GPSTC Online Learning

Law enforcement agencies who build trust and cooperation with their communities enjoy greater support from members of the public. Part of building trust is through a general understanding of the major ethnic groups within the community, and by practicing appropriate non-enforcement activities. In this course, officers will learn about the diverse ethnic communities in Georgia, and about programs and activities individual officers can take to help promote positive relationships with the community. Course topics include race and ethnicity, perspectives of members of different ethnic groups, the challenges of language barriers, the SARA problem-solving model, a review of the impact that controversial incidents on the broader law enforcement community, and an overview of programs that have been successful in building positive police-community relationships.

This video podcast episode features an interview between Chief David Eddins and GPSTC host Jeff Dean, as they highlight Chief Eddins journey to making the Come in From the Rain video. This video is about mental health in public safety. This video is about mental health in public safety. This podcast goes in to details  about how the video came to life and the impact it has has on people in public safety since its release.

This course will inform the importance of community risk reduction to public safety personnel. This course will provide definitions that are important to community risk reduction, how to start a risk reduction plan, and it will explain why community risk reduction is important.

This independent online course explores the basic elements of the performance appraisal process and provides instruction for the fire department supervisor on how to prepare for and conduct work plan sessions, performance evaluations and performance appraisal interviews. This course provides one hour of training for those in the fire service. Conducting Effective Performance Appraisals is NOT A POST APPROVED COURSE and therefore WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED FOR POST CREDIT.

This online course is designed to examine and restate the core concepts of the Georgia Constitutional Carry Act of 2021 and highlight the changes from the previous gun laws. This class will equip officers with a better understanding of how this law will impact the citizens of Georgia and law enforcement as a whole.

Interactions between public safety personnel and the community are often impacted by differences in background, culture, and life experience between the participants.  As globalization brings increasing diversity to our communities, public safety personnel must navigate the challenges presented by these differences. This course will help public safety professionals identify and explain the key steps to becoming cultural adept.

This independent online course is designed to provide tools for officers to recognize cultural differences and to ensure a stronger focus on positive community relations.

The purpose of this course is to provide telecommunicators and other public safety communications professionals information they need to help protect the Emergency Communications Center from cybersecurity threats.

This online course meets the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council requirement for all peace officers to complete de-escalation training. This course does not fulfill the use of force training requirements. To fulfill that requirement, you may take the Use of Force course, which is available online through GPSTC. The online Autism and De-escalation course may also be used to fulfill the de-escalation training requirement.

This independent online training course was designed to present emergency vehicle operators with the legal issues which arise for the failure to use due regard when operating an emergency vehicle.

Considering the harmful potential any vehicle pursuit can entail, officers need to be trained to think before reacting. This course is designed to generate a better understanding of the laws governing and the legal consequences of their actions. This course will also explain why some of the most common mistakes are made in beginning or continuing a pursuit. Information covering the emotional connections and mental processing, along with physical reactions produced by a vehicle pursuit, will be covered to help officers and supervisors understand and safely manage pursuit situations.

Considering the harmful potential any vehicle pursuit can entail, officers need to be trained to think before reacting. This course is designed to generate a better understanding of the laws governing and the legal consequences of their actions. This course will also explain why some of the most common mistakes are made in beginning or continuing a pursuit. Information covering the emotional connections and mental processing, along with physical reactions produced by a vehicle pursuit, will be covered to help officers and supervisors understand and safely manage pursuit situations.

Considering the harmful potential any vehicle pursuit can entail, officers need to be trained to think before reacting. This course is designed to generate a better understanding of the laws governing and the legal consequences of their actions. This course will also explain why some of the most common mistakes are made in beginning or continuing a pursuit. Information covering the emotional connections and mental processing, along with physical reactions produced by a vehicle pursuit, will be covered to help officers and supervisors understand and safely manage pursuit situations.

Considering the harmful potential any vehicle pursuit can entail, officers need to be trained to think before reacting. This course is designed to generate a better understanding of the laws governing and the legal consequences of their actions. This course will also explain why some of the most common mistakes are made in beginning or continuing a pursuit. Information covering the emotional connections and mental processing, along with physical reactions produced by a vehicle pursuit, will be covered to help officers and supervisors understand and safely manage pursuit situations.

Considering the harmful potential any vehicle pursuit can entail, officers need to be trained to think before reacting. This course is designed to generate a better understanding of the laws governing and the legal consequences of their actions. This course will also explain why some of the most common mistakes are made in beginning or continuing a pursuit. Information covering the emotional connections and mental processing, along with physical reactions produced by a vehicle pursuit, will be covered to help officers and supervisors understand and safely manage pursuit situations.