Basic Instructor Certification Course (#1014)

The Basic Instructor Certification Course prepares law enforcement professionals to design and deliver high-quality training by introducing the foundational concepts of effective instruction. Participants learn the teaching-learning process, including needs assessment, task analysis, developing learning objectives, lesson planning, and instructional methods. The course emphasizes the creation and use of instructional media to enhance presentations, as well as the development of testing and evaluation procedures to measure learning outcomes. Each trainee demonstrates mastery through evaluated teaching exercises, ensuring they can effectively instruct in real-world settings. This course is designed for peace officers, agency training coordinators, supervisors, and public safety trainers seeking TCOLE instructor proficiency certification.

Topics Covered / Course Objectives

• Designing lesson plans and course documentation
• Enhancing presentation skills and public speaking
• Improving methods for effective instruction
• Understanding factors that affect learning
• Understanding processes of teaching/learning
• Using instructional aids/media
• Writing learning objectives

Required Equipment

Laptop with PowerPoint to create presentations

Any other class material you think you may need to create and deliver presentations

Projectors and white board will be available for use.