Category: Training
RLEA trains law enforcement instructors on self-defense
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The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy is conducting two certification courses and one recertification course for law enforcement officers seeking to train fellow officers and the public on self-defense tactics. The courses will take place at CAPCOG, 6800 Burleson Road

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Regional exercise tests national, state, local response
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The 2022 CAPCOG homeland security regional exercise had dozens of federal agencies responding with state and local officials to a mock radiological event in Central Texas in mid-May. After three years of planning, the full-scale exercise became a part of

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CAPCOG provides stress coping courses for 9-1-1 call takers
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CAPCOG’s Emergency Communications Division is hosting two, eight-hour courses in June to help emergency telecommunicators better manage job stress and protect their emotional and mental wellbeing. The Power of 9-1-1 Peer Support will be on June 17 and Resilience: Transforming

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Aging Services’ Your Partner tour begins in Caldwell County
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CAPCOG’s Aging Services Division will hosts its Your Partner in Serving Older Adults, Persons with Disabilities and Caregivers Workshop at the Caldwell County Justice Center, 1703 S. Colorado Street in Lockhart, from 9 a.m. to noon, April 29, to inform

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Homeland Security Division ramps up regional emergency management training
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CAPCOG’s Homeland Security Division has scheduled six training courses for emergency management and other public safety stakeholders between April and the end of June. A majority of the courses will take place at the CAPCOG offices, 6800 Burleson Road, building

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Emergency Communications conducts 12-month training
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The Emergency Communications Division is conducting a longer-term leadership course for emergency call center (ECC) supervisors, trainers, and managers that addresses supervision and leadership from personal and holistic perspective meant to enhance leadership through self-care as well as best-practices. The course

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AAACAP partners to teach health and wellness instructors, offer programs
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The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, partnered with Texas A&M Health Science Center’s Nursing Program in Round Rock and Georgetown-based The Caring Place in January to train 36 A Matter of Balance, Falls

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CAPCOG trains telecommunicators leadership, wellness
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The CAPCOG Emergency Communications Divisions is hosting two courses that seek to improve emergency telecommunicators leadership and personal mental fortitude. The 8-hour courses will take place in CAPCOG’s Cedar Room at 6800 Burleson Road, Building 310, Suite 165, in Austin.

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Regional Law Enforcement Academy ramps up training early in training cycle
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More training is being scheduled at locations around the region to ensure officers can access training they need and local agencies are staying adequately staffed, according to CAPCOG’s new RLEA Director David Bertling. “Offering training closer to home can save

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SPEER, CAPCOG explain importance of energy reporting
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CAPCOG and the South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER) are hosting a virtual workshop from 10 a.m. to noon on December 9 to educate local governments about a state mandate that requires them to report their electricity

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