Alberta Peace Officer Training
Keep yourself and your community safe and progress in your career as a Peace Officer with an active appointment in the province of Alberta. Tip of Spear, in partnership with Control Concepts Canada, provides the most innovative and practical Peace Officer training programs in Alberta, Canada.
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Tip of Spear Peace Officer Programs
Our leading-edge Peace Officer Programs enable you to:
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✓ Meet the provincial requirements of your appointment
✓ Complete all your training in one place (one-stop-shop)
✓ Pick and choose the courses that are related to your authorities
✓ Afford them on your own, even if your employer doesn't cover your training costs
✓ Start immediately with self-paced online learning, available 24/7
✓ Learn current and practical content with an innovative learning model
✓ Update physical skillsets with reality-based scenarios with an emphasis on safety
✓ Flexible, customized training programs for employers that minimize staff's time away from the field
“I want this program to be a catalyst for growth- pushing people to evolve, expand their potential, and never settle for stagnation. It’s about creating momentum and showing them that leadership isn’t just about a title- it’s about stepping up, whether in their agency, or in their community.
This program helps them to see that growth and leadership go hand-in-hand, and that striving for more isn’t just possible, it’s the path forward.”
– Sean Carter, Control Concepts Canada
Why Train at Tip of Spear?
Approved
Transition training programs have been vetted and approved by the Alberta Training Academy and Alberta Justice and Solicitor General. They are recognized as meeting the training requirements of transitioning from CPO2 to CPO1.
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Customizable
Our programs are customizable to meet the specific requirements of the peace officer's specific appointment. This ensures each agency’s officer competencies are met as per the legislative requirements. Each program has a foundational component, with additional a la carte options that can be added on top, such as edged weapon defence, traffic stops and more.
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Interleaved Training
Material covered in the training will be interleaved so that the concepts are interconnected so as to avoid training silos. By implementing interleaved training, we are promoting long term learning by combining motor-skill practice and non-motor skill material.
Expertly Developed
Every peace officer program was developed by a team of subject matter experts who have decades of experience working in various peace officer roles, in education design and adult learning, and as instructors in use of force, law enforcemnent high-risk situations and more.
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Realistic Preparation
In-person training consists of an in-depth practical application of theoretical concepts along with realistic scenarios to improve decision making and therefore safety on the job. This training prepares participants for the risks and dangers they may face with lifelike immersive training scenarios.
Experienced Instruction
​The several instructors on staff all have decades of experience not only working in the field, but developing courses, and educating law enforcement in use of force, theory and tactics, and other physical skillsets.
Innovative
This program has been designed to provide the participant with the most current information and best practices, and innovative delivery to ensure their safety as they learn the techniques and skills taught during this training. All peace officer programs are continually evaluated and improved to ensure they are current, applicable and valuable to every single peace officer who takes them.
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Blended Learning
Our innovative blended learning model allows you to learn the majority of the theoretical concepts online at your own pace and schedule, and reserves the application of these concepts and the physical skills for the limited in-person training. This reduces the cost of the training and maximizes the use of the participant's time. This in turn reduces the amount of time needed to be away from work and home to complete the training.
"Not only are we increasing accessibility, but we have also created a training model with the ongoing understanding that we need to teach, at multiple layers, good de-escalation techniques that are current and are up to date with Canadian content, and that allows employers to intelligently fiscally manage their resources to keep the public safe."
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-Sean Carter, Control Concepts Canada
Participant Feedback
What is a Peace Officer?
Peace Officers (POs) are responsible for promoting, monitoring, assessing, and assisting in maintaining peace in our Alberta communities. Peace Officers add support and flexibility to law enforcement organizations by providing a variety of specific, limited law enforcement functions and support services to the communities in which they serve, according to what the community requires. Their appointment, includes services they are required to perform, such as education and enforcing various laws based on the authorities they have been granted. Duties may range from animal control, bylaw enforcement, traffic control to others.
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