We recently produced and launched some new Control Room training packages for services to utilise. 

We have created:

• A Commanders’/managers’/supervisors’ course.  This should be delivered using the same methodology as the consolidated commanders’ course. There is a trainer’s handbook and PowerPoint deck to support delivery.
• A short series of slides that services can use in conjunction with the online EPC produced all staff awareness product to give control room staff an awareness of JESIP by distance learning.
• A version of the classroom awareness product developed by the EPC which has been modified for control room staff.

Please go the training section of the JESIP website to download these packages.

New Operational Communications Advisors Courses Available in 2018 and 2019

The College of Policing have released some new dates for the Operational Communications Advisor Course (previously known as ‘Airwave Tactical Advisor’ course).  This replaces previous single service training on this topic. The course has been revised during 2016 and now contains the most up to date and relevant information. As is the ethos of JESIP, it will be delivered by a multi-agency training team and delivered to multi-agency audience to maximise the benefit for all attendees.

When trained, the Communications Advisor will be responsible to their operational and tactical planning teams, providing advice and best practice guidance on all aspects of the operational use of Airwave.

They will have a high level of understanding of the provisions made for the operational use of mandated and mutual aid talk groups, together with the Airwave service requirements around major incident and event planning.

For them to be effective, the Communications Advisor must be invited to participate at the very earliest stages of major event planning and importantly be invited to assist where protracted spontaneous incidents are encountered in control rooms.

The dates and venues are below:

Date	Location
20-22 March 2018	Coventry
15-17 May 2018	Fire Service College, Gloucester
21-23 May 2018	Merseyside Police HQ, Liverpool
10-12 July 2018	Emergency Planning College, York
17-19 September 2018	Coventry
20-22 November 2018	Fire Service College, Gloucester
29-31 January 2019	Emergency Planning College, York
26-28 March 2019	Coventry

For further information and for details on how to book onto a course please go to the College of Policing website here.

New One Day Refresher Course Dates Available Also

Below are a series of dates for the one day refresher Operational Communications Advisor Course.

The cost of these Courses are £80 per delegate and there will be three free spaces offered to the host service.  To book onto one of these refreshers please email deliveryadmin@college.pnn.police.uk .

Date	Location
3 May 2018	Hampshire Police HQ, Hamble Lane, Netley,SO31 4TS
31 May 2018	Hertfordshire Police HQ, Stanborough Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6XF
6 June 2018	East Sussex Fire and Rescue, Batts Bridge Road, Maresfield, East Sussex, TN22 2HN
14 June 2018	Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service HQ, Pirehill, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 0BS
20 June 2018	North West Fire Control, Lingley Mere Business Park, Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington WA5 3UZ