PUBLIC SAFETY & SECURITY - Texas Engineering Extension Service

PUBLIC SAFETY 

& SECURITY 

Course Catalog 

TEXAS ENGINEERING 

EXTENSION SERVICE

Public Safety & Security 

Law Enforcement. 4 

Advanced Collision Investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Basic Instructor Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Basic Peace Officer Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Basic Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Collision Reconstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Emergency Vehicle Operations Instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Field Training Officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Firearms Instructor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

First Line Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Intermediate Collision Investigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Patrol Rifle Instructor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Pedestrian/Auto Reconstruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Personal Defense Spray Instructor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

PPCT Defensive Tactics Instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

PPCT Ground Avoidance Ground Escape (GAGE) Instructor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

PPCT Sexual Harassment and Rape (SHARP) Prevention Instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

PPCT Spontaneous Knife Defense Instructor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

PPCT Tactical Response Team Close-Quarter Countermeasures Instructor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

PPCT Violent Patient Management Instructor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Radar Instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Reality-Based Training Instructor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Spanish for Emergency Responders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Instructor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Instructor Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Traffic Accident Avoidance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Traffic Accident Avoidance - Trailer Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Traffic Occupant Protection Strategies (Online). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Law Enforcement Certificate Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Advanced Collision Reconstructionist Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Forensic Science Academy . 9 

Basic Criminal Investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Courtroom Testimony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Crime Scene Investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Death Investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Forensic Entomology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Forensic Photography I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Forensic Photography II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Forensic Technician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Latent Print Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Processing Evidence of Violent Crimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Skeletal Death Investigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Forensic Science Academy Certificate Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Forensic Investigator I Certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Forensic Investigator II Certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Property and Evidence Management Certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Forensic Technician Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Major Crimes Investigator Certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

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Corrections Academy 12 

Basic County Corrections (Online) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Inmate Rights and Privileges (Online) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Interpersonal Communications in the Correctional Setting (Online). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Suicide Detection and Prevention in Jails (Online). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Use of Force in a Jail Setting (Online). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Municipal Jailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

Basic County Corrections Physical Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

Basic Jail Certification for Texas Peace Officers (Online) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

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Explosives and UXO Training. 14 

Advanced Ordnance Recognition for Law Enforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Demining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Explosive Breacher Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Hazwoper for Clean-Up Operations Training (Online). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Heavy Equipment Operator for Ordnance Workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Intermediate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Ordnance Recognition and Improvised Explosive Device Awareness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Unexploded Ordnance Technician Level I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Explosives and UXO Training Certificate Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Ordnance Removal and Remediation Technician Certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Critical Infrastructure. 16 

Business Continuity Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Continuity of Operations/Continuity of Government Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Awareness (CIKR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Cyber Security Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Enhanced Threat and Risk Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Managing Security Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Security Vulnerability Assessment Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Security Vulnerability Assessment Training Train-the-Trainer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Threat and Risk Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Public Safety & Security 

Center for School Safety & Security. 18 

PPCT Disruptive Student Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

PPCT Disruptive Student Management Instructor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Drug Impairment and Behavior Recognition for Education Professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Preventing Violence in Education: A Guide for Students (Online) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Preventing Violence in Education: A Guide for Faculty, Staff, and Administrators (Online). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Preventing Violence in Higher Education (Online) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Business Continuity Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Continuity of Operations/Continuity of Government Planning (COOP/COG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Emergency Response Operation Plan Technical Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Enhanced Threat and Risk Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Incident Command System (ICS) Course and WMD Tabletop Exercise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Threat and Risk Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Drug Impairment Recognition and Workplace Violence Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Security Vulnerability Assessment Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Training Facilities . 22 

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Law Enforcement 

Advanced Collision Investigation 

— AIR545* 

80 Hours 

This course is designed to provide officers with advanced-level collision 

investigation skills much greater than those originally received 

during the basic police academy. Although it is ideal for officers who 

routinely conduct collision investigations resulting in major injuries 

and fatalities, it is also appropriate for officers assigned to normal 

patrol functions with an added responsibility to investigate such 

collisions. 

Topics 

• Refresher mathematics 

• On-scene drawing techniques 

• Introduction to airborne formulas 

• Trigonometry and the collision investigator 

• Introduction to in-line and oblique momentum analysis 

• Energy based equations 

• Kinetic energy and work 

Basic Instructor Development — 

LET565* 

40 Hours 

This course is a hands-on, professional development experience for 

the new trainer/instructor. Participants will learn modern methods 

for effectively training adults and techniques for creating an 

effective learning environment. 

Topics 

• Teaching adults 

• Understanding factors that affect learning 

• Improving methods for effective instruction 

• Understanding processes of teaching/learning 

• Writing learning objectives 

• Using instructional aids/media 

• Designing lesson plans and course documentation 

• Enhancing presentation skills and public speaking 

Audience 

Public safety personnel responsible for providing training or the coordination of 

training deliveries within their organizations. 

Basic Peace Officer Academy — TPA100 

728 Hours 

The Central Texas Police Academy (CTPA) delivers the Basic Peace 

Officer course. Participants receive classroom training designed to 

ready participants for the state licensing examination and engage 

them in hands-on, practical training to better prepare them for the 

rigors of police work. The Basic Peace Officer Course is also available 

as an evening option. 

Topics 

• Texas Penal Code 

• Report writing 

• Arrest procedures 

• Criminal investigations 

• Self-defense techniques 

• Firearms training 

• Crime scene investigation 

• Traffic enforcement and investigations 

• Patrol tactics 

• Emergency vehicle operation 

• Physical fitness training 

• Standardized Field Sobriety Testing 

Basic Special Weapons and Tactics 

(SWAT) — LET555* 

60 Hours 

Basic Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) is a course designed 

to provide participants with a solid understanding of basic SWAT 

concepts and operations. Basic SWAT gives the new SWAT officer an 

opportunity to learn basic tactical operations theory and develop a 

level of proficiency in common SWAT operations. 

Topics 

• History of SWAT 

• Building entry and searches 

• Selection and physical evaluation of team members 

• Tactical deployment and field skills 

• Dynamic entry techniques 

• Use of distraction devices and chemical agents 

Audience 

Law enforcement, security or military personnel assigned to a tactical team or special 

response unit. 

Collision Reconstruction — AIR550* 

80 Hours 

Collision Reconstruction is designed for experienced collision 

investigators seeking new approaches to the complexities of 

analyzing traffic collisions. The course topics expand on the 

fundamentals of crash investigation with special emphasis on crash 

reconstruction. Critical thinking skills are sharpened to enable the 

trained crash investigator to analyze and understand evidence 

found at the crash scene. Momentum, principle direction of force, 

Delta-V, vector analysis, and time/distance are highlighted. Case 

studies, many based on crash tests with known quantities as a 

guide, are used to illustrate major learning points. 

Topics 

• Principle direction of force 

• Applying critical thinking to traffic collisions using a “what-if” approach 

• Recognizing, analyzing, and solving complex linear momentum problems 

• Applying vector analysis and Delta V 

• Applying time and distance equations 

Audience 

Experienced collision investigators. 

Emergency Vehicle Operations 

Instructor — LET515* 

50 Hours 

This five-day instructor course is designed to train experienced 

instructors to deliver the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course 

(EVOC). This class is a realistic, high-stress, driving program that 

offers participants 40 hours of actual driving time. 

Topics 

• Civil and criminal liabilities 

• Highway response driving 

• Mechanics of driver control 

• Night driving 

• Off-road recovery 

• Driving exercises 

• Vehicle dynamics 

Audience 

Commissioned peace officers who possess a TCLEOSE instructor certificate or 

equivalent. 

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Field Training Officer — LET580* 

24 Hours 

This course provides participants with the tools necessary to 

become an effective Field Training Officer (FTO). This tried and true 

program, as well as other FTO models, will be used to convey the 

qualities needed to become a successful FTO. Any agency desiring 

to restructure a field training program or build a new program will 

find this course immensely beneficial. 

Topics 

• FTO responsibilities and duties 

• Program construction 

• FTO program liabilities 

• Forms and documentation 

• Evaluation of trainees and termination procedures 

• Remedial training and teaching techniques 

Audience 

Public safety personnel who use any form of field training to evaluate the progress of 

newly hired employees. 

Firearms Instructor — LET575* 

40 Hours 

Participants will identify and correct participant weaknesses, analyze 

and score targets, design and run courses of fire, and properly 

document police firearms training. Upon completion of this course, 

participants will be able to develop and implement comprehensive 

firearms training programs. 

Topics 

• Identifying and correcting shooter problems 

• Applying firearms safety and liability issues 

• Teaching the fundamentals of shooting 

• Designing courses of fire 

• Understanding firing range operations and firearms instructor duties 

Audience 

Commissioned peace officers or licensed security professionals. 

First Line Supervisor — LET585* 

24 Hours 

This course is mandatory for newly promoted supervisors and must 

be completed within the first 24 months of promotion. Participants 

will receive training vital to effective leadership, including ethics, 

effective communication, leadership styles, counseling, planning 

and organizing, and cultural diversity. 

Topics 

• Making the transition from line officer to supervisor 

• Identifying common threads in leadership, management, and 

supervision 

• Using leadership, counseling, motivation, and communication 

skills effectively 

• Understanding values, ethics, and fundamental principles of leadership and supervision 

• Understanding the supervisor’s role as it relates to the overall goals of the agency 

• Using a systematic approach to identify and solve problems 

• Understanding administrative tasks such as budgeting, scheduling, planning, and staffing 

• Applying work performance measures and employee evaluations 

• Applying liability and civil rights issues for supervisors 

• Understanding the benefits of working with citizens and addressing citizens’ complaints 

Audience 

New law enforcement supervisors. 

Intermediate Collision Investigation 

— AIR540* 

40 Hours 

This course introduces the officer to basic drawing skills needed for 

preparing scale diagrams of the scene of a vehicle crash. It presents 

five formulas that can be used to determine the minimum speed 

of the vehicle, based on skid and/or yaw marks, and to calculate 

combined speeds. 

Topics 

• Peace officers investigate collisions 

• Evidence identification and collection 

• Scale drawing techniques 

• Basic minimum speed calculations 

• Conducting skid tests 

Audience 

Law enforcement officers assigned to collision investigation. 

Texas Engineering Extension Service 

Patrol Rifle Instructor — LET576 * 

40 Hours 

This Patrol Rifle Instructor course is designed for firearms instructors 

who have the responsibility of instructing patrol officers in the safe 

and proper procedures for deploying patrol rifles. Course design 

and safety issues are taught as well as principles of marksmanship, 

rifle nomenclature, and operation. The course emphasizes teaching 

weapons manipulation and training personnel to fight with a rifle 

at what are traditionally considered handgun ranges. The course is 

based on the AR-15/M-4/M-16 weapons platform; however, other 

systems will be discussed. 

Topics 

• Firearms safety 

• Principles of marksmanship 

• Rifle nomenclature, care and maintenance 

• Rifle manipulation 

• Sight adjustment, zeroing procedures, course design and implementation 

Audience 

Commissioned peace officers or licensed security professionals. 

Pedestrian/Auto Reconstruction 

— AIR555* 

40 Hours 

This course is designed for the experienced law enforcement officer, 

supervisor, or traffic homicide investigator who wishes to increase 

individual knowledge, skills, and application techniques of pedestrian-vehicular 

collision investigation. 

Topics 

• Studying the human body 

• Pedestrian, driver and environmental relationship 

• Scene evidence 

• Pedestrian/vehicle orientations 

• Application of pedestrian equations 

Audience 

Law enforcement, including traffic supervisors, investigators, collision reconstruction 

professionals and proivate sector collision invetigators. 

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Personal Defense Spray Instructor 

— LET700* 

24 Hours 

The Personal Defense Spray Instructor course is designed to 

promote safe and effective use of law enforcement chemical 

defense sprays. The participant will learn when defense sprays 

are appropriate, tactics and techniques of application, and 

proper means of handling and decontaminating those exposed. 

Additionally, the participant will be aware of the probable medical 

implications associated with the use of defense sprays. 

Topics 

• History of law enforcement chemical weapons 

• Composition of modern defense sprays 

• Physiological effects of defense sprays 

• Delivery systems 

• Use of force issues 

• Tactics of application 

• Control tactics follow-up procedures 

• Decontamination procedures 

• Defense spray selection 

• Practical exercises 

Audience 

Law enforcement officers, detention officers, and security personnel authorized to 

carry defense sprays. 

Other Information 

Exposure to chemical defense spray during class is mandatory. 

PPCT Defensive Tactics Instructor 

— LET650* 

40 Hours 

In this course, participants will learn the first subject control system 

developed through tactical, legal, and medical research. Tactically, 

the system addresses the most common types of resistance that 

law enforcement personnel encounter, ensuring that participants 

learn job-related techniques pertaining to self-defense. Legally, the 

Pressure Point Control Tactics (PPCT) System teaches a simple use of 

force continuum that clarifies the appropriate force level for every 

level of resistance. Medical research has been conducted on every 

PPCT technique to refine technique efficiency and to ensure that 

medical implications are proportional to the level of resistance. 

Topics 

• Survival learning research 

• PPCT control principles 

• Tactical handcuffing 

• Pressure point control tactics 

• Joint locks 

• Defensive counterstrikes 

• PPCT impact weapon system 

• Instructor development and training protocols 

Audience 

Commissioned peace officers, licensed security professionals and public safety 

trainers in good physical condition with the ability to physically participate. 

PPCT Ground Avoidance Ground 

Escape (GAGE) Instructor — LET635* 

24 Hours 

The PPCT Ground Avoidance Ground Escape Instructor course is 

designed to teach students how to avoid being taken to the 

ground and how to effectively escape if they do find themselves 

there. It reviews tactics for both open and narrow environments, 

reviews the four most common ground positions, refines the 

student’s physical technique; and presents instructional methods 

for teaching survival skills. 

Topics 

• Use-of-force human factors 


• Control principles 

• Shoulder-pin restraint 

• Ground avoidance and ground escape 

Audience 



PPCT Sexual Harassment and Rape 

Prevention (SHARP) Instructor 

— LET700* 

24 Hours 

The PPCT SHARP Instructor certification course is designed to 

develop the participant’s ability to effectively teach the SHARP 

program. Principles and strategies for effectively reducing the 

likelihood of assault through both confrontation avoidance and 

actual techniques of countering an attack are stressed in this 

program. Because the techniques taught utilize efficient and 

effective methods of subject control that do not rely on size and 

strength, SHARP is a training system that can be used by anyone 

who is interested in personal safety. 

Topics 


• Prevention psychology 

• Managing social or professional physical harassment 

• Sexual assault countermeasures 


Audience 

Individuals in good physical condition with the ability to participate and desire to 

provide SHARP instruction to others. 

PPCT Spontaneous Knife Defense 


24 Hours 

The PPCT Spontaneous Knife Defense Instructor course focuses on 

the principles, methods and strategies needed to teach a person of 

any size or strength how to effectively defend against a spontaneous 

edged-weapon attack. Participants refine their physical technique 

and learn instructional methods for teaching survival skills. 

Topics 



• Psychology of combat knife systems 

• Common knife attack strategies 

• Target lethality 

• Spontaneous knife defense system 

Audience 



PPCT Tactical Response Team Close- 

Quarter Countermeasures (CQC) 


40 Hours 

The PPCT Tactical Response Team Close-Quarter Countermeasures 

(CQC) course is designed to provide tactical team operators with 

non-lethal force options. The course prepares operators to use a 

simple and systematic CQC system designed for apprehending 

subjects during dynamic entries, and hostage rescue or to control 

a surrendering subject. Participants refine their physical technique 

and learn instructional methods for teaching survival skills. 

Topics 

• Use-of-force human factors 



• Tactical handcuffing system 

• Tactical entries 

• Shoulder-pin restraint system 

• Collapsible baton system 

• Weapon retention and disarming system 

Audience 



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PPCT Violent Patient Management 

Instructor — LET611 

24 Hours 

The Violent Patient Management Instructor course is specifically 

designed to teach medically approved techniques for controlling 

patient violence. The techniques are designed to assist health care 

personnel and first responders in controlling patients for medical 

treatment or to defend themselves in the case of an unexpected 

assault. These techniques meet the control needs of staff, while 

meeting the liability concerns of administrators. 

Topics 



• Balance point and joint lock control 

• Pressure point control 

• High-level control techniques 


Audience 

Health care professionals, EMS/fire personnel, security personnel and health care 

support staff. 

Radar Instructor — LET570* 

40 Hours 

Participants will receive instructor-level training for the proper 

facilitation of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

(NHTSA) Doppler RADAR course. A lesson plan, electronic slide 

presentation, and student manual are provided to each participant 

for use during and after this course. 

Topics 

• Basic adult learning and teaching principles 

• A review of the NHTSA RADAR curriculum 

• Effective preparation and presentation skills 

• How to conduct a basic Doppler RADAR course 

Audience 

Commissioned peace officers. 

Reality-Based Training Instructor 

— LET810* 

40 Hours 

The Reality-Based Training Instructor course is designed to teach 

participants how to safely design and implement scenario-based 

training in their agency. Participants are led through the 

development process and the building of a scenario training plan. 

Participants will leave this course with several training scenarios that 

they will be able to take back to their agencies to utilize immediately. 

Topics 

• Introduction to reality-based training 

• Safety issues for reality-based training 

• Scenario development process 

• Choosing and preparing the training site 

• Safely executing the scenario 

• Evaluating the training 

Audience 

Commissioned peace officers, licensed security officers or public safety trainers. 

Spanish for Emergency Responders 

— SER430 

24 Hours 

Spanish for Emergency Responders is designed to develop 

fundamental Spanish speaking and listening skills pertaining to 

emergency situations. Proficiency is gained through the positive 

effects of repetition and review. Throughout the course, participants 

gain a deeper understanding of the Hispanic culture. Participants 

receive functional materials designed to assist, reinforce, and 

facilitate continued study of the Spanish language. Through 

increased language capabilities and communications techniques, 

injuries may be prevented and lives can be saved. 

Topics 

• Arrest commands 

• Emergencies 

• Traffic incidents 

• Basic questions 

• The Hispanic culture 

Audience 

Law enforcement, fire or emergency medical services personnel. 

Standardized Field Sobriety Testing 

(SFST) Instructor — ADI210* 

50 Hours 

This course prepares the Standard Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) 

practitioner to instruct the SFST practitioner certification course. 

Training consists of hands-on training exercises and simulated 

alcohol workshops. 

Topics 

• How to conduct a SFST Practitioner’s Certification course 

• How to conduct an alcohol workshop 

• Teaching and learning theory 

• Effective presentation skills 

Audience 

Commissioned Texas peace officers who hold a current TCLEOSE SFST Practitioner 

Certificate. 

Standardized Field Sobriety Testing 

(SFST) Instructor Update — ADI220* 

8 Hours 

The update course is designed for Standard Field Sobriety Testing 

(SFST) Practitioners who wish to review the latest updates in the 

SFST program. A combination of lecture, discussion, videos, and 

hands-on practice increases both the SFST instructor’s and the 

practitioner’s confidence level in teaching and performing SFST. 

This course meets the requirements of TCLEOSE course #2177. 

Topics 

• Review of the SFST test battery 

• Most recent SFST validation/application studies 

• SFST proficiency testing 

• Major categories of drugs that impair driving 

• Observable signs of impairment from drug categories 

• Role of eye examinations in disclosing the possibility of drug impairment 

• Effects likely to result from various combinations of drugs 

Audience 

Commissioned Texas peace officers. 

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Traffic Accident Avoidance — TAA510* 

8 Hours 

This course is designed to demonstrate proper driving techniques 

required to avoid most collisions. Participants are introduced to 

common driving hazards faced during day-to-day operation of a 

vehicle. All participants will experience up to six hours of actual 

hands-on training in this medium-stress driving school. 

Topics 

• Risk management concerns 

• Proper driving attitude 

• Vehicle dynamics 

• Vehicle control 

• Proficiency exercises 

• Vehicle inspection 

• Kinetic energy/inertia 

• Proper steering 

• Methods of braking 

Audience 

Any licensed driver. 

Traffic Accident Avoidance - Trailer Use 

— TAA511 

8 Hours 

Traffic Accident Avoidance -Trailer Use is designed to demonstrate 

proper driving techniques required to avoid most potential 

collisions. Participants are introduced to common driving hazards 

faced during day-to-day operation of a vehicle while towing a trailer. 

All participants will experience up to six hours of actual hands-on 

training in this medium-stress driving school. 

Topics 

• Risk management concerns 

• Proper driving attitude 

• Vehicle and trailer dynamics 

• Vehicle and trailer control 

• Proficiency exercises 

• Vehicle and trailer inspection 

• Kinetic energy/inertia 

• Proper steering 

• Methods of braking 

• Methods of trailer backing 

Audience 

Public works employees or employees who drive a company vehicle and tow a trailer. 

Traffic Occupant Protection Strategies 

— LET210 

8 Hours 

This new self-paced online course is designed for law enforcement 

officers across the United States in support of Selective Traffic 

Enforcement Programs nationwide. This course adheres to the 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) eight hour 

Traffic Occupant Protection Strategies (TOPS) program updated in 

2008. The course prepares participants to promote proper safety 

restraint usage, as well as enforcement. TOPS training provides 

law enforcement professionals with information about their state 

statutes, and proper adult restraint usage practices, as well as child 

safety restraint systems and proper usage. 

Topics 

• Occupant protection risk and survival 

• Types of crashes and crash dynamics 

• Public education 

• Public information and outreach 

• Current usage of safety belts and child safety seats 

Audience 

Law enforcement officers responsible for traffic enforcement, public safety education, 

and those actively involved with Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs (STEP). 

 

LAW ENFORCEMENT 

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM 

Advanced Collision Reconstructionist 

— Certificate 

The Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) offers the 

Advanced Collision Reconstructionist (ACR) Program to law 

enforcement and private collision investigation professionals. 

Participantswho complete the 4 course program are eligible 

to receive an Advanced Collision Reconstructionist Certificate. 

Completion of the four courses also adequately prepares the 

certificate recipient for the Accreditation Commission for Traffic 

Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR) exam. 

Required core courses 

• Intermediate Collision Investigation 

• Advanced Collision Investigation 

• Collision Reconstruction 

Elective courses - Choose one (1) of the following: 

• Pedestrian/Auto Reconstruction 

• Forensic Photography I 

• Courtroom Testimony 

• Vehicle Damage & Energy Relationship 

 

Designates eLearning online class or that a portion of 

the class is online. 

* 

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TE 

AS 

FORENSIC 

SCIENCE 

ACADEMY 

TM 

Courtroom Testimony — FSA111* 

40 Hours 

The 40-hour Courtroom Testimony course provides participants 

with an understanding of the basic factors that create effective 

courtroom testimony. Course instruction is through lecture and 

practical application. 

Forensic science academy 

Basic Criminal Investigation 

— FSA105* 

40 Hours 

The Basic Criminal Investigator (BCI) course prepares participants 

for their transition from a traditional patrol/traffic function to an 

investigative position such as detective. The BCI course is also 

appropriate for agencies that require officers to perform both 

patrol and investigative functions. The course prepares officers to 

manage a wide variety of common criminal investigations, from a 

response to the initial scene to case preparation and presentation 

for prosecution. Emphasis is placed on managing the legal processes 

involved in investigations, including preparation of affidavits, 

procurement and execution of search and arrest warrants, interview 

and interrogation procedures, and rules governing the collection 

and preservation of evidence. Additionally, participants will learn 

case preparation techniques and unique aspects of special topic 

investigations such as narcotics, property crimes, and crimes against 

persons. 

Topics 

• Basic principles of criminal investigation 

• Interview and interrogation techniques 

• Utilizing informants 


• Subpoenas, warrants and search warrants 

• Case preparation 

• Narcotics investigations 

• Property crime investigations 

• Crimes against persons investigations 

• Other types of investigation 

Audience 

Law enforcement, security, private investigators. 

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis I 

— FSA103* 

40 Hours 

The Bloodstain Pattern Analysis I course is designed for those who 

investigate crime scenes containing blood evidence, such as assaults 

and death investigations, as well as those who process bloodstained 

evidentiary items. The course provides participants with basic 

knowledge of bloodstain pattern analysis, including methods and 

skills for the interpretation of bloodstain evidence at crime scenes 

and on evidentiary items. Participants will learn to make determinations 

such as the relative positions of the victim or suspect, the 

nature of the force and object used, and the approximate number of 

blows struck. Course instruction is through lecture and case review 

with emphasis on experiments and practical application. 

Topics 

• History of bloodstain pattern analysis 

• Utilizing bloodstain pattern analysis at crime scenes 

• Measuring bloodstains 

• Determining the angle of impact of bloodstains 

• Determining point of convergence of bloodstains 

• Determining point of origin of bloodstains 

• Identification and analysis of bloodstain patterns 

• Documenting crime scenes 

• Biological hazards in crime scenes 

• Chemical processing of crime scenes 

• Bloodstain pattern analysis and courtroom testimony 

Audience 

Law enforcement investigators and noncommissioned personnel assigned to crime 

scene investigation and reconstruction. 

Topics 

• Curriculum vitae/resume writing 

• Universal communication skills 

• Report preparation 

• Testifying in court 

Audience 

Law enforcement investigators and noncommissioned personnel assigned to crime 

scene investigation and reconstruction. 

Crime Scene Investigation — FSA106* 

40 Hours 

The Crime Scene Investigation course provides participants with 

information, techniques, and methodologies for conducting 

investigations ranging from general crime scene investigations to 

death investigations. Course instruction is through lecture and case 

review with emphasis on practical application. 

Topics 

• Crime scene searches and legality 

• Preparation for crime scene investigations 

• Crime scene documentation 

• Collection, packaging, and preservation of evidence 

• Fingerprints and fingerprint processing 

• DNA evidence 

• Electronic evidence 

Audience 

Newly assigned and current evidence collection personnel responsible for crime 

scene investigations. 

Death Investigation — FSA110* 

40 Hours 

The Death Investigation course addresses the procedures for 

conducting investigations of various types of death and includes 

the investigator’s role throughout the investigative process. 

Topics 

• Medical examiner and coroner systems 

• Types of trauma 

• Time of death estimation and post-mortem processes 

• Body of evidence 

• Investigating specific types of death 

• Death investigation procedures 

• Child death 

• Decedents in a hospital setting 

• Autopsy, laboratory, and specialist capabilities 

• Stress 

Audience 



Forensic Entomology — FSA102 

40 Hours 

The Forensic Entomology course addresses the collection, 

preservation, and understanding of entomological evidence 

resulting from the insect colonization of victims. Participants will 

learn to apply principles of forensic entomology to questions 

concerning victim transport, toxicology, and approximate time of 

death. Course instruction is through lecture, laboratory exercises, 

and field application. 

Topics 

• Law enforcement application of forensic entomology 

• Collecting and preserving entomological evidence 

• Insects of forensic importance 

• Environments in which bodies decompose 

• Environmental factors affecting decomposition by insects 

• Collecting specimens from human remains 

• Preserving collected specimens 

• Rearing specimens collected from human remains 

• Chain of custody and shipping issues 

Audience 

Law enforcement and noncommissioned personnel assigned to crime 

scene investigation. 


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Forensic science academy 

Forensic Photography I — FSA101* 

40 Hours 

The Forensic Photography I course addresses the basic concepts of 

photography and their application to thorough, professional crime 

scene documentation. Course instruction is through lecture, case 

review, and application exercises. Forensic Photography I or a course 

equivalent is required to attend Forensic Photography II. 

Topics 

• Photography in law enforcement 

• Camera and film selection 

• Camera operation 

• Evaluating light 

• Utilizing depth of field 

• Common photographic errors 

• Crime scene photography 

• Photographic equipment 

• Digital photographic processes 

• Standards for digital evidence 

Audience 

Law enforcement and noncommissioned personnel assigned to crime scene 

investigation. 

Forensic Photography II — FSA112* 

40 Hours 

The Forensic Photography II course addresses advanced aspects of 

forensic photography, including macro, nighttime, and alternatelight 

photography. Course instruction is through lecture, case 

review, and application exercises. Forensic Photography I, or a course 

equivalent, is required to attend Forensic Photography II. 

Topics 

• Equipment and basic exposure review 

• Macro photography 

• Nighttime photography 

• Reciprocity failure 

• Flash photography 

• Painting with light 

• Shooting reconstructions 

• Bloodstain photography 

• Ultraviolet and infrared photography 

• Photographic perspective 

Audience 



Forensic Technician — FSA100 

80 Hours 

The Forensic Technician course provides participants with 

information, techniques, and methodologies for conducting crime 

scene investigations and processing crime scene evidence. Course 

instruction is through lecture and case review with emphasis 

on practical laboratory application and scenario-based practical 

application. Photography is an integral part of this course. 

Topics 



• Evidence collection, packaging, and preservation 



• Powder processing of fingerprints 

• Fingerprint processing with chemicals and dyes 

• Processing blood prints 

• Processing fingerprints on difficult surfaces 

Audience 



Latent Print Processing — FSA104* 

40 Hours 

The Latent Print Processing course provides participants with 

information, techniques, and methodologies for processing latent 

fingerprints and enhancing visible fingerprints at and from crime 

scenes, as well as from physical evidence. Course instruction is 

through lecture and practical laboratory application. Photography is 

an integral part of this course. 

Topics 

• Physiology of latent prints 

• Powder processing 

• Latent print processing with chemicals, dyes, and non-powder 

processes 



• Documentation of latent prints 

• DNA and latent prints 

Audience 



Processing Evidence of Violent Crimes 

— FSA108 

40 Hours 

The Processing Evidence of Violent Crimes course provides 

participants with information, techniques, and methodologies for 

processing and documenting violent crime scenes such as assaults, 

sexual crimes, and homicides, as well as the physical evidence from 

such scenes. Course instruction is through lecture and case review 

with emphasis on practical application. Photography is an integral 

part of this course. 

Topics 

• Crime scenes and biological evidence 

• Processing items for biological evidence 

• Collection and packaging of biological evidence 

• Collection of trace evidence 

• Collection of impression evidence 

• Processing firearms and ammunition for physical evidence 


Audience 

Licensed or certified peace officers with a current commission or noncommissioned 

personnel assigned to investigate/process crime scenes. 

Skeletal Death Investigation — FSA109 

40 Hours 

The Skeletal Death Investigation course is designed for those 

responsible for death investigations, including cold case death 

investigations dealing with skeletal remains. In this course, which 

introduces the field of forensic anthropology, participants will 

receive instruction in the recovery and analysis of human remains in 

forensic contexts. Course instruction is through lecture, case review, 

and field application. 

Topics 

• Human osteology 

• Distinguishing human vs. non-human remains 

• Developing the biological profile 

• Assessment of trauma 

• Decomposition and taphonomy 

• Field recovery techniques for buried and scattered skeletal remains 

Audience 

Licensed or certified peace officers with a current commission or noncommissioned 

personnel assigned to investigate/process crime scenes. 

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FORENSIC SCIENCE ACADEMY 

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS 

Forensic Investigator I — Certificate 

200 Hours 

This certificate is awarded to participants who complete 200 

hours of course instruction by successfully completing five 

40-hour courses. Forensic Investigator certificates are awarded 

sequentially; Forensic Investigator I is awarded prior to Forensic 

Investigator II. 

Required courses 

• Basic Criminal Investigation 


• Crime Scene Investigation 


• Latent Print Processing 

Forensic Investigator II — Certificate 

200 Hours 

This certificate is awarded to participants who complete 200 

hours of course instruction by successfully completing five 

40-hour courses. Forensic Investigator certificates are awarded 

sequentially; Forensic Investigator I is awarded prior to Forensic 

Investigator II. 


• Bloodstain Pattern Analysis 

• Death Investigation 

• Forensic Photography II 

• Processing Evidence of Violent Crimes 

Elective Courses - Choose one (1) of the following: 

• Forensic Entomology 

• Skeletal Death Investigation 

Property and Evidence Management 

— Certificate 


• Basic Property Technician 



Forensic Technician — Certificate 

80 Hours 

This certificate is comprised of 80 hours of instruction that 

presents information, techniques, and methodologies for 

conducting crime scene investigations and processing crime 

scene evidence. Course instruction is through lecture and case 

review with emphasis on practical laboratory application and 

scenario-based practical application. Those who successfully 

complete the course will be awarded the Forensic Technician 

Certificate. Completion of Forensic Technician Certificate is 

equivalent to Crime Scene Investigation and 

Latent Print Processing. 


• Crime Scene Investigation 

• Latent Print Processing 

Topics 



• Evidence collection, packaging, and preservation 



• Powder processing with chemicals and dyes 




Major Crimes Investigator — Certificate 


• Basic Criminal Investigation 


• Death Investigation 

• Forensic Photography 

Elective Courses - Choose one (1) of the following: 

• Bloodstain Pattern Analysis I 

• Collision Reconstruction 

• Fire Investigator 

• Forensic Entomology 

• Forensic Photography II 

• Skeletal Death Investigation 


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corrections academy 

Required Materials 

Participants must have a 56K modem internet connection (broadband 

connection recommended), a current browser (i.e., Internet Explorer 6 or 

higher, Firefox 2.0 or higher, or Safari 2 or higher), Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 

or higher, and Adobe Flash 9.0.45.0 or higher. 

Basic County Corrections 

— LET305 

72 Hours 

This blended-learning course is designed to meet the training 

requirements of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement 

Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) and prepare participants for 

the state licensing exam. It will provide the participant with an 

understanding of correctional officer duties and requirements and 

the ability to use those skills effectively, allowing the employee 

better control within the jail environment. 

Upon successful completion of LET305 participants will complete 

the 24-hour Basic County Corrections Physical Skills course (LET 306), 

which provides the physical skills training required by TCLEOSE. 

Participants must meet TCLEOSE minimum standards for licensing 

and must submit a Letter of Admission from their agency. 

Audience 

Texas county and municipal jail staff responsible for inmate oversight and control 

within a jail facility. 

Basic Jail Certification for Texas Peace 

Officers — LET309 

 

40 Hours 

The Basic Jail Certification for Texas Peace Officers (BJPO) on-line 

course is designed to meet all training requirements set by the 

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education 

(TCLEOSE) to prepare current Texas Peace Officers to successfully 

acquire certification as a county jailer. The BJPO course also prepares 

Texas Peace Officers to take the TCLEOSE licensing examination. 

Once the participant has successfully completed each module, a 

comprehensive final exam is administered. 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. 

Upon successful completion of the course students will receive 

endorsement information to sit for the TCLEOSE Peace Officer Jailer 

Licensing Examination at a TCLEOSE approved testing site. 

Topics 

• Booking Procedures 

• Searches 

• Classification of Inmates 

• Suicide Screening and Prevention 

• Legal Aspects of Use of Force 

• Inmate Rights 

• Facility Security 

• Grievances 

• Food Services 

• Emergency Procedures 

• Inmate Transportation 

• Investigations 

• Report Writing 

 

Inmate Rights and Privileges 

— LET300 

16 Hours 

This course provides the county corrections officer with an 

understanding of inmate rights and responsibilities from a case 

law perspective. This course is one of the intermediate core courses 

required by TCLEOSE rules to receive intermediate certification as a 

county corrections officer. Participants successfully completing the 

course receive 16 hours of TCLEOSE credit. 

Topics 

• Correctional law 

• First Amendment guarantees for inmates 

• The Fourth Amendment 

• The Fifth Amendment 

• The Eighth Amendment 

• The Fourteenth Amendment 

• Summary of constitutional rights 

Interpersonal Communications in the 

Correctional Setting — LET303 

16 Hours 

This blended-learning course is designed to educate jail, correction, 

and detention personnel about human relations skills that will 

enhance a positive relationship between staff and inmates 

and between correctional workers and their peers. Corrections 

officers will learn basic communications skills and how to use 

them effectively, allowing better control of inmate interactions. 

Participants successfully completing the course receive 16 hours of 

TCLEOSE credit. 

Blended-learning 

This course consists of two components: online course work and classroom exercises 

centered on role-playing scenarios facilitated by qualified instructors. This course 

is one of the intermediate core courses required by TCLEOSE rules to receive 

intermediate certification as a county corrections officer. 

Topics 

• Basics of communication 

• Evaluating a situation 

• Communicating with an inmate 

• Application and management 

Suicide Detection and Prevention in 

Jails — LET301 

16 Hours 

This course is designed to provide county corrections officers 

with an understanding of offenders with mental impairments and 

suicidal behavior and methods for detection and prevention of 

suicide. Suicide prevention should begin at arrest and continue 

throughout the individual’s stay in a correctional facility. Experience 

has shown that almost all jail suicides can be averted with 

implementation of a comprehensive prevention program that 

includes staff training, intake screening, communication between 

staff, appropriate and safe housing, frequent observation, prompt 

intervention, and human interaction between staff and inmates. This 

course is one of the intermediate core courses required by TCLEOSE 

rules to receive intermediate certification as a county corrections 

officer. Participants successfully completing the course receive 16 

hours of TCLEOSE credit. 

Topics 

• Overview of jail suicide 

• Factors influencing suicidal behavior 

• Admission of inmates 

• Mental retardation or mental illness 

 

 

 

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Use of Force in a Jail Setting 

— LET302 

16 Hours 

This course provides the county corrections officer with a basic 

understanding of the statutory authority for use of force, use 

of force models and options, and causes of disruptive behavior 

and disturbances. Jail administrators and officers will learn the 

appropriate preventive and remedial actions to protect against 

potential civil liability. This course is one of the intermediate 

core courses required by TCLEOSE rules to receive intermediate 

certification as a county corrections officer. Participants successfully 

completing the course receive 16 hours of TCLEOSE credit. 

Topics 

• Use of force introduction 

• Potential for use of force 

• Defensive tactics 

• Weapon techniques 

• Deadly force 

• Legal consequences of excessive force 

Municipal Jailer — LET310 

 

Basic County Corrections Physical Skills 

— LET306 

24 Hours 

This course will provide the student with the physical skills training 

requirements of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement 

Standards and Education number 1071. This course will provide the 

training needed to understand and apply basic self defense techniques 

and inmate handling techniques required in the correctional 

setting. 

Topics 

•Physiological response to stress 

•Pressure points 

•Stances and blocks 

•Strikes 

•Handcuffing 

•Joint locks and ground techniques 

•Vascular restraint 

•Searches 

Audience 

Texas county and municipal jail staff responsible for inmate oversight and control 

within a jail facility. 

40 Hours 

This on-line course was developed in conjunction with the Municipal 

Jail Association of Texas (MJAT) and provides participants with 

the knowledge and skills necessary to operate effectively within a 

municipal jail or detention facility environment. The online course 

consists of nine (9) learning modules. Prior to accessing the course, 

the participant is provided with an opportunity to download a study 

guide. The guide is provided to participants in an effort to enhance 

the retention of important course information. Once the participant 

has successfully completed each module, an exam is administered. 

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. 

Topics 

•Introduction to Detention Facilities 

•Human Aspects 

•Addressing Injurious Behavior 

•Intake Procedures 

•Inmate Health Care 

•Prisoner Services 

•Security Protocols 

•Emergency Situations 

•Report Writing 

•Courtroom Testimony 

Audience 

Candidates for Texas municipal jail staffing responsible for oversight and control of 

inmates in a detention facility. 



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EXPLOSIVES AND UXO TRAINING 

Advanced Ordnance Recognition for 

Law Enforcement — UXO203* 

80 hours 

This course offers UXO Tech certification, usually completed through 

the attendance of a four-week class, to Hazardous Device School 

certified Bomb Technicians desiring specialized training. The course 

offers comprehensive, hands-on training in the safe detection, 

location, identification, and disposal of unexploded ordnance using 

the techniques, tools, and emerging technologies of today’s UXO 

environmental remediation industry. State and local emergency 

responders who complete the course will enhance their capabilities 

and meet all requirements of the United States Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE) to work on USACE UXO remediation job sites. 

Topics 

•Basic Explosives safety 

•Ground, air, chemical and underwater ordnance identification 

•Fuze functioning and identification 

•Use of UXO detection equipment and ordnance location techniques 

•UXO disposal techniques 

Audience 

Participants must be in good physical condition and capable of working under 

stressful conditions and /or hazardous environments. 

Demining — EOT228* 

50 hours 

TEEX offers this course as a follow-on for graduates of the UXO 

Tech 1 course to provide the knowledge required to carry out 

demining procedures and clearance operations, under supervision, 

in accordance with International Mine Action Standards (IMAS). 

Participants will be introduced to dangerous-area marking, 

detectors, and locator equipment. Mine action search tools, 

procedures, and clearance techniques will be discussed. Graduates 

will receive a City & Guilds certification to allow them to work 

internationally. 

Topics 

• Basic demining procedures 

• Clearance operations 

• Dangerous-area markings 

• Use of UXO and mine detection equipment 

• Use of mine action search tools 

• Proper mine action procedures 

• Clearance techniques 

Audience 

Potential students for the Demining course must be in good physical condition. 

They must be capable of safely operating under stressful conditions and hazardous 

environments. 

Explosive Breacher Entry — EOT220 

40 hours 

Explosive entry continues to grow in U.S. law enforcement as a 

viable tactical option for serving high-risk warrants and conducting 

hostage rescues. In this five-day course, explosive entries will be 

made through class 1 steel doors as well as solid wood and hollow 

core doors. The course will cover construction of distraction devices 

and use of other explosives. The TEEX Explosive Breaching course is 

geared toward increasing the knowledge and skills of SWAT, tactical, 

and explosive ordnance disposal teams. 

Topics 

• Types of explosives 

• Explosives charges 

• Operational planning 

• Breaching methods 

• Approach and placement 

Audience 

Law Enforcement and Military 

Hazwoper for Clean-Up Operations 

Training — EOT225 

40 hours 

This blended-learning course is designed to educate UXO 

Technicians and provides awareness of potential hazards 

encountered at hazardous waste cleanup operation sites and 

provide the knowledge and skills necessary to perform work with 

minimal risk to workers’ health and safety. Provides awareness of 

the purpose and limitations of safety equipment and ensures 

workers safely avoid or escape from emergencies. 

Topics 

• Personal Protective Clothing (PPE) 

• Information resources 

• Decontamination 

• Regulatory overview 

•Hazardous substances 

Audience 

Students scheduled to attend the UXO Technician Level I course. 

Heavy Equipment Operator for 

Ordnance Workers — EOT239* 

40 hours 

This course covers the safe operation of a backhoe and forklift in a 

UXO field environment. Geared toward UXO technicians who may be 

tasked to stack or excavate buried ordnance items, participants will 

learn safety, operation, and maneuverability of two common pieces 

of equipment used in the UXO field of work. Graduates will receive 

TEEX certificates that allow them to operate backhoes and forklifts 

on hazardous waste sites. Placing a heavy emphasis on safety, 

this course meets Occupational Safety and Health Administration 

(OSHA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and American 

Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) requirements and provides 

instruction in industry standard consensus practice. 

Topics 

• Overview of the backhoe-loader 

• Safety procedures 

• Startup and shut-down procedures 

• Preventive maintenance 

• Backhoe-loader operations 

• Transporting a backhoe-loader 

• Field applications 

Audience 

Students scheduled to attend the UXO Technician Level I course. 

Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) 

Awareness — EOT233 

8 hours 

TEEX offers this one-day course designed to raise participants’ 

awareness of IEDs and their components, effects, and associated 

hazards. Graduates will be able to demonstrate an understanding 

of different sources and types of explosives, types of IEDs, IED 

component explosive effects, and the hazards associated with IEDs. 

The course is presented through facilitated delivery and a liveexplosives 

demonstration. Some handling of live explosives will be 

involved. 

Topics 

• Overview of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) 

• IED resources and methodologies 

• IED search, disruption, and response procedures 

Audience 

First responders, such as firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency 

medical specialists. 

 

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Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) 

Intermediate — EOT217* 

16 hours 

TEEX offers this two-day course designed to help participants 

identify Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), their explosive effects, 

and take appropriate actions to mitigate associated risks as a first 

responder. Participants learn to apply methods to assess effective 

cordon distances and evacuation routes necessary to ensure 

the safety of others. The course is presented through facilitated 

delivery and a live-explosives demonstration. Some handling of live 

explosives will be involved. 

Topics 

• Use of Improvised Explosive Devices 

• IED construction 

• IED search techniques 

• IED practicum 

Audience 

First responders, such as firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency 

medical specialists. 

Ordnance Recognition and Improvised 

Explosive Device Awareness 

— EOT215* 

8 hours 

The Ordnance Recognition and Improvised Explosive Device 

Awareness course trains participants to identify potential explosive 

hazards and make reasonable decisions to prevent injury, death, or 

damage. This course is delivered through instructor-led facilitation, 

multi-media presentations and participant activities. 

Unexploded Ordnance Technician 

Level I — UXO200* 

200 hours 

This four-week course offers comprehensive, hands-on training in 

the safe detection, location, identification, and disposal of unexploded 

ordnance using the techniques, tools, and emerging technologies 

of today’s UXO environmental remediation industry. UXO Tech 

I meets requirements of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 

to certify the graduates’ ability to work on USACE UXO remediation 

job sites. 

Topics 

• Basic explosives safety 

• Ground, air, chemical and underwater ordnance identification 

• Fuze functioning and identification 

• Use of UXO detection equipment and location techniques 

• Electric, non-electric and shock-tube demolition procedures 

• UXO disposal techniques 

• Resume-building and employment processes 

• Current terrorist methods 

• Forensic recovery equipment and its use 

• Forensic recovery recording and documentation 

• Multi-agency approach to forensic scene recovery 


• Use of appropriate database 

• Collection of evidence 

EXPLOSIVES AND UXO TRAINING 

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM 

Ordnance Removal and Remediation 

Technician — Certificate 


• Hazwoper for Clean-up Operations Trianing 

• Heavy Equipment Operator for Ordnance Workers 

• Demining 

• UXO Technician Level I (UXO Tech) 

 

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Business Continuity Planning — PST603 

16 Hours 

The Business Continuity Planning course provides organization 

managers the information necessary to plan for, respond to, and 

recover from catastrophic events. Built upon the concepts of risk 

analysis and business impact planning, this course is designed to 

provide the road map to coordinated organizational emergency 

response during and after a catastrophic event in which company 

facilities and processes are interrupted. Participants will learn 

the critical decision-making process and some key factors to be 

considered in the trans- and post-event periods. 

Topics 

• Assessing the need for business continuity planning 

• Making critical decisions in the midst of potentially catastrophic circumstances 

• Evaluating threats and vulnerabilities 

• Creating business impact analysis, including hazard analysis and business unit 

analysis 

• Conducting management critical incident scenarios and activities 

• Developing comprehensive business continuity plans 

Audience 

General management, information technology management, operations management, 

business continuity planning managers, logistics/materials management, human 

resources, legal/compliance, security management, safety management, environmental 

compliance, and facilities managers. 

· Managing roles, authority & relationships to achieve national CIKR protection 

efforts 

· Managing risk utilizing the critical infrastructure protection process 

· Coordinating the national approach to CIKR protection 

· Safe, effective information sharing for CIKR partners 

· Establishing long term CIKR protection effort effectiveness 

· Identifying resources for CIKR protection 

Audience 

State, local, tribal, and territorial government officials, DHS Infrastructure Protection 

personnel, Sector-Specific Agency and other Federal agency personnel, and owners. 

Cyber Security Awareness — OGT300 

16 Hours 

This course is designed to help businesses, organizations and 

individuals nationwide identify vulnerabilities in their network 

architecture and plan for, respond to, and recover from an undesired 

intrusion into the organizational network. Building upon the 

concepts of risk management and using the latest in computer 

security technology, the course explores the major components of 

network and computer security. Through discussion and handson 

exercises, participants will learn how to identify threats to their 

networks and develop coordinated response to denial of service and 

other cyber attack modes. 

Critical infrastructure 

Continuity of Operations/Continuity of 

Government Planning — PFP100 

16 Hours 

The Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) course establishes a basic 

awareness of the COOP, which addresses post disaster requirements 

to ensure organizational continuity and survivability. Participants 

will learn how to develop a plan to continue providing essential 

services in a degraded environment. 

Topics 

• Assessing the need for business continuity planning 

• Making critical decisions in the midst of potentially catastrophic circumstances 

• Evaluating threats and vulnerabilities 

• Creating business impact analysis to include hazard analysis and business unit 

analysis 

• Conducting management critical incident scenarios and activities 

• Developing comprehensive business continuity plans 

Audience 

General management, information technology management, operations management, 

business continuity planning managers, logistics/materials management, human 

resources, legal/compliance, security management, safety management, environmental 

compliance, and facilities managers. 

Critical Infrastructure and Key 

Resources Awareness (CIKR) — AWR213 

16 Hours 

This course addresses the national strategy and priority for 

implementing the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). 

In doing so, the course defines the National partnering approach 

to CIKR protection and discusses the process for identifying and 

assessing CIKR common vulnerabilities. Participants will enhance 

competencies in identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities within 

and across sectors, which drives the unique feature of the NIPP 

public-private partnership - the value proposition. States, regions, 

local, tribal, and territorial governments and their communities 

have unique concerns arising from the functional and geographical 

interdependencies and unique mix of critical infrastructure and key 

resources in their areas. Therefore, it is important for these actors to 

implement critical infrastructure and key resource protection efforts 

leveraging the NIPP, associated sector-specific plans, and more 

specific, local concerns. The private sector – through enhanced 

core competencies – will improve the nation’s capabilities to 

prepare for, respond to, and recover from attacks, natural disasters, 

or other emergencies. 

Topics· Value proposition in CIKR partnerships 

· Linking CIKR owner/operators and state, local, tribal & territorial governments 

for CIKR protection strategies 

Topics 

• Cyber risk management 

• Basic types of cyber attacks and crimes 

• Firewall and network configuration to enhance cyber security 

• Network and user policies 

• Post-intrusion response tasks for individuals, organizations and law 

enforcement 

Audience 

Managers, supervisors, computer users. 

Enhanced Threat and Risk Assessment 

— MGT315 

16 Hours 

The Enhanced Threat and Risk Assessment course will augment the 

process taught in the current Department of Homeland Security/ 

FEMA Office of Grants and Training Threat and Risk Assessment 

course. It provides managers of emergency responders with 

enhanced skills to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the 

critical vulnerabilities in the jurisdiction and develop an action 

plan to prevent, reduce and/or mitigate the potential damage 

from a Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear, and Explosive 

(CBRNE)/terrorism incident. The participants will conduct a detailed 

assessment of potential methods of CBRNE delivery against 

the jurisdiction’s potential targets. Participants will then apply 

a systematic process to assess selected infrastructure, facilities, 

systems, and special events for methods and measures to prevent, 

reduce and/or mitigate vulnerabilities. 

Topics 

•Risk management process overview 

•Asset value assessment 

•Threat identification and rating 

•Vulnerabilities 

•Risk assessment 

•Mitigation options 

•Conducting vulnerability assessments 

•Vulnerability assessment field activity 

Audience 

Participants should work in one of the following disciplines/services: public safety 

communication, governmental administrative, public works, non-government 

organization, health care, fire services, law enforcement, public health, private sector, 

emergency medical service, hazardous material, emergency management, 

emergency response supervisors, managers, staff and community leaders from the 

following disciplines/functional areas are encouraged to attend this course. 

Jurisdictions are encouraged to invite private/public industry and volunteer 

organizations to participate in the training; these groups add an important 

dimension to the team. 


Participants should have a working knowledge of the jurisdiction’s Emergency 

Operations Plan (EOP) Terrorism Incident Annex (TIA). It is recommended that 

participants complete the TEEX Threat & Risk Assessment course, a chemical, biological, 

radiological, nuclear, explosives/terrorism incident awareness course, or be approved 

by the local jurisdiction host. The National Emergency Response and Rescue Training 

Center, in cooperation with Homeland Security Services, distributes a WMD/Terrorism 

Awareness for Emergency Responders course via the internet at: 

http://www.teexwmdcampus.com. 

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Managing Security Operations 

— PST605 

16 Hours 

This course focuses on the application of security management 

concepts in the development and implementation of the security 

systems and guard forces for organizations. The training supports 

the specialized knowledge required of security management 

personnel in effective planning, deploying, monitoring, supervising, 

and improving security systems. 

Topics 

• Security organization and functions 

• Planning and management of security systems 

• Security force staffing challenges 

• Enhancing security system controls 

• Avoiding security-related liability 

• Conducting investigations 

• Vulnerability assessments 

Audience 

Public safety communication, law enforcement, fire services, emergency medical 

service, hazardous material, health care, governmental administrative, public health, 

public works and emergency management. Jurisdictions are encouraged to invite 

private/public industry and volunteer organizations to participate in the training; 

these groups add an important dimension to the team. 

Security Vulnerability Assessment 

Training — PST601 

24 Hours 

Understanding the principles of security and incorporating them 

to support operations of a facility is an integral component 

of today’s “Risk Management Process”. This on-site planning/ 

management level course is designed to provide selected key 

members of a facility’s management team the hands-on process 

within risk management that addresses threat based vulnerability 

assessments. The course delivery methodology consists of lectures, 

small group discussion, multimedia scenarios, and a field activity 

where participants conduct an on-site assessment of the host 

company’s facility. 

Topics 

• Determine assets 

• Determine criticality of assets to be protected 

• Assess threat sources 

• Assess current security procedures 

• Identify vulnerabilities 

• Assess probability of occurrence 

• Develop mitigation strategies to reduce vulnerabilities 

• Design security to “tailor fit” the needs of the company’s operations 

Audience 







Training Train-the-Trainer — PST602 

24 Hours 

The Security Vulnerability Assessment Train the Trainer (SVAT TtT) 

course is designed to provide certification to experienced trainers 

for the delivery of the SVAT direct delivery course. This course 

includes a review of adult teaching techniques, team teaching 

techniques, and facilitation skills in addition to the delivery of the 

technical aspects of threat-based vulnerability assessments. The 

certification of the instructors is accomplished through written 

examination and monitored teach-backs. The SVAT TtT course 

provides a method for organizations to train their employees at 

reduced long-term training costs. 

Topics 

• Evaluating assets 

• Evaluating threats 

• Assessing current security procedures 

• Reducing organizational liability 

• Identifying physical security system vulnerabilities 

• Developing mitigation strategies to reduce vulnerabilities 

• Use of the Vulnerability Assessment Tool for conducting vulnerability 

assessments 

Audience 

Public safety communication, law enforcement, fire services, emergency 

medical service, hazardous material, health care, governmental administrative, public 

health, public works and emergency management. Jurisdictions are encouraged to 

invite private/public industry and volunteer organizations to participate in the training; 


Threat and Risk Assessment — MGT310 

24 Hours 

This course trains key personnel within a local jurisdiction who are 

required to prevent, mitigate, manage, and/or respond to all hazards 

and/or mass casualty events, with special attention to terrorists 

incidents. Participant learning occurs in multi-disciplinary teams. 

Upon completion, these teams will be better able to conduct a 

capabilities-based comprehensive chemical, biological, radiological, 

nuclear, explosives/terrorism risk (threat and vulnerability), 

capabilities, and needs (planning, organization, equipment, training, 

and exercises) assessments. The course consists of lectures, small 

group discussions, participant activities, multimedia scenarios, and 

vulnerability assessments of critical infrastructure and key resources 

selected by the host jurisdiction. Participant activities focus on the 

DHS/FEMA Office of Grants and Training State Homeland Security 

Assessment and Strategy Program’s jurisdictional assessments (i.e., 

risk, capabilities, and needs). 

Topics 

• Threat assessment 

• Vulnerability assessments 

• Capability assessments 

• Needs assessments 

• National preparedness goal 

• Target capabilities list 

• Universal task list 

• HSPD 5 and 8 

Audience 







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CENTER FOR SCHOOL SAFETY & SECURITY 

PPCT Disruptive Student Management 

— SSS100 

8 Hours 

This course is designed to control the “physical actions” of student 

violence. This course does not explore the psychology of violence or 

the socioeconomic or family issues that lead to violence. Instead, the 

course focuses on controlling actions of physical violence directed 

at another student, a teacher, or another staff member. The course 

is segmented into skills that are designed to control small children 

who are acting out all the way through techniques designed to 

control teenagers who are fighting or have assaulted a teacher. 

Topics 

•Aggression and the Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) 

•Disarming 

•Adolescent escort controls 

•Separating techniques 

•Physical aggression management 

Audience 

This training is appropriate for teachers, school administrators, school-based police 

officers, and security personnel. Physical participation is required. Participants should 

wear comfortable clothing for physical activity. 

PPCT Disruptive Student Management 

Instructor — SSS101 

24 Hours 

This instructor course focuses on controlling actions of physical 

violence directed at another student, teacher, or staff member. The 

course is segmented into skills that are designed to control small 

children who are acting out as well as techniques designed to 

control teenagers who are fighting or have assaulted a teacher. Participants 

will learn instructional methods for teaching survival skills. 

Topics 

•Aggression and the Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) 

•Disarming 

•Adolescent escort controls 

•Separating techniques 

•Physical aggression management 

Audience 

This training is appropriate for teachers, school administrators, school-based police 

officers, and security personnel. 

Drug Impairment and Behavior 

Recognition for Education Professionals 

— LET455 

16 Hours 

This one or two-day course is designed to provide administrators, 

counselors, teachers, and school nurses with tools and training 

necessary to recognize and document drug/alcohol impairment 

in students. 

Topics 

•Role of drugs in society 

•How drugs work in the body 

•Signs and assessment of Impairment 

•How state laws and school policies affect educator contact with 

impaired students 

Audience 

This training is appropriate for education professionals including: teachers, aides, 

administrators, nurses, counselors, and school-based law enforcement officers. 

Preventing Violence in Education: A 

Guide for Students — SSS140 

1 Hour 

This online course will acquaint students with the basic causes for 

violent behavior and indicators that signal the potential for violent 

actions. Students will learn how to elicit and report concerns and 

observations in a sensitive yet effective manner. Additionally, the 

course addresses common barriers to reporting, and provides 

strategies for overcoming them. 

Topics 

•Basic causes for violent behavior 

•Signal indicators 

•Elicit and report of concerns and observations 

•Common barriers for reporting 

•Strategies for overcoming barriers 

Audience 

This training is appropriate for all students, educators, administrators, and school staff. 

Preventing Violence in Education: 

A Guide for Faculty, Staff, and 

Administrators — SSS141 

1 Hour 

This online course is designed for school administrators, faculty, and 

staff. It includes information from the Violence Prevention Course 

for Students and goes on to provide additional insight into the 

behavior patterns of potentially violent individuals, as well as the 

best courses of action for defusing the threat they present to other 

students, participants will learn the costs associated with school 

violence, review their legal responsibility to provide a safe teaching 

environment, and learn the purpose and process of using a Threat 

Management Team to address potential and actual incidents. 

Topics 

•Behavioral patterns of potentially violent individuals 

•Diffusing the threat 

•Costs associated with school violence 

•Legal responsibilities to provide a safe environment 

•Utilization of a Threat Management Team 

Audience 

This training is appropriate for educators, administrators and school staff. 

Preventing Violence in Higher Education 

— SSS142 

 

.50 Hours 

This online course will acquaint students with the basic causes for 

violent behavior and indicators that signal the potential for violent 

actions. Students will learn how to elicit and report concerns and 

observations in a sensitive yet effective manner. Additionally, the 

course addresses common barriers to reporting, and provides 

strategies for overcoming them. 

Topics 

•Basic causes for violent behavior 

•Signal Indicators 

•Elicit and report of concerns and observations 

•Common barriers for reporting 

•Strategies for overcoming barriers 

Audience 

This training is appropriate for college students, educators, administrators and 

school staff. 

 

 

 



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Business Continuity Planning — PST603 

16 Hours 

The Business Continuity Planning course provides organization 

managers the information necessary to plan for, respond to, and 

recover from catastrophic events. Built upon the concepts of risk 

analysis and business impact planning, this course is designed to 

provide the road map to organizational emergency response for 

the coordinated response during and after a catastrophic event in 

which company facilities and processes are interrupted. The course 

provides the organization managers with the critical decision making 

process and some key factors to be considered in the trans-, and 

post-event periods. 

Topics 

•Assessing the need for business continuity planning 

•Making critical decisions in the midst of potentially catastrophic circumstances 

•Evaluating threats and vulnerabilities 

•Creating Business Impact Analysis to include Hazard Analysis and Business Unit 

Analysis 

•Conducting management critical incident scenarios and activities 

•Developing comprehensive Business Continuity Plans 

Audience 

This training is appropriate for general management, information technology 

management, operations management, business continuity planning managers, 

logistics/materials management, human resources, legal/compliance, security 

management, safety management, environmental compliance, and facilities 

managers. 

Continuity of Operations/Continuity of 

Government Planning — PFP100 

16 Hours 

The Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) course establishes the 

basic awareness of the COOP, post disaster continuity requirements 

to ensure organizational survivability. The course identifies the 

process by which the COOP is developed. The COOP course provides 

the organizational managers an understanding of the operational 

requirements necessary to continue to provide essential services in a 

degraded environment. 

Enhanced Threat and Risk Assessment 

— MGT315 

16 Hours 

The Enhanced Threat and Risk Assessment Course will augment 

the process taught in the current Department of Homeland 

Security/Office of Grants and Training Threat and Risk Assessment 

course. It provides managers of emergency responders with 

enhanced skills to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the 

critical vulnerabilities in the jurisdiction and develop an action 

plan to prevent, reduce and/or mitigate the potential damage 

from a Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear, and Explosive 

(CBRNE)/terrorism incident. The participants will conduct a detailed 

assessment of potential methods of CBRNE delivery against 

the jurisdiction’s potential targets. Participants will then apply 

a systematic process to assess selected infrastructure, facilities, 

systems, and special events for methods and measures to prevent, 

reduce and/or mitigate vulnerabilities. 

Topics 

•Risk management process overview 

•Asset value assessment 

•Threat identification and rating 

•Vulnerabilities 

•Risk assessment 

•Mitigation options 

•Conducting vulnerability assessments 

•Vulnerability assessment field activity 

Audience 

This training is appropriate for public safety communication, governmental 

administrative, public works, non-government organization, health care, fire services, 

law enforcement, public health, private sector, emergency medical service, hazardous 

material, emergency management, emergency response supervisors, managers, 

staff and community leaders from the following disciplines/functional areas are 

encouraged to attend this course. Jurisdictions are encouraged to invite private/ 

public industry and volunteer organizations to participate in the training. 


Participants should possess a working knowledge of the jurisdiction’s Emergency 

Operations Plan (EOP) Terrorism Incident Annex (TIA). It is recommended that 

participants complete the TEEX Threat & Risk Assessment course (T&RA), a CBRNE/ 

terrorism incident awareness course, or be approved by the local jurisdiction host. 

NERRTC, in cooperation with the Office of Grants and Training (G&T), distributes a 

WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders course via the Internet at 

http://www.teexwmdcampus.com. 

Topics 

•Assessing the need for business continuity planning 

•Making critical decisions in the midst of potentially catastrophic circumstances 

•Evaluating threats and vulnerabilities 

•Creating Business Impact Analysis to include Hazard Analysis and Business 

Unit Analysis 

•Conducting management critical incident scenarios and activities 

•Developing comprehensive Business Continuity Plans 

Audience 

This training is appropriate for general management, information technology 

management, operations management, business continuity planning managers, 

logistics/materials management, human resources, legal/compliance, security 

management, safety management, environmental compliance, and facilities 

managers. 


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CENTER FOR SCHOOL SAFETY & SECURITY 

Incident Command System (ICS) Course 

and WMD Tabletop Exercise — ICS100 

20 Hours 

The National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center 

(NERRTC) of the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) 

provides Incident Command System (ICS) training. It does so in 

conjunction with an integrated tabletop exercise (TTX) as part of 

the Texas Governor’s Division of Emergency Management (GDEM) 

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)/Terrorism Exercise Program. 

This National Incident Management System (NIMS)-compliant 

course is delivered using a team-teaching approach in which 

two emergency management professionals provide instruction 

throughout the modules. The instructional methodology combines 

brief lectures, small group activities, and a tabletop exercise. The ICS/ 

TTX Course is delivered at a time mutually agreed upon by NERRTC 

and the jurisdiction at a location of the jurisdiction’s choosing. 

NERRTC provides instructors and training materials, and the 

hosting jurisdiction provides the course participants and adequate 

classroom facilities. Additionally, participants in this course are 

prepared to take the FEMA ICS 200 certification test. 

Topics 

•Primary ICS functions 

•Management by Objective 

•Chain of Command 

•Organizational flexibility 

•Span of control 

•Common terminology 

•Personnel accountability 

•Integrated communications 

•Steps in transferring and assuming command 

•Their organization’s role in the ICS 

•Unified Command (UC) operation structure during emergency response 

•Potential terrorist threats or incidents 

•Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) agents most 

likely encountered 

•Major steps in the planning process. 

Audience 

This course brings together personnel from within a jurisdiction who would 

participate in prevention, management or response to a chemical, biological, 

radiological, nuclear, explosion (CBRNE)/Terrorism incident in their community. It 

specifically targets individuals assigned to positions within the jurisdiction’s ICS nodes 

during GDEM-sponsored Functional and Full Scale Exercises. Course participants 

represent public health, health care services, fire services, law enforcement, 

emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, emergency planning, 

emergency communications, public works, industry and private organizations. 

Threat & Risk Assessment — MGT310 

16 Hours 

This course prepares emergency response managers, community 

leaders, private sector, nongovernment organizations, and tribal 

leaders to conduct a comprehensive, capabilities-based threat 

and risk assessment for terrorism/all-hazards incidents under 

the National Response Framework (NRF), National Preparedness 

Guidelines, and Homeland Security Presidential Directives. 

Participant activities focus on the jurisdictional process for 

determining ability to respond to chemical, biological, radiological, 

nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE), and natural disaster events. 

Participants will identify shortfalls, perform gap analysis, and 

develop a needs assessment to fill shortfalls/gaps identified within 

the preparedness cycle. The course delivery combines lecture, small 

group discussions, participant activities, and multimedia scenarios 

to improve the multi- disciplinary emergency teams’ capability 

to prevent, protect, respond to, or recover from all- hazards mass 

casualty events. 

Topics 

•Threat assessment 

•Vulnerability assessments 

•Capability assessments 

•Needs assessments 

•National preparedness guidelines 

•Target capabilities list 

•Universal task list 

•Homeland Security Presidential Directives 

Audience 

Emergency response supervisors, managers, staff and community leaders from the 

following disciplines/functional areas are encouraged to attend this course: public 

safety communication, law enforcement, fire services, emergency medical service, 

hazardous material, health care, governmental administrative, public health, public 

works, emergency management. Jurisdictions are encouraged to invite private/public 

industry and volunteer organizations to participate in the training; these groups add 

an important dimension to the team. 


Participants should work in one of the listed disciplines/services, possess a working 

knowledge of the jurisdiction’s Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), and have 

completed a WMD/terrorism incident awareness course. National Emergency 

Response & Rescue Training Center (NERRTC), in cooperation with the OG&T, 

distributes a WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders Course via the 

Internet at http://www.teexwmdcampus.com. 

Drug Impairment Recognition and 

Workplace Violence Prevention 

— PST860 

8 Hours 

This one day course is designed to provide company management 

the tools and training necessary to recognize and address the 

workplace challenges of drugs/alcohol and violence. 

Topics 

•Drug-free workplace program 

•Common drug types 

•Methods of drug use 

•General signs and symptoms of impairment 

•Psychomotor impairment associated with drug types 

•Best practice strategies for dealing with drugs and violence in the workplace as 

employers and employees 

Audience 

This training is appropriate for company management, security professionals, safety 

management, human resource management, facilities management, front-line and 

middle management of any sector, and security management. 

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Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid 

Response Training — LET230 

16 Hours 

Conducted by Texas State University’s ALERRT Center. This two-day, 

16-hour Rapid Response Training course is a dynamic, hands-on, 

patrol-oriented course designed for those emergency responders 

who arrive first during an active shooter incident. This course 

involves direct delivery training that occurs in the classroom and 

practical exercises that take place during scripted force-on-force 

scenarios. Participants receive training in both settings using the 

latest technology available. 

Topics 

•Role of terrorism in active-shooter training 

•Sequence of events at an active-shooter scene 

•Law enforcement responses to active shooters and hostage/barricade 

situations 

•Dangers facing first responders to active-shooter situations 

•First-responder actions to active-shooter situations 

•Proactive measures for addressing an active shooter 

•Low-light searching/force techniques 

Audience 

This training is appropriate for currently commissioned peace officers. 


Training — PST601 

24 Hours 

Understanding the principles of security and incorporating them 

to support operations of a facility is an integral component of 

today’s “Risk Management Process”. This “On-Site” planning/ 

management level course is designed to provide selected key 

members of a facility’s management team the “Hands-On” process 

within risk management that addresses threat based vulnerability 

assessments. The course delivery methodology consists of lectures, 

small group discussion, multimedia scenarios, and a field activity 

where participants conduct an “On-Site” assessment of the host 

company’s facility. 

Topics 

•Determine assets 

•Determine criticality of assets to be protected 

•Assess threat sources 

•Assess current security procedures 

•Identify vulnerabilities 

•Assess probability of occurrence 

•Develop mitigation strategies to reduce vulnerabilities 

•Design security to “Tailor Fit” the needs of the company’s operations 

Audience 

The basic objectives of a security system are to deter, detect, delay, assess, and 

respond. Security administrations and company managers must be sensitive to the 

facility’s security vulnerabilities while insuring the operations of the company are not 

impeded. Audience should include: general management, security administration, 

operations management, logistics, human resources, facility engineer, safety, 

environmental, and legal. 


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Training Facilities 

Riverside Campus 

Three TEEX training divisions are located at the Texas A&M Riverside Campus, a 

1,900-acre campus adjacent to State Highway 47 and Highway 21 west of Bryan. 

TEEX occupies about 100,000 square feet of offices, classrooms, and laboratories. The 

agency also maintains outdoor training facilities at Riverside, including overhead and 

underground electric-power training fields, a firing range for law enforcement officers, 

a heavy-equipment training field, an emergency-vehicle driving track, unexploded 

ordnance ranges and search grids, and simulation prop houses for tactical training. 

Circuit Training Exercise Track 

The circuit training exercise track, located at the Texas A&M Riverside Campus, is a 400-meter state-of-the-art outdoor track facility for training Central Texas Police 

Academy cadets. The L-shaped track includes a 10 circuit training station, an all-weather, rubberized surface, and park-style lighting. The new track is the first phase 

of a complete physical skills training center, part of a proposed capital improvement program for TEEX’s Public Safety and Security Division. 

Firearms Range 

The TEEX Firearms Range is a 20-station range equipped with computer-controlled turning targets. It includes dual horizontal moving targets with shooting 

positions out to 75 yards. The range includes an environmentally friendly bullet trap that captures all fired rounds. The bullet trap is rated to handle all common 

police firearms up to and including 50 BMG rifles. 

Simulation Prop Houses 

The TEEX Simulation Prop Houses include four duplex homes, each representing a small two-bedroom home adapted for tactical training and simulations. Each 

house has one or more tactical breach doors that allow students to train for all types of forced-entry situations using a multi-purpose steel frame and door system 

that is easily adjustable and infinitely reusable. The interiors are hardened to allow for practical simulations, including high-risk entries, distraction devices, and 

defensive tactics simulations. 

Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Ranges and Search Grids 

TEEX offers one of the only commercially available Unexploded Ordnance Technician (UXO) I courses recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense. Students train 

on TEEX’s UXO ranges and search grids to identify and locate subsurface and surface UXO using military and civilian magnetometers, perform UXO excavation 

procedures, transport UXO and demolition materials, prepare firing systems for destruction operations, and more. 

Emergency Vehicle Driving Track 

TEEX has a long history of delivering training in emergency-vehicle driving and provides one of the most dynamic and fluid courses available. The TEEX 

emergency-vehicle driving track helps students safely respond to incidents by giving them hands-on practice that builds confidence in their equipment and 

individual performance in emergency driving. 

Live-fire Shoot House 

The TEEX live-fire shoot house is an all-weather indoor training facility. The rifle-rated shoot house provides a 360-degree ballistically safe environment 

designed for learning, teaching, and evaluating close-quarter skills like room clearing and team tactics. The facility is equipped with cameras and recording 

equipment for after-action critiquing and video documentation of training. 

Disaster City® 

The mock community features full-scale, collapsible structures designed to 

simulate various levels of disaster and wreckage which can be customized 

for the specific training needs of any group. Emergency responders 

from across the globe venture to Disaster City® for unparalleled search 

and rescue training and exercises. Simply put, Disaster City® is the most 

comprehensive emergency response training facility available today. 

Brayton Fire Training Field 

Located adjacent to the Texas A&M University campus, the 120-acre facility 

attracts more than 45,000 emergency responders from all 50 states and more 

than 45 countries each year. Brayton’s 132 specific training stations offer 

emergency responders unsurpassed instruction not only in firefighting, but also 

rescue, emergency medical services, hazardous materials, marine, aircraft, and 

emergency management. 

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PUBLIC SAFETY & SECURITY 

200 Technology Way 

College Station, Texas 77845-3424 

Toll-free 800.423.8433 

publicsafety@teex.tamu.edu 

www.teex.org/publicsafety 

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