Problem Based Learning – Instructor Certification

Problem Based Learning – Instructor Certification

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Problem Based Learning (PBL) is a state-of-the-art educational approach and is being recognized as the most dynamic and engaging form of learning for officers of all ranks. This intensive, one-of-a-kind, a 10-day course is student based and uses real-life problems to help students learn how to solve problems and think in creative ways. Successful candidates will be certified PLB instructors joining an elite group of police educators recognized by the Police Society for Problem Based Learning.

March 25 – April 5, 2019
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m daily
Canadian Forces Military Police Training Academy
CFB Borden
Borden, ON
L0M 1C0

The training academy is a state-of-the-art training facility which includes clean and comfortable accommodations and an outstanding mess hall.

Tuition & Accomodations

$3,200.00 (Cdn) plus GST per candidate.

Single Occupancy: $33.76 / night
Double Occupancy: $16.11 / night
Daily meal plan: $22.42
Breaksfast:     $4.48
Lunch:            $8.97
Supper:          $8.97

To register, please email, fax or mail the registration form with the payment method.

For more information:
Contact Wayne Jacobsen
E-mail: jacobsen@mymts.net

Transportation

  • Shuttle service available from Toronto Pearson airport to CFB Borden
  • Simcoe County Airport Service – 705-728-1148
  • Commercial car rental services available at Toronto Pearson Int’l airport
About The Course

CRITICAL THINKING****PROBLEM SOLVING****COMMUNICATION

If your instructors are not able to clearly articulate how they facilitate these three cornerstones of adult learning within their training programs, then their participation in the Problem Based Learning Instructor Certification course is a must.  The experiential nature of this course highlights and develops an instructor’s ability to engage their learners in self-directed learning.  Developed by Gerry Cleveland and Greg Saville, this training model has been delivered to police training personnel across Canada, the United States, and Australia.

Facilitators:

Gerry Cleveland
Gerry Cleveland is a co-founder of the Police Society for Problem Based Learning, co-developer of the national Police Training Officer program, and developer of PBL instructor certification for the U.S. Department of Justice. He is an internationally respected education specialist and former high school principal. For 15 years, Gerry has consulted and taught using problem-based learning. He has 10 years experience as a police officer and has a Juris Doctor in Law from Notre Dame University.  Gerry currently practices commercial and credit law and lectures at the School of Law at Notre Dame University, Australia.

Greg Saville

Greg Saville is a co-founder of the Police Society for Problem Based Learning, co-developer of the national Police Training Officer program, and developer of PBL Instructor certification program for the U.S. Department of Justice. He has taught as a criminologist at Canadian and U.S. universities and is a registered urban planner specializing in crime prevention through environmental design. Greg’s firm, AlterNation, delivers emotional intelligence training and builds safer neighbourhoods. Greg has taught police officers for over 30 years and is a former police officer.

Withdrawal Policy

Should a course candidate need to withdraw from this course, they will be granted a refund of tuition based on the following timeline:

    • Six weeks or more of notice – full tuition refund
    • More than two weeks, less than six weeks – one-half of the full tuition
    • Less than two weeks notice – no refund of the tuition