Creating Career Instructors for Students Interested in Public Safety Telecommunications
The Career Instructor Program (CIP) is an APCO International initiative offered through the APCO Institute designed to address the nationwide staffing shortages facing emergency communication centers. CIP provides students and educators exposure to the public safety communications industry through APCO membership benefits and training opportunities.
A key element of CIP is the creation of a pathway for individuals who are state or locally certified to teach secondary or post-secondary students the APCO Public Safety Telecommunicator 1, 7th Edition course.
The overarching goal of CIP is to provide prospective public safety telecommunicators with an industry-recognized credential to support their transition from the educational pipeline to the workforce.
Qualifications
CIP allows instructors teaching for career and technical programs at secondary and post-secondary institutions to deliver the APCO Public Safety Telecommunicator 1 course to their students without course registration or certification fees.
To qualify, applicants must:
- Be a current APCO Educator Member – the cost is $29 annually.
- Be certified/licensed by their local or state teacher certification body.
- Be currently employed by a secondary or post-secondary school.
- Not be a current employee of a public safety communications center.
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This program is under development. If you are interested in additional information as it becomes available, please complete the form below.
