The APCO Institute’s Communications Center Manager, 1st Ed. course provides training designed specifically focused on the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for candidates to successfully move into the role of Communication Center Manager or Director.
Students should have access to their agency’s policies and procedures as a resource to use in class.
Please visit our Standards webpage to review current standards required for this course.
Topics include:
- The Comm Center Manager and the Agency
- The Comm Center Manager on the Job
- The Workplace Context
- The Key Professional Knowledge and Skills
- Managing People and Talent within the Workplace
- Managing ECC Operations and Administration
- Managing Initiatives and Projects
- Managing ECC Performance and Quality Control
- Liability Issues and Risk Management
Classroom instruction is supplemented by practical exercises that help students apply the lessons to their own agency policies and procedures. Students not only learn management skills, but they also learn about positioning their agency in the public arena, building support with key stakeholders, both internal and external, and understanding how performance accountability applies to them individually as well as collectively for the agencies they lead.
CDEs Earned: 24
Recertification Requirements:
APCO certified CCMs must provide proof every two years of 24 hours (12 hours per certification year) of Continuing Dispatch Education (CDE). Complete information on the recertification process is provided at the conclusion of the Communications Center Manager, 1st Ed, course. Recertification requires ongoing continuing education.
Tuition: Payable in U.S. Funds
Options |
Term |
Tuition |
|
Non-Member |
Member * |
Co-Host |
3 days |
$480 |
$430 |
Online |
5 weeks |
$525 |
$475 |
Virtual |
3 days |
$545 |
$495 |
Contract |
3 days |
Contact us for pricing |
Contact us for pricing |
* You must be a current Associate, Full or Commercial member to receive member discounts on all courses. Online members receive member discounts on online courses only.
** Virtual Classroom Requirements and Expectations
Late fee $25 (applied 10 days prior to course start date)
Tuition includes a comprehensive course manual and all certification fees.
Additional shipping fees may apply for international shipments.
Tuition for live courses does not include travel, lodging, meals or other costs. Online class tuition does not include web access fees or other local internet/web-related costs. Successful students will earn APCO Institute certification.
The APCO Institute Communications Center Supervisor course provides supervisory training designed specifically for Comm Center Supervisors and candidates moving into supervisory roles. Perhaps the greatest challenge in preparing supervisors is helping them develop a new point of view that relates the work in front of them to a wider perspective of how their work fits together with the work of everybody else in the agency to move the mission forward.
Students should have access to their agency’s policies and procedures as a resource to use in class.
Please visit our Standards webpage to review current standards required for this course.
Topics include:
- The Role of the Communications Center Supervisor
- The Evolution of the Supervisory Mindset
- Skills for Supervisory Success
- The Supervisor as Leader
- The Supervisor as Management
- Communicating as a Supervisor
Classroom instruction is supplemented by practical exercises that help students apply the lessons to their own agency policies and procedures. Students not only learn supervisory topics, but also learn how to work together in groups and cooperate to attain common goals.
CDEs Earned: 24
Recertification Requirements:
Beginning with the new CCS 5, APCO certified CCSs must provide proof every two years of 24 hours (12 hours per certification year) of Continuing Dispatch Education (CDE). Complete information on the recertification process is provided at the conclusion of the Communications Center Supervisor 5th Ed., Version 1 course. Recertification requires ongoing continuing education.
Tuition: Payable in U.S. Funds
Options |
Term |
Tuition |
|
Non-Member |
Member * |
Co-Host |
3 days |
$480 |
$430 |
Online |
5 weeks |
$525 |
$475 |
Virtual |
3 days |
$545 |
$495 |
Contract |
3 days |
Contact us for pricing |
Contact us for pricing |
* You must be a current Associate, Full or Commercial member to receive member discounts on all courses. Online members receive member discounts on online courses only.
** Virtual Classroom Requirements and Expectations
Late fee $25 (applied 10 days prior to course start date)
Tuition includes a comprehensive course manual and all certification fees.
Additional shipping fees may apply for international shipments.
Tuition for live courses does not include travel, lodging, meals or other costs. Online class tuition does not include web access fees or other local internet/web-related costs. Successful students will earn APCO Institute certification.
The APCO Institute’s Communications Center Manager, 1st Ed. course provides training designed specifically focused on the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for candidates to successfully move into the role of Communication Center Manager or Director.
Students should have access to their agency’s policies and procedures as a resource to use in class.
Please visit our Standards webpage to review current standards required for this course.
Topics include:
- The Comm Center Manager and the Agency
- The Comm Center Manager on the Job
- The Workplace Context
- The Key Professional Knowledge and Skills
- Managing People and Talent within the Workplace
- Managing ECC Operations and Administration
- Managing Initiatives and Projects
- Managing ECC Performance and Quality Control
- Liability Issues and Risk Management
Classroom instruction is supplemented by practical exercises that help students apply the lessons to their own agency policies and procedures. Students not only learn management skills, but they also learn about positioning their agency in the public arena, building support with key stakeholders, both internal and external, and understanding how performance accountability applies to them individually as well as collectively for the agencies they lead.
CDEs Earned: 24
Recertification Requirements:
APCO certified CCMs must provide proof every two years of 24 hours (12 hours per certification year) of Continuing Dispatch Education (CDE). Complete information on the recertification process is provided at the conclusion of the Communications Center Manager, 1st Ed, course. Recertification requires ongoing continuing education.
Tuition: Payable in U.S. Funds
Options |
Term |
Tuition |
|
Non-Member |
Member * |
Co-Host |
3 days |
$480 |
$430 |
Online |
5 weeks |
$525 |
$475 |
Virtual |
3 days |
$545 |
$495 |
Contract |
3 days |
Contact us for pricing |
Contact us for pricing |
* You must be a current Associate, Full or Commercial member to receive member discounts on all courses. Online members receive member discounts on online courses only.
** Virtual Classroom Requirements and Expectations
Late fee $25 (applied 10 days prior to course start date)
Tuition includes a comprehensive course manual and all certification fees.
Additional shipping fees may apply for international shipments.
Tuition for live courses does not include travel, lodging, meals or other costs. Online class tuition does not include web access fees or other local internet/web-related costs. Successful students will earn APCO Institute certification.
The APCO Institute Communications Center Supervisor course provides supervisory training designed specifically for Comm Center Supervisors and candidates moving into supervisory roles. Perhaps the greatest challenge in preparing supervisors is helping them develop a new point of view that relates the work in front of them to a wider perspective of how their work fits together with the work of everybody else in the agency to move the mission forward.
Students should have access to their agency’s policies and procedures as a resource to use in class.
Please visit our Standards webpage to review current standards required for this course.
Topics include:
- The Role of the Communications Center Supervisor
- The Evolution of the Supervisory Mindset
- Skills for Supervisory Success
- The Supervisor as Leader
- The Supervisor as Management
- Communicating as a Supervisor
Classroom instruction is supplemented by practical exercises that help students apply the lessons to their own agency policies and procedures. Students not only learn supervisory topics, but also learn how to work together in groups and cooperate to attain common goals.
CDEs Earned: 24
Recertification Requirements:
Beginning with the new CCS 5, APCO certified CCSs must provide proof every two years of 24 hours (12 hours per certification year) of Continuing Dispatch Education (CDE). Complete information on the recertification process is provided at the conclusion of the Communications Center Supervisor 5th Ed., Version 1 course. Recertification requires ongoing continuing education.
Tuition: Payable in U.S. Funds
Options |
Term |
Tuition |
|
Non-Member |
Member * |
Co-Host |
3 days |
$480 |
$430 |
Online |
5 weeks |
$525 |
$475 |
Virtual |
3 days |
$545 |
$495 |
Contract |
3 days |
Contact us for pricing |
Contact us for pricing |
* You must be a current Associate, Full or Commercial member to receive member discounts on all courses. Online members receive member discounts on online courses only.
** Virtual Classroom Requirements and Expectations
Late fee $25 (applied 10 days prior to course start date)
Tuition includes a comprehensive course manual and all certification fees.
Additional shipping fees may apply for international shipments.
Tuition for live courses does not include travel, lodging, meals or other costs. Online class tuition does not include web access fees or other local internet/web-related costs. Successful students will earn APCO Institute certification.
The APCO Institute Communications Center Supervisor course provides supervisory training designed specifically for Comm Center Supervisors and candidates moving into supervisory roles. Perhaps the greatest challenge in preparing supervisors is helping them develop a new point of view that relates the work in front of them to a wider perspective of how their work fits together with the work of everybody else in the agency to move the mission forward.
Students should have access to their agency’s policies and procedures as a resource to use in class.
Please visit our Standards webpage to review current standards required for this course.
Topics include:
- The Role of the Communications Center Supervisor
- The Evolution of the Supervisory Mindset
- Skills for Supervisory Success
- The Supervisor as Leader
- The Supervisor as Management
- Communicating as a Supervisor
Classroom instruction is supplemented by practical exercises that help students apply the lessons to their own agency policies and procedures. Students not only learn supervisory topics, but also learn how to work together in groups and cooperate to attain common goals.
CDEs Earned: 24
Recertification Requirements:
Beginning with the new CCS 5, APCO certified CCSs must provide proof every two years of 24 hours (12 hours per certification year) of Continuing Dispatch Education (CDE). Complete information on the recertification process is provided at the conclusion of the Communications Center Supervisor 5th Ed., Version 1 course. Recertification requires ongoing continuing education.
Tuition: Payable in U.S. Funds
Options |
Term |
Tuition |
|
Non-Member |
Member * |
Co-Host |
3 days |
$480 |
$430 |
Online |
5 weeks |
$525 |
$475 |
Virtual |
3 days |
$545 |
$495 |
Contract |
3 days |
Contact us for pricing |
Contact us for pricing |
* You must be a current Associate, Full or Commercial member to receive member discounts on all courses. Online members receive member discounts on online courses only.
** Virtual Classroom Requirements and Expectations
Late fee $25 (applied 10 days prior to course start date)
Tuition includes a comprehensive course manual and all certification fees.
Additional shipping fees may apply for international shipments.
Tuition for live courses does not include travel, lodging, meals or other costs. Online class tuition does not include web access fees or other local internet/web-related costs. Successful students will earn APCO Institute certification.
The APCO Institute Communications Center Supervisor course provides supervisory training designed specifically for Comm Center Supervisors and candidates moving into supervisory roles. Perhaps the greatest challenge in preparing supervisors is helping them develop a new point of view that relates the work in front of them to a wider perspective of how their work fits together with the work of everybody else in the agency to move the mission forward.
Students should have access to their agency’s policies and procedures as a resource to use in class.
Please visit our Standards webpage to review current standards required for this course.
Topics include:
- The Role of the Communications Center Supervisor
- The Evolution of the Supervisory Mindset
- Skills for Supervisory Success
- The Supervisor as Leader
- The Supervisor as Management
- Communicating as a Supervisor
Classroom instruction is supplemented by practical exercises that help students apply the lessons to their own agency policies and procedures. Students not only learn supervisory topics, but also learn how to work together in groups and cooperate to attain common goals.
CDEs Earned: 24
Recertification Requirements:
Beginning with the new CCS 5, APCO certified CCSs must provide proof every two years of 24 hours (12 hours per certification year) of Continuing Dispatch Education (CDE). Complete information on the recertification process is provided at the conclusion of the Communications Center Supervisor 5th Ed., Version 1 course. Recertification requires ongoing continuing education.
Tuition: Payable in U.S. Funds
Options |
Term |
Tuition |
|
Non-Member |
Member * |
Co-Host |
3 days |
$480 |
$430 |
Online |
5 weeks |
$525 |
$475 |
Virtual |
3 days |
$545 |
$495 |
Contract |
3 days |
Contact us for pricing |
Contact us for pricing |
* You must be a current Associate, Full or Commercial member to receive member discounts on all courses. Online members receive member discounts on online courses only.
** Virtual Classroom Requirements and Expectations
Late fee $25 (applied 10 days prior to course start date)
Tuition includes a comprehensive course manual and all certification fees.
Additional shipping fees may apply for international shipments.
Tuition for live courses does not include travel, lodging, meals or other costs. Online class tuition does not include web access fees or other local internet/web-related costs. Successful students will earn APCO Institute certification.
The APCO Institute Communications Center Supervisor course provides supervisory training designed specifically for Comm Center Supervisors and candidates moving into supervisory roles. Perhaps the greatest challenge in preparing supervisors is helping them develop a new point of view that relates the work in front of them to a wider perspective of how their work fits together with the work of everybody else in the agency to move the mission forward.
Students should have access to their agency’s policies and procedures as a resource to use in class.
Please visit our Standards webpage to review current standards required for this course.
Topics include:
- The Role of the Communications Center Supervisor
- The Evolution of the Supervisory Mindset
- Skills for Supervisory Success
- The Supervisor as Leader
- The Supervisor as Management
- Communicating as a Supervisor
Classroom instruction is supplemented by practical exercises that help students apply the lessons to their own agency policies and procedures. Students not only learn supervisory topics, but also learn how to work together in groups and cooperate to attain common goals.
CDEs Earned: 24
Recertification Requirements:
Beginning with the new CCS 5, APCO certified CCSs must provide proof every two years of 24 hours (12 hours per certification year) of Continuing Dispatch Education (CDE). Complete information on the recertification process is provided at the conclusion of the Communications Center Supervisor 5th Ed., Version 1 course. Recertification requires ongoing continuing education.
Tuition: Payable in U.S. Funds
Options |
Term |
Tuition |
|
Non-Member |
Member * |
Co-Host |
3 days |
$480 |
$430 |
Online |
5 weeks |
$525 |
$475 |
Virtual |
3 days |
$545 |
$495 |
Contract |
3 days |
Contact us for pricing |
Contact us for pricing |
* You must be a current Associate, Full or Commercial member to receive member discounts on all courses. Online members receive member discounts on online courses only.
** Virtual Classroom Requirements and Expectations
Late fee $25 (applied 10 days prior to course start date)
Tuition includes a comprehensive course manual and all certification fees.
Additional shipping fees may apply for international shipments.
Tuition for live courses does not include travel, lodging, meals or other costs. Online class tuition does not include web access fees or other local internet/web-related costs. Successful students will earn APCO Institute certification.
The APCO Institute Communications Center Supervisor course provides supervisory training designed specifically for Comm Center Supervisors and candidates moving into supervisory roles. Perhaps the greatest challenge in preparing supervisors is helping them develop a new point of view that relates the work in front of them to a wider perspective of how their work fits together with the work of everybody else in the agency to move the mission forward.
Students should have access to their agency’s policies and procedures as a resource to use in class.
Please visit our Standards webpage to review current standards required for this course.
Topics include:
- The Role of the Communications Center Supervisor
- The Evolution of the Supervisory Mindset
- Skills for Supervisory Success
- The Supervisor as Leader
- The Supervisor as Management
- Communicating as a Supervisor
Classroom instruction is supplemented by practical exercises that help students apply the lessons to their own agency policies and procedures. Students not only learn supervisory topics, but also learn how to work together in groups and cooperate to attain common goals.
CDEs Earned: 24
Recertification Requirements:
Beginning with the new CCS 5, APCO certified CCSs must provide proof every two years of 24 hours (12 hours per certification year) of Continuing Dispatch Education (CDE). Complete information on the recertification process is provided at the conclusion of the Communications Center Supervisor 5th Ed., Version 1 course. Recertification requires ongoing continuing education.
Tuition: Payable in U.S. Funds
Options |
Term |
Tuition |
|
Non-Member |
Member * |
Co-Host |
3 days |
$480 |
$430 |
Online |
5 weeks |
$525 |
$475 |
Virtual |
3 days |
$545 |
$495 |
Contract |
3 days |
Contact us for pricing |
Contact us for pricing |
* You must be a current Associate, Full or Commercial member to receive member discounts on all courses. Online members receive member discounts on online courses only.
** Virtual Classroom Requirements and Expectations
Late fee $25 (applied 10 days prior to course start date)
Tuition includes a comprehensive course manual and all certification fees.
Additional shipping fees may apply for international shipments.
Tuition for live courses does not include travel, lodging, meals or other costs. Online class tuition does not include web access fees or other local internet/web-related costs. Successful students will earn APCO Institute certification.
The APCO Institute Communications Center Supervisor course provides supervisory training designed specifically for Comm Center Supervisors and candidates moving into supervisory roles. Perhaps the greatest challenge in preparing supervisors is helping them develop a new point of view that relates the work in front of them to a wider perspective of how their work fits together with the work of everybody else in the agency to move the mission forward.
Students should have access to their agency’s policies and procedures as a resource to use in class.
Please visit our Standards webpage to review current standards required for this course.
Topics include:
- The Role of the Communications Center Supervisor
- The Evolution of the Supervisory Mindset
- Skills for Supervisory Success
- The Supervisor as Leader
- The Supervisor as Management
- Communicating as a Supervisor
Classroom instruction is supplemented by practical exercises that help students apply the lessons to their own agency policies and procedures. Students not only learn supervisory topics, but also learn how to work together in groups and cooperate to attain common goals.
CDEs Earned: 24
Recertification Requirements:
Beginning with the new CCS 5, APCO certified CCSs must provide proof every two years of 24 hours (12 hours per certification year) of Continuing Dispatch Education (CDE). Complete information on the recertification process is provided at the conclusion of the Communications Center Supervisor 5th Ed., Version 1 course. Recertification requires ongoing continuing education.
Tuition: Payable in U.S. Funds
Options |
Term |
Tuition |
|
Non-Member |
Member * |
Co-Host |
3 days |
$480 |
$430 |
Online |
5 weeks |
$525 |
$475 |
Virtual |
3 days |
$545 |
$495 |
Contract |
3 days |
Contact us for pricing |
Contact us for pricing |
* You must be a current Associate, Full or Commercial member to receive member discounts on all courses. Online members receive member discounts on online courses only.
** Virtual Classroom Requirements and Expectations
Late fee $25 (applied 10 days prior to course start date)
Tuition includes a comprehensive course manual and all certification fees.
Additional shipping fees may apply for international shipments.
Tuition for live courses does not include travel, lodging, meals or other costs. Online class tuition does not include web access fees or other local internet/web-related costs. Successful students will earn APCO Institute certification.
The APCO Institute’s Communications Center Manager, 1st Ed. course provides training designed specifically focused on the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for candidates to successfully move into the role of Communication Center Manager or Director.
Students should have access to their agency’s policies and procedures as a resource to use in class.
Please visit our Standards webpage to review current standards required for this course.
Topics include:
- The Comm Center Manager and the Agency
- The Comm Center Manager on the Job
- The Workplace Context
- The Key Professional Knowledge and Skills
- Managing People and Talent within the Workplace
- Managing ECC Operations and Administration
- Managing Initiatives and Projects
- Managing ECC Performance and Quality Control
- Liability Issues and Risk Management
Classroom instruction is supplemented by practical exercises that help students apply the lessons to their own agency policies and procedures. Students not only learn management skills, but they also learn about positioning their agency in the public arena, building support with key stakeholders, both internal and external, and understanding how performance accountability applies to them individually as well as collectively for the agencies they lead.
CDEs Earned: 24
Recertification Requirements:
APCO certified CCMs must provide proof every two years of 24 hours (12 hours per certification year) of Continuing Dispatch Education (CDE). Complete information on the recertification process is provided at the conclusion of the Communications Center Manager, 1st Ed, course. Recertification requires ongoing continuing education.
Tuition: Payable in U.S. Funds
Options |
Term |
Tuition |
|
Non-Member |
Member * |
Co-Host |
3 days |
$480 |
$430 |
Online |
5 weeks |
$525 |
$475 |
Virtual |
3 days |
$545 |
$495 |
Contract |
3 days |
Contact us for pricing |
Contact us for pricing |
* You must be a current Associate, Full or Commercial member to receive member discounts on all courses. Online members receive member discounts on online courses only.
** Virtual Classroom Requirements and Expectations
Late fee $25 (applied 10 days prior to course start date)
Tuition includes a comprehensive course manual and all certification fees.
Additional shipping fees may apply for international shipments.
Tuition for live courses does not include travel, lodging, meals or other costs. Online class tuition does not include web access fees or other local internet/web-related costs. Successful students will earn APCO Institute certification.