The Brewer Police Department is co-hosting the following two day training from the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA):

“SCHOOL and WORKPLACE VIOLENCE: PREPARATION and RESPONSE”

This will be the fourth time this training has been hosted in Brewer which provides a venue for law enforcement to train, plan, and participate alongside of fire, EMS, dispatchers, government officials, school professionals, and business professionals.  This course is nationally recognized and past attendees have given it outstanding reviews. Don’t miss this opportunity to build collaborative partnerships and develop skills needed to make your respective institutions safer.

This course is being taught by the National Tactical Officers Association’s (NTOA) subject matter expert, Don Alwes.  Don Alwes is a police officer and trainer with more than 36 years of law enforcement experience.  He is the current chair of the National Tactical Officers Association Patrol Section, providing instruction in active shooter response and school and workplace violence.  Don also serves as an adjunct instructor for the NRA’s Law Enforcement Division and Kentucky’s Department of Criminal Justice Training.  Don has also taught courses for the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors.  Topics of instruction have included active shooter response, rapid deployment, terrorism, homeland security, school and workplace violence, and vulnerability assessment.  Don is a member of the NTOA, the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors, the Police Marksman Association and the International Association for Counter-terrorism and Security Professionals.

We have 25 available spots for businesses professionals, law enforcement, fire, ems, dispatchers, and government officials.  To register please use the link below.  If you are a school professional interested in attending this event please contact Brewer Superintendent Cheri Towle as the Brewer School Department has secured grant funding for reduced tuition rates for schools for the other 25 slots.  Class size is limited to 50 attendees.

COURSE:

NTOA’s “SCHOOL and WORKPLACE VIOLENCE: PREPARATION and RESPONSE”

DATES/TIMES:

APRIL 9-10, 2018                    8AM to 5PM

LOCATION:

JEFF’S CATERING & EVENT CENTER

15 Littlefield Way, Brewer, ME 04412

COST:             includes drinks, snacks, and lunch

$180 per attendee with on line payment

$255 with check or purchase order

To register for the class please use the following link:

https://www.mapsonline.net/brewerme/forms/standalone.html.php?id=655738979