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Student
August 12, 2024 - August 28, 2024
7:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Emergency Telecommunicators
Capital Area Council of Governments - Cedar Training Room
Venue Phone: 512-916-6000
Venue Website: https://www.capcog.org/
Venue Address:
Description:
Enter the classroom through the CAPCOG training entrance, which is located under the metal awning near the main parking lot.
Walk down the long hallway to the room. Signs will be posted to help with direction.
**Please bring a laptop, iPad or notebook to class**
This Basic Telecommunicator Licensing Course is two weeks of training, a study day and a test day.
Class dates are as follows: 8-hour days starting at 7 a.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m.
August 12th-16th, August 19th-23rd, August 27th will be study day and August 28th will be test day.
The course is designed to provide the new career Telecommunicator with an understanding of the emergency communications environment, and the core competencies in both emergency and non-emergency situations required by the Commission for licensing.
- Prior to starting class: students must have a current, nationally recognized Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
- This includes, but is not limited to, courses from the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross. The CPR course must be taken in-person and the student must complete practical scenarios for adult/infant/AED to be certified.
- The student must have in person CPR class on their TCOLE report to take the class.
Instructor: Pamela Frisk
TCOLE Course Number: 1080
TCOLE Training Hours: 88
Special Instructions:
This course is for in-region telecommunicators only, those telecommunicators work for PSAPs located in Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee Llano Travis and Williams counties.
To promote a professional environment, CAPCOG requires proper business attire. T-shirts, shorts, capri pants and flip-flops are prohibited. No meals provided with training.
For Questions
Please contact Pamela Frisk, CAPCOG 9-1-1 senior training and public education specialist.