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NLERS launches free online roadway safety courses for police executives, patrol officers and trainers

Self-paced modules wrap with live July sessions to help agencies curb officer collisions and struck-by deaths

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The National Law Enforcement Roadway Safety (NLERS) Program has launched online courses tailored for policing executives and mid-level supervisors, patrol officers, and trainers on the NLERS Online Learning Platform.

NLERS, funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, offers no-cost training, technical assistance and resources to law enforcement agencies nationwide with the goal of preventing officer injuries and fatalities from officer-involved collisions and struck-by incidents.

NLERS’ popular in-person courses, the Roadway Safety Executive Session and Roadway Safety Patrol Officer Course, are now available in a virtual format. These online courses, still offered at no cost, teach the same curricula as our in-person training courses in a self-paced format available on the go — perfect for the shift-working officer.

Upon completion of the self-paced modules, the Roadway Safety Patrol Officer Course and Roadway Safety Executive Session will host the only and final live sessions:

  • Executive Session—Thursday, July 10, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET
  • Patrol Officer Course—Tuesday, July 22, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET

NLERS also offers a one-day (8-hour) Train-the-Trainer Workshop that teaches adult learning and instructional design techniques to help trainers convey best practices for keeping officers within their agencies safe on the roadways. (Registrants for the Train-the-Trainer must have already participated in the Patrol Officer Course.)

  • Train-the-Trainer WorkshopTuesday, July 29, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET

The sessions are quickly approaching, so enroll today!

Learn more by visiting LEORoadwaySafety.org.

Established in 1970, the National Policing Institute, formerly the National Police Foundation, is an independent, non-partisan, and non-profit research organization, sometimes referred to as a think-tank, focused on pursuing excellence in policing through science and innovation. Our research and applied use of research guide us as we engage directly with policing organizations and communities to provide technical assistance, training, and research and development services to enhance safety, trust, and legitimacy. To view our work, visit us at www.policinginstitute.org.