APCO INSTITUTE
STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION

APCO Institute, a subsidiary of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International, is the premier organization addressing educational and certification needs of public safety communications agencies. The Institute offers a selection of affordable training and educational resources for the public safety communications industry throughout the United States and in the international arena.

APCO Institute provides a cost effective means of training through the APCO Institute Agency Instructor program.

APCO Institute Agency Instructors are certified by APCO Institute to teach APCO Institute training courses. Detailed requirements can be found in the Agency Instructor Certification Manual .

In order to be certified by APCO Institute to instruct APCO Institute courses, the following experience and certification requirements must be met:

1. Minimum one year experience as a trainer, supervisor or lead worker in public safety communications center or a telematics, 3-1-1 call center or instrcutor at a secondary or post-secondary school; and
2. Possession of the APCO Institute certificates required for each course the Agency Instructor wishes to teach.

APCO INSTITUTE STUDENT COURSES

1. Obtain an APCO Institute Instructor Certificate.

Instructor Certificate Application Fee: $179 (Includes Instructor Certificate & Instructor Guide Package)

Instructor Upgrades

If you have been certified as and APCO Institute Agency Instructor for PST1, EMD, CTO, Fire Service Communications or Communications Center Supervisor course, APCO Institute will allow you to apply your current APCO Institute Instructor Certificate for any of these student-level courses for which you currently hold a certificate of completion. Please check our Agency Instructor Certification Manual for specific training course certificate requirements.

Upgrade fee: $149 per upgrade (Includes Instructor Certificate & Instructor Guide Package)

Ordering Classroom Materials

Instructors must order student manuals from APCO Institute. Each student is required to have their own student manual for the course they'll be taking. Student certificates of completion are considered part of the student manual charge.

Student Manuals: $79 per student (Includes test and certificate)

Obtaining Students Certificates of Completion

The Instructor must send the following items to APCO Institute for processing within ten days of conclusion of the class:

1. A typed attendance roster listing each student by name and total course attendance hours.
2. Completed test forms for each student. 

See Agency Instructor Certification Manual for additional requirements.

Agency Instructor Recertification Requirements

All APCO Institute Agency Instructors are required to recertify every two years. See Agency Instructor Certification Manual and the Agency Instructor Recertification Packet for details on recertification requirements.

Agency Instructor Recertification Fee: $95