Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council IN-SERVICE TRAINING CATALOG LRGVDC Regional Police Academy 301 W. Railroad St. Weslaco, TX 78596
ACADEMY OVERVIEW: The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council (LRGVDC) operates the Regional Police Academy with almost 50 years of experience administering training resources and programs for the development of qualified law enforcement officers throughout the region. LRGVDC Regional Police Academy utilizes a wide-variety of law enforcement instructors to provide a comprehensive, diverse academy, incorporating the expertise of some of the finest training officials in the region. LRGVDC currently has partnerships with law enforcement agencies such as the Cities of Edinburg, Hidalgo, Harlingen, Mission and San Benito to provide instructors and training site locations that offer accessible day & night training locations across the Rio Grande Valley. Our primary goal is to provide a premier, valuable training resource for citizens of the area and produce highly qualified, professional law enforcement officers to serve and protect the citizens of the Rio Grande Valley. LRGVDC administers the Basic Peace Office Course (BPOC) Academy to provide cadets the essential knowledge and foundational experience to begin a career in law enforcement while preparing to sit for the State Peace Officer Licensing Examination. LRGVDC is a contractual training provider as approved and licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) and must abide by all mandated TCOLE training regulations and compliance measures. The LRGVDC Regional Police Academy provides monthly in-service training to Law Enforcement professionals across the Rio Grande Valley and the State of Texas. To request a course that may not be currently offered, please contact our offices at the following: Kimberly Lozano Administrative Assistant klozano@lrgvdc.org Cell: 956-322-7080 Office: 956-682-3481 ext. 194 Fax: 956-686-5379 Jesus Vargas Instructor jvargas@lrgvdc.org Cell: 956-662-0605 Office: 956-682-3481 ext. 181 Fax: 956-686-5379 Randall Snyder Training Coordinator rsnyder@lrgvdc.org Cell: 956-638-1036 Office: 956-682-3481 ext. 140 Fax: 956-686-5379 1
June 2018 TCOLE 1849 Verbal De-Escalation Thursday June 07, 2018 1309 N. Doolittle Edinburg, TX 78542 TCOLE 3807 TCIC/NCIC Less than Full Access Friday June 08, 2018 LRGVDC Emergency Communications Center 1912 Joe Stephens Weslaco, Texas 78596 ALERRT Active Shooter Level 1 Thursday June 14 Friday June 15, 2018 TCOLE 3843 CIT Update Tuesday June 19, 2018 ALERRT Active Shooter Level 1 Wednesday June 20 Thursday June 20, 2018 TCOLE 1849 Verbal De-Escalation Wednesday June 20, 2018 2
TCOLE 1014 Basic Instructor Course (40 Hrs) Max 12 Seats $150.00 Monday, June 25 Friday, June 29, 2018 400 W Hidalgo / Suite 200 Raymondville, Texas 78580 July 2018 July 9-10, 2018 Grant Writing Class Hosted by Harlingen Police Department Community Room Second Floor 1018 Fair Park Blvd. Harlingen, Texas 78550 Register at the following link https://www.regonline.com/registration/checkin.aspx?eventid=2347708& utma=1.209718207.1527872887.15278728 87.1527872887.1& utmb=1.3.10.1527872887& utmc=1& utmx=- & utmz=1.1527872887.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)%7cutmccn=(direct)%7cutmcmd=(none)& utmv=-& utmk=43885349 TCOLE 8158 Body Worn Cameras / TCOLE 3275 Missing & Exploited Children Friday July 06, 2018 Friday July 06, 2018 8:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 5:00pm TCOLE 8158 Body Worn Cameras / TCOLE 3275 Missing & Exploited Children Friday July 13, 2018 Friday July 13, 2018 8:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 5:00pm CIT Update Wednesday July 18, 2018 TCOLE 1849 Verbal De-Escalation Thursday July 19, 2018 3
ALERRT Active Shooter Level 1 Thursday July 19 Friday July 20, 2018 August 2018 TCOLE 2107 Intermediate Use of Force August 08 09, 2018 TCOLE 2108 Intermediate Arrest, Search & Seizure August 10 11, 2018 August 13 17, 2018 FBI LEEDA Executive Leadership Institute TSTC Harlingen See flyer under Specialty Courses for registration directions ALERRT Active Shooter Level 1 Tuesday August 14 Wednesday August 15, 2018 TCOLE 2107 Intermediate Use of Force August 28 29, 2018 4
Gangs and Drugs Tuesday August 28 Thursday August 30, 2018 See Flyer under Specialty Courses To SELF-REGISTER follow the instructions on the following RCTA link: http://rcta.org/rctasite/register/studentregister.html TCOLE 2108 Intermediate Arrest, Search & Seizure August 30 31, 2018 Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council 301 W. Railroad St. Weslaco, TX 78596 Phone: (956) 682-3481 Fax: (956) 631-4670 www.lrgvdc.org 5