass gathering. This interdisciplinary course brings planners, operators, communication, government, public safety, marketing and public relations professionals together to prepare and/or enhance venue and event communication programs. The course prepares participants to identify and navigate the sport and special event communication landscape before, during, and after an incident.This course was developed in a partnership effort between The University of Southern Mississippi’s National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (USM/NCS4) and the TEEX National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center (NERRTC).
This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for MGT467 course #78055. Show less

This course is designed to provide participants with tools and techniques for conducting crowd management and crowd control. Participants will engage in scenario-based activities designed to expand their ability to resolve risks related to crowd management and crowd control. The training is applicable across the United States regardless of the venue size, capacity, or type of event.This course was developed in a partnership effort between the University of Southern Mississippi’s National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (USM/NCS4) and the TEEX National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center (NERRTC). Show less

Are you looking for a new career path? This course is designed to provide participants with the concepts and skills necessary of a non-commissioned security officer in the State of Texas. The online course delivers Texas Private Security Program approved curriculum for non-commissioned security officers, including roles and responsibilities of security officers, legal aspects of security work, security communications, and response to emergencies and safety hazards. The practices taught in this course may be superseded by your agency’s departmental policy.
This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for Course #6016. Show less

Are you looking for a new career path? This course is designed to provide participants with the concepts and skills necessary of a commissioned security officer in the State of Texas. The online course delivers Texas Private Security Program approved curriculum for commissioned security officers, to include verbal and written communication best practices, incident scene security, situational awareness, use of force, conflict resolution, and an introduction to defensive tactics, handcuffing, and weapons and firearms. The practices taught in this course may be superseded by your agency’s departmental policy.
This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for Course #6016. Show less