The Public Safety Group

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Online Dispatcher Training

Our online dispatcher training classes provide training for 911 Operators, Police Dispatchers, and other Public Safety Telecommunicators that need or want the convenience of online training. Online training classes run from three weeks to six weeks in length, depending on the topic. 

Our current topics include Active Shooter, Basic Telecommunicator Training, Communications Center Liability, and Crimes in Progress, just to name a few.  Please see below for a complete list of online dispatcher training classes.

To see our currently scheduled online classes, visit our schedule page.

To download a complete 2024 course catalog, click here.  To download the PEI-911 2024 Training Schedule, click here.

Online Training Topics

Active Assailant, 6th Edition (Online)

The Active Assailant has become a part of modern society. The role of the call taker/dispatcher is critical and your knowledge of the active shooter protocol will help you save lives. This class will give you a historical perspective and will review numerous incidents including actual 9-1-1 calls and radio tapes. The class will also look at what future Active Assailant incidents may involve.

Class format/length: Online Three Week Course

More Information: PDF icon Active Assailant Course Outline and Tuition Information 2024

Cost: $255.00

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Basic Telecommunicator Training, 3rd Edition

This four-week interactive course teaches you the basic skills and responsibilities of a public safety telecommunicator. Topics include roles and responsibilities, legal aspects, interpersonal communications, technologies, telephone techniques, call classification, radio communication, and stress management.

Class format/length: Online Four Week Course

More Information: PDF icon Basic Telecommunicator Training, 3rd Edition Course Outline 2024

Cost: $450.00

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Communications Center Liability, 2nd Edition (Online Course)

We live in a litigious society and the threat of a lawsuit involving communications professionals is real. Liability issues in the communications center have become a major issue. It is important for all members of the communications center to learn skills to reduce liability.

Class format/length: Online Three Week Course

More Information: PDF icon Communications Center Liability Outline and Tuition Information 2024

Cost: $255.00

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Crimes in Progress - 2nd Edition (Online Course)

When Seconds Count®, are you prepared to respond? When 9-1-1 rings, and you have a call that is in progress, are you ready? This class is designed to provide you with the tools you need to respond to a variety of in-progress and high-risk calls. Topics include armed robberies, shootings, homicides, pursuits, and your role in responder safety and child missing calls.

Class format/length: Online Three Week Course

More Information: PDF icon Crimes in Progress Course Outline and Tuition Information 2024

Cost: $255.00

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Cultural Diversity 2nd Edition – Ripped from the Headlines (Online)

In the past few years, we have seen more civil unrest than occurred in the previous 40 years. With this backdrop, police officers have been the target of assassinations. This class will address your role in community-oriented policing, cultural diversity, de-escalation techniques and responder targeting. There is no other class on the market that addresses these issues in one comprehensive course.

Class format/length: Online Three Week Course

More Information: PDF icon Cultural Diversity, 2nd Edition, Course Outline and Tuition Information 2024

Cost: $255.00

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Customer Service (Online Course)

Good customer service skills are critical for all public safety communications professionals. Today it is not good enough to be technically competent. You must also provide a high level of service. This three-week course will teach you how to provide great service when handling difficult callers, and how to increase the level of service you provide each day.

Class format/length: Online Three Week Course

More Information: PDF icon Customer Service Course Outline and Tuition Information 2024

Cost: $255.00

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Domestic Violence, 2nd Edition

Domestic violence is one of the most frequent calls you receive. This interactive three-week course takes a dynamic look at the truths and myths associated with domestic violence. Students will learn the techniques to handle domestic violence calls, why people stay in abusive relationships, the cycle of violence, what is domestic violence, and will review several case studies.

Class format/length: Online Three Week Course

More Information: PDF icon Domestic Violence Course Outline and Tuition Information 2024

Cost: $255.00

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Stress: It's All in Your Head (Online Course)

Public Safety Communications professionals work in one of the most stressful jobs in the world. This motivational three-week course will teach you how to deal with your job-related stress, as well as how to deal with stress at home. Stress can take a terrible toll on your job performance and your health. If you are going to continue to perform your job at the highest level, you need to learn effective techniques for managing your stressors.

Class format/length: Online Three Week Course

More Information: PDF icon Stress: It's All in Your Head Course Outline and Tuition Information 2024

Cost: $255.00

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Suicide Intervention - 2nd Edition (Online Course)

This interactive three-week course educates public safety call takers in crisis intervention.  Topics include: suicide attitudes and facts, risk assessment of caller, risk assessment of responder, call taker intervention, and suicide call case studies review.

Class format/length: Online Three Week Course

More Information: PDF icon Suicide Intervention Course Outline and Tuition Information 2024

Cost: $255.00

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Online Training with PEI

The Public Safety Group, in conjunction with Profile Evaluations, Inc. of Daytona, FL, has launched online training for 9-1-1 communication professionals. See the PDF icon 2024 PEI Online Training Schedule.

Bring It On! - 2nd Edition

Surviving and Succeeding in this Crazy, Wonderful Profession

This crazy, wonderful profession isn’t for everyone. It’s tough – it’s challenging – and if you don’t know how to take care of yourself, it can take a toll on your mind and body. This informative and highly motivational 3-week course is a how-to guide for surviving shift work and stress, handling conflict resolution, and remaining positive in a negative environment. It’s valuable training for ALL communications professionals and a MUST for every new hire!!

Class format/length: Online Three Week Course with PEI

More Information: PDF icon Bring It On Course Outline and Tuition Information 2024 - PEI-911 Online

Cost: $255.00

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Building for Excellence - 4th Edition

Management and Leadership Tools for 9-1-1 Professionals

This comprehensive and motivational course is a must for every current or aspiring supervisor or manager. The course looks at management and leadership in terms of personal, organizational, and professional excellence within the field of public safety communications. It applies the proven principles and practices from the wealth of generic training available and brings it home to our profession and our unique needs and motivators.

Building for Excellence, 4th Edition addresses the current issues affecting our industry and provides you with the tools and information you need to maximize your abilities and build for excellence within your chosen profession.

Class format/length: Online Six Week Course with PEI

More Information: PDF icon Building For Excellence Course Outline and Tuition Information 2024

Cost: $455.00

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Challenging Callers, 3rd Edition

Most callers who wish to report a crime or need assistance are ordinary individuals experiencing unordinary events. You know how to take these calls and process them efficiently and effectively. But what happens when the caller is a child, or is elderly, or is suffering from a mental impairment such as Alzheimer’s or Autism? Do you have the tools, and most of all the patience, to assist those callers? This comprehensive 3-week course helps you gain a better understanding of how to effectively communicate with these challenging caller types.

Class format/length: Online Three Week Course with PEI

More Information: PDF icon Challenging Callers Course Outline and Tuition Information 2024

Cost: $255.00

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Communications Training Officer - 4th Edition

This dynamic and comprehensive six-week course provides you with the tools and information you need to maximize your skills as a public safety communications training professional. Through completion of this course you’ll learn how to design and conduct CTO and classroom training that ensures trainees truly learn the skills and knowledge needed to survive and succeed in this rapidly changing and critically important profession.

Class format/length: Online Six Week Course with PEI

More Information: PDF icon Communications Training Officer Course Outline and Tuition Information 2024

Cost: $455.00

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Hiring Right for 9-1-1, 3rd Edition

This four-week very comprehensive online course provides you with the tools and information you need to stop the revolving door of turnover and start hiring right! Informative and practical, this course takes you through each step in the hiring process from laying the foundation to making the final hiring decision.

Class format/length: Online Four Week Course with PEI

More Information: PDF icon Hiring Right for 9-1-1 Course Outline and Tuition Information 2024

Cost: $445.00

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The Public Safety Group can be reached at:
P.O. Box 1468, Wake Forest, NC 27588
Phone: (919) 569-0426
Toll-free: (877) 794-9389
Fax: (239) 676-7468

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