Correctional Emergency Response Team Instructor Training (C.E.R.T)

A specialized four-day, extensive and comprehensive C.E.R.T Instructor Certification Course. Participants will be fully capable and certified to properly instruct/train/certify other personnel for CERT, Disturbance/Riot Control, and High-Risk Inmate Movement and tactical planning.

• Updating/establishing a lawful operational CERT team to federal/local standards.
• Use of force parameters in numerous correctional emergency response team operations including cell extractions, movement/transportation of inmates.
• Correctional based control & restraint techniques, Emergency Response Belt (ERB) techniques & tactics.
• Disturbance and Riot Control Team training and tactics including Shield/Spray (S&S) formations, movements, and entries; Correctional Pepper ball training.
• Edged Weapons and Spontaneous Defense.
• Training responsibilities for Team/Squad Leaders for operator/team training actions and considerations.
• Facility environmental planning logistics.
• Hands-on exercises and scenarios will be conducted in all phases of the training.
• Written and practical examinations.

If you would like your agency to be invoiced after the training is complete, email rob.hock@nwtc.edu with each attendee's name, email address and date of birth and we will get them registered for the class.