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Leadership Development Institute
Today's public safety leaders face a formidable challenge. Ensuring the safety of our communities, in ways that are consistent with the United States Constitution and supported by the public, is no easy task. Our leaders in law enforcement and corrections face challenges that include complex issues, conflicting demands from the community, changes in technology, increasing diversity in our communities, generational differences in the workforce, limited resources, the attention of social media and other factors that increase the difficulty of the job. Our leaders must face these challenges and lead their agencies, personnel and communities in ways that not only provide safety and security, but do so in a manner that engenders public support.
The Leadership Development Institute is committed to helping develop public safety leaders who meet these challenges. As our name connotes, we view the work of developing leaders as a process that starts at the beginning of a career.While many of our programs are targeted at supervisors, we recognize that leadership can and should be developed and exhibited by all personnel, regardless of position or title.
We work closely with public safety leaders from throughout the state, across all disciplines of public safety, to ensure that we are addressing current leadership needs in the field. We also work with academic institutions and professional organizations such as the Maryland Correctional Administrators Association, the Maryland Sheriffs Association and the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association to produce programs for our students.
Library/Research Facilities
Those training at the PSETC may visit the library between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. For those lodging at PCTC the library closes at 10:00 p.m.
Traffic Safety Specialist Recognition Program
The Maryland Traffic Safety Specialist (TSS) program is a statewide recognition program for police officers who have attained distinctive levels of experience, training and proficiency in Highway Safety and Traffic Enforcement methods and procedures. This program is being administered by the Maryland Highway Safety Office.
For additional information please follow the link for updated information and enrollment forms.
LDI Staff:
Maryann P. Foxwell, Director
410-875-3560
maryann.foxwell@maryland.gov
Patricia (Pat) Graham, Program Administrator
410-875-3507
patricia.graham@maryland.gov
Cheryl Pendergast, Program Administrator
410-875-3486
cheryl.pendergast@maryland.gov
Holly Barrett, Program Administrator
410-875-3570
hollyl.barrett@maryland.gov
Susan Strausbaugh, Management Associate
410-875-3575
susan.strausbaugh@maryland.gov
Unless otherwise noted, registration for MPCTC-hosted courses can be completed by contacting your agency training coordinator to login to the Online Registration System to enroll. Non-client agencies can submit a registration form to Katie.Johnson@maryland.gov.
Contact Katie.Johnson@maryland.gov with questions regarding these courses.
LDI Training Opportunities:
MCPI-4 Day Residential & Commercial Crime Prevention
Virtual 2021
Fee: 0.00
Approval Code: P42736
This is a 4 day, 28 hour course designed to educate on topics of crime prevention techniques. Each day has topics that can be presented to the community or other groups. This course will also provide attendees the skills to conduct a successful residential and commercial crime prevention survey for citizens and business owners.
03/08/2021
- 03/11/2021
06/07/2021
- 06/10/2021
LDI- First Line Supervisor Training
Virtual
Fee: 150.00
Approval Code: P42130
This is a Commissions approved mandated training program for newly or soon to be promoted public safety supervisors and must be taken within 12 months of their promotion. This program is offered as a 5 day program suitable for public safety personnel. The program content will include the use of interactive problem solving exercises and scenarios focusing on the fundamental skills required of all first line supervisors. The testing method for this program will be a daily quiz on the topics taught each day. Students must obtain a 75% or higher average among all quizzes and maintain at least a 90% attendance in order to receive credit for the class.There is a strict deadline for registration of 1-week prior to the first day of class.
PLEASE NOTE: Agencies holding a seat with a yet to-be-determined student will need to enter the information ONE MONTH prior to the course start date. If student information is not entered by this time, the hold will be automatically removed from the roster.
The Date of Promotion to Current Rank is required to enroll in this course!
If the class is full and you want to be placed on a waiting list please contact Katie.Johnson@maryland.gov.
03/08/2021
- 03/12/2021
04/05/2021
- 04/09/2021
05/03/2021
- 05/07/2021
06/07/2021
- 06/11/2021
LDI- Adjudication of Misconduct Cases-Corrections
PSETC Sykesville
Fee: 25.00
Approval Code: Pending
This course is designed to enable the student to build on the principles described in discipline investigations and provide instruction on how to implement the results found at the completion of an internal discipline investigation. Topics include: introduction to the Correctional Officer Bill of Rights (COBR), investigations and production of administrative charging documents, preparing for COBR hearings and Hearing Boards, rights and appeals and imposing punitive discipline.
03/16/2021
LDI- Supervisory Liabilities
PSETC Sykesville
Fee: 25.00
Approval Code: P40800
This course is designed to assist current and aspiring supervisors. The student will examine the laws and procedures that apply to anyone fulfilling the role of supervisor. Topics to be covered include: situations of liability due to negligent supervising; liability due to chain of command; liability due to lack of proper discipline of subordinates; the power of a supervisor’s signature; when to seek legal counsel and what should be confidential.
03/19/2021
LDI- PowerPoint 2016 Advanced
PSETC Sykesville
Fee: 25.00
Approval Code: P43944
This course is designed to enable business professionals to learn how to use some of the more advanced features of PowerPoint 2016 including inserting and formatting SmartArt, animating slide content, inserting and formatting media, reviewing content and tracking changes, saving a presentation in other formats, working with note pages, configuring and presenting a slide show, protecting and sharing your presentation. Topics to be covered include advanced formatting; animation, time effects, and media; reviewing content, tracking changes, and saving in other formats; custom slide shows; sharing collaborating, and security.
03/24/2021
LDI- Women's Leadership & Management Skills
PSETC Sykesville
Fee: 25.00
Approval Code: P30328
This course is designed to enable managers and supervisors to realize the assets females possess naturally and how to make use of those innate gifts in management and supervision of others. Topics include nurturing, multi-tasking, integrity, flexibility and other valuable attributes women possess.
03/25/2021
8:30am-4:30pm
Program Approval Information P44118 / C17229
This course was
relocated as of 1/29/21. Enrolled students were alerted at that time. This program will be held at the
CCBC Catonsville Campus, 800 S. Rolling Road, Catonsville, MD 21228, Room: Health Careers and Technology (HTEC) 205. Participants will be screened upon entering campus, to include a temperature check and CDC questionnaire. Masks are required while on campus. Due to COVID, the cafeteria on campus will be closed.
Please review this helpful links for additional information.
Directions to Catonsville Campus
Campus Map
CCBC Access & COVID
LDI- Internal Investigations- Corrections
PSETC Sykesville
Fee: 25.00
Approval Code: Pending
This course is designed to enable the student to learn the administrative disciplinary process that must precede an agency imposing punitive measures on its employees. Topics to be covered include: Constitutional due process, just cause, establishing enforceable policies, and techniques used in conducting internal investigations.
03/30/2021
LDI- Legal Contemporary Issues (Supervisors)
PSETC Sykesville
Fee: 25.00
Approval Code: P43947
Legal Contemporary Issues - Laws & Cases That May Change the Way You Supervise
This course is designed to enable the student, who is a supervisor or aspiring supervisor, to stay abreast of new state and federal laws that may impact his/her workforce, the functionality of the agency, and the way he/she supervises. Topics to be covered include new laws and their impacts on the work force, the functionality of the agency, and the supervisors.
04/13/2021
LDI- Diversity and Cultural Awareness Sensitivity
PSETC Sykesville
Fee: 25.00
Approval Code: P42135
This course assists managers and supervisors in developing an improved understanding of, and sensitivity to, the differing cultures and sensibilities of people with backgrounds different from their own. Topics include: What is Culture, Values & Assumptions, Cross-Cultural Communication, Ways We Differ and Common Ground.
04/19/2021
This program will now be held in an ONLINE FORMAT. Enrolled students were alerted Feb 2021. Be sure to FULLY READ the list of requirements before enrolling. Online Requirements for Virtual Training
8:30am-4:30pm
$25 for client agencies (Includes DPSCS) / $50 for non-client agencies
Program Approval Information P42135 / C16516
This course was moved from December 1, 2020 as of 11/24/20. Enrolled students were alerted to the change.
LDI- Excel 2016 Introductory
PSETC Sykesville
Fee: 25.00
Approval Code: P43945
This course is designed to enable the student to learn about the basic functions and features of Excel 2016. Students learn to navigate the Excel 2016 environment, enter data, enter formulas, and functions to perform calculations, format text and numbers, manipulate data, create charts, print worksheets, and share workbooks. Topics to be covered include Excel fundamentals, creating worksheets, formatting worksheets, manipulating data, charts, output, settings, and templates
04/22/2021
LDI- First Line Administrator Training
Virtual
Fee: 150.00
Approval Code: P42137
This First Line Administrator Training Program is required by the Police and Correctional Training Commissions for all police and correctional personnel assigned or promoted into their department’s first line administrator rank. It meets all Mandated training objectives for First Line Administrators.
The program facilitates the understanding of effective management and leadership. Instructors guide students through scenario-based learning and problem identification and resolution that is geared to supporting the student’s success in their role as a First Line Administrator. The testing method for this program will be a daily quiz on topics taught each day. Students must score 75% or higher average among all the quizzes and maintain at least a 90% attendance in order to receive credit for the class.There is a strict deadline for registration of 1-week prior to the first day of class.
PLEASE NOTE: Agencies holding a seat with a yet to-be-determined student will need to enter the information ONE MONTH prior to the course start date. If student information is not entered by this time, the hold will be automatically removed from the roster.
The Date of Promotion to Current Rank is required to enroll in this course!
If the class is full and you want to be placed on a waiting list please contact Katie.Johnson@maryland.gov.
04/26/2021
- 04/30/2021
06/21/2021
- 06/25/2021
LDI- Candid Conversations about Race
Various, See Posting
Fee: 25.00
Approval Code: P44397
This course is designed to allow the participants, who are law enforcement and public safety professionals, to learn about and become more aware of the complexities involved in conversations surrounding race and culture. Topics to be covered include culture and cultural script, data and trends in America, race in America, terminology, privilege, anti-racism, and courageous conversations.
The purpose of this training is to bring awareness and understanding to the complexities involved in conversations surrounding race and culture. Upon completion of the class, participants will be able to:
- Identify relevant events and ideologies that have shaped current public policy issues such as labor, housing, education, and criminal justice.
- Define terms such as oppression, discrimination, prejudice, privilege and power that are relevant in knowledge of cultural competence.
- Analyze the role that race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, gender, and sexual orientation play in influencing historical issues and contemporary events.
- Analyze how race intersects with other social hierarches such as gender, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity and religion.
- Develop skills in listening and conflict resolution in order to apply these skills to cross-cultural dialogue.
- Interpret local and national statistics related to racial and gender inequity.
This course is currently limited to 2 students per agency. Training coordinators can contact Katie.Johnson@maryland.gov to add students to the wait list.
DPSCS personnel who are not assigned to an institution and/or do not have a training coordinator should email a signed registration form to Katie.Johnson@maryland.gov in order to enroll. All forms must have an approving signature in order to register the student. This can be an agency head, or unit supervisor – someone to authorize the student to take this course.
04/21/2021
05/07/2021
8:30am-4:30pm
Program Approval Information P44397 / C17363
DPSCS Personnel attend at no cost, $25 for all other agencies
This program will be held at the
CCBC Catonsville Campus, 800 S. Rolling Road, Catonsville, MD 21228, Room: Health Careers and Technology (HTEC) 205. Participants will be screened upon entering campus, to include a temperature check and CDC questionnaire. Masks are required while on campus. Due to COVID, the cafeteria on campus will be closed.
Please review this helpful links for additional information.
Directions to Catonsville Campus
Campus Map
CCBC Access & COVID
LDI- Transitioning from Officer to Supervisor
PSETC Sykesville
Fee: 25.00
Approval Code: P40797
This course is designed to assist law enforcement and public safety personnel the opportunity to obtain an understanding of the new responsibilities, liabilities and changes that come with the conversion from officers to supervisors. Topics to be covered include the principles of leadership, dos and don’ts of leadership, team-building inside and outside of the facilities, problem resolution and decision-making, and new responsibilities-same personnel.
05/10/2021
LDI- Performance Management: Employee Development
PSETC Sykesville
Fee: 25.00
Approval Code: P42547
Develop enhanced skills for using performance management tools and techniques as a framework for developing a more productive workforce. Learn techniques and approaches through which performance management, appraisal and coaching can be used as development tools and as means to improve individual productivity. Topics include setting performance goals, performance appraisal preparation, conducting an appraisal session, coaching for improved performance, and position analyses.
05/19/2021
LDI- Excel 2016 Intermediate
PSETC Sykesville
Fee: 25.00
Approval Code: P43946
This course is designed to enable business professionals to learn how to create advanced workbooks and worksheets with Excel 2016. Students learn how to manage workbooks; customize Excel; work with named ranges; create, sort, and filter tables; summarize data, work with PivotTables and PivotCharts; add conditional and custom formats; work with advanced chart options; and collaborate with others. Topics to be covered include managing workbooks, named ranges, tables, summarizing data, PivotTables, presentation features, advanced charts, and collaboration.
05/25/2021
LDI- Spy Games: Decode Personality Types
PSETC Sykesville
Fee: 25.00
Approval Code: P42548
Spy Games: How to Decode Personality Types to Boost Communication
Get ready to crack some codes. We’ll lead participants through an exercise to understand the lenses through which they (and others on the team) view the world—including personality type, background, time of day with the most energy, etc. We will demonstrate how having this understanding of ourselves and the team results in better communication and less friction. For example, a person who is motivated by understanding the facts will not connect as well if the conversation only examines actions to take. This type of person needs a few key facts for the actions to make sense. Someone who is more driven by emotion will need to have that understanding fulfilled. Understanding who we as individuals and the team collectively allows us to achieve greater success.
06/01/2021
LDI- Diet and Nutrition
PSETC Sykesville
Fee: 25.00
Approval Code: P40692
This course is designed to explore current concepts of practical and applied nutrition. Topics include food choices and health; nutrition tools; energy balance and healthy body weight; metabolism; carbohydrates; lipids; proteins; vitamins; minerals; water; nutrients; physical activity and the body’s responses; nutrition and disease; food safety; and life cycle nutrition.
06/15/2021
This program will now be held in an ONLINE FORMAT. Enrolled students were alerted Nov 2020. Be sure to FULLY READ the list of requirements before enrolling. Online Requirements for Virtual Training
8:30am-4:30pm
$25 for client agencies (Includes DPSCS) / $50 for non-client agencies
Program Approval Information P40692 / C15897
This course was moved from 2/17 as of 2/4/21. Enrolled students were alerted to the change.
LDI- Managing Across Generations
PSETC Sykesville
Fee: 25.00
Approval Code: P42546
This course is designed to explore the needs of the multi-generational workforce, with a focus on differences between generations to improve understanding and workplace productivity. Topics include: workplace attitudes and expectations, generational values, power structures and hierarchy, and managing multiple generations in the workplace.
06/29/2021
This program will now be held in an ONLINE FORMAT. Enrolled students were alerted Feb 2021. Be sure to FULLY READ the list of requirements before enrolling. Online Requirements for Virtual Training
8:30am-4:30pm
$25 for client agencies (Includes DPSCS) / $50 for non-client agencies
Program Approval Information P42546 / C16751
Moved from 6/15 to 6/29 as of 10/6. Enrolled students were alerted at this time.
LDI- Civilian Supervisor Training
Virtual
Fee: 40.00
Approval Code: N/A
This 3 day on-line course will provide civilian supervisors with ethical foundations of the role of a supervisor, provide practical application of interpersonal communications skills, give insight into Human Resources issues that supervisors are confronted with such as FMLA, ADA, EEO, Time & Attendance, and Absenteeism. Participants will learn about the value and importance of inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. The course will also focus on employment law, to include the formal process for discipline action and grievances. Supervisors will learn the basic steps of problem solving, conflict management, preparing a performance evaluation; and learn team-building skills.
Who should attend? The target audience for this course is civilian first line supervisors and/or aspiring supervisors.
Who should not attend? Sworn law enforcement or correctional certified supervisors and/or administrators, those individuals are required to attend the mandated 5 day (35 hours) First Line Supervisor & Administrator Programs.
Please Note: This course is not approved for in-service hours. Also, there is a strict deadline for registration of 1-week prior to the first day of class.
DPSCS personnel who are not assigned to an institution and/or do not have a training coordinator should email a signed registration form to Katie.Johnson@maryland.gov in order to enroll. All forms must have an approving signature in order to register the student. This can be an agency head, or unit supervisor – someone to authorize the student to take this course.
07/20/2021
- 07/22/2021
8:30am-4:30pm daily
DPSCS Personnel attend at no cost, $40 for all other agencies
This course is currently limited to 3 students per agency.
10/26/2021
- 10/28/2021
8:30am-4:30pm daily
DPSCS Personnel attend at no cost, $40 for all other agencies
This course is currently limited to 3 students per agency.
02/16/2022
- 02/18/2022
8:30am-4:30pm daily
DPSCS Personnel attend at no cost, $40 for all other agencies
This course is currently limited to 3 students per agency.
05/11/2022
- 05/13/2022
8:30am-4:30pm daily
DPSCS Personnel attend at no cost, $40 for all other agencies
This course is currently limited to 3 students per agency.
