Category: Training
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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ADRC Senior Connect program reaches more participants
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The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of the Capital Area, a CAPCOG program, exceeded its goal for placing mobile devices in the hands of older adults to combat social isolation and increase access to services through its Senior Connect

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Texas A&M Commerce studies RLEA’s physical training
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CAPCOG’s Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) is the first police academy to participate in a voluntary Texas A&M Commerce study about the health benefits of fitness programs for peace officers, so they can better understand the role fitness plays in

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Cybersecurity symposium brings national experts to region
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CAPCOG’s Homeland Security Division is hosting a virtual cybersecurity symposium to strengthen collaboration on cybersecurity strategies and teach attendees best practices while learning about trending threats through panel discussions and interactive cyber-exercises. The symposium will be from 8:30 a.m. to

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RLEA offers specialized Defensive Tactics, SWAT training
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The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) is offering a Pressure Point Control Tactics and Defensive Tactics Instructor course from August 23 to 27 at CAPCOG to allow departments to teach multiple defensive techniques to their officers; and it is

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RLEA graduates 27 peace officer cadets, more expected in July
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Twenty-seven peace officer cadets graduated from the CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy’s (RLEA) Basic Peace Officer Course No. 92 after completing their Texas Commission on Law Enforcement exam in early June. “We are very proud of these cadets who worked

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