Company Web Site
Follow Daily
-
Popular Posts
- Hope Is Not A Plan
- Strategies For Funding a Fire or Police Department Training Center
- Public Private Partnership goes big with $22M Public Safety Training Center
- Police & Fire Department Training Center Planning
- Cost Reduction Ideas For Police and Fire Training
- Cyber Security – Training, Education and Funding
Posts By Category
Favorite Links
About Me
Bill regularly writes about Training Center issues concerning public safety, fire, EMS, police and law enforcement.
Free Research Reports
"7 Traps That Can Turn Your Training Center Into a Disaster"
Download the White Paper"Training Trends; Courseware Assessment"
Download the Study
Tag Archives: Fire Training Centers
Training Center Funding; New Ideas and Old Favorites
It has been the experience of IBG that federal and state funding avenues for public services training facilities are generally difficult to come by. Many government agencies take the approach that facilities (bricks and mortar) are the responsibility of the … Continue reading…
Training Center Money; More Than One Color
When considering funding for a new public safety training facility there are at least TWO colors of money: money for construction and money for operations. Both are important, but many times the latter is the color overlooked or misunderstood. Today … Continue reading…
Training Facility Planning, Avoid The BIG Mistake
So you want to build a Police or Fire Training Center (maybe even a Combined Partnership). You’ve identified several potential locations. The chief is on board. You have strong support from the fire or police union (or both). The city manager has expressed optimism for the project. Congratulations you’re “almost” there. At this point the usual next step is to call over to the facilities department and purchasing and tell them you need an RFP for architectural design services. Big Mistake. Let me tell you why Continue reading…
How To Begin Planning For A Police or Firefighter Training Center
In the fast-changing world of public safety, more and more public safety departments are finding that their current training facilities are outdated and sorely lacking in the equipment, technology and props needed to adequately train their growing numbers of police and firefighters. straightforward, well-researched plan — and police and fire training centers are no exception. Continue reading…
Revenue Ideas For Public Safety Training Centers, Part 1
Given the realities of funding the operation of a full-service public safety training center, can be challenging. Interact Business Group has identified several examples of how police or fire training center manager can become “entrepreneurial” in their approach to funding their training center. Continue reading…