Flagship Course: Officer Survival series

The Connecticut 8 Week Officer Survival Series De-Escalation Through Confidence Program is our flagship course. It is offered three times per year at our  Manchester, CT Facility. Unlike traditional police DT programs that are  run in a 40 hour/5 day format, we have spread the learning over 8 weeks  to give students time to mentally digest the material they learn each  week and so they have time for their body to acclimate to the training  which reduces the chances of injuries from back to back training days.  Agency administrators also enjoy that they are not losing an officer for  an entire week or more all at once, especially during these times when  agencies are short staffed. We  have found that this way of training produces a much higher level of  retention of the material than rushing through a training program in a  week. We are able to do this at our facility for any officer willing to  commit to the 8-week program. We do offer one week/40 hour courses when  teaching outside of our home state of Connecticut.  

What do students learn in our courses? 

They  learn modern, pressure tested defensive tactics skills, team tactics  and communication, basic level TECC, dealing with special populations in  use of force situations, handcuffing, weapon retention, edged weapon  response, realistic force on force scenarios, report writing, updated  police accountability use of force mandates and there is a mock  trial/testimony component with police litigation attorneys. 

The  course lesson plan includes instruction in all five ranges of physical  combat skills to include striking, grappling, clinch work, take-downs,  and weapons-based environment situations. 

 We  use a crawl, walk, run approach to training and we concentrate on  teaching students’ concepts and principles (not just a list of  techniques) which will allow them to better respond to the  unpredictability of real-world police encounters that do not follow a  script.  

The  lead instructors for this course are experts in their field to include  seasoned LEOs that are also BJJ black belts, medical doctors, and  experienced police litigation attorneys. These are not people that  instruct once a year, they live the life and are still active leaders in  their chosen professions. 

Is there an Instructor Certification available to students upon completion of this course? 

That  depends…One of the biggest issues in the law enforcement training world  is certifying instructors that are not ready to teach. Then they go  back to their agency and teach others even though they are not ready to  take on that role. Learning to appropriately control another person is a  perishable skill. It requires consistent training and evaluation of  one’s skills under pressure. Our team of trainers will closely evaluate  each and every student that comes to our courses. We will certify  students to teach our curriculum based on their prior background in  training/teaching and more importantly their actual skill demonstrated  during the course. 

We will not issue a certification to teach just because they showed up. 

Continued training. If a student is not ready to be an instructor upon completion of the 8  Week Course we allow them to train with us for FREE at one of our  approved training facilities in Connecticut for up to 18 months or when  our coaching staff believes they are ready to teach. 

Online Training Curriculum: Every student will be issued a course manual and have 24/7 access to  online videos of the entire course curriculum upon completion of the  program. Each student also has access to the instructors of their course should questions arise after their course is completed. 

Courtroom Testifying: Our team of instructors are available to testify in court in support of  the curriculum we teach. We will verbally explain and physically  demonstrate any of our program curriculum if needed. Our entire Officer  Survival Series Curriculum is POSTC Certified in the State of CT or any  other state where we come to instruct.  

This  is one of the most comprehensive and realistic police use of  force/defensive tactics courses in existence! But don’t take our word  for it. 

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We run courses in Connecticut beginning in January, May and September!