Presenting highly realistic but controlled examples for policing training has long been a problem for police educators. However, expertise and skills in policing and communications at Charles Sturt University (CSU) are being combined into a set of multimedia teaching materials aimed at future NSW police officers.
Staff and students from the University’s Schools of Policing Studies and Communication will join with serving officers of the NSW Police to film simulated police action for the CSU Associate Degree of Policing Practice, the course undertaken by all probationary constables in NSW Police.
The package will feature training ‘scenarios’ filmed during the day and evening at a number of locations around Bathurst in central NSW, starting on Thursday 14 February.
Mr Christopher Bushell, course coordinator at the School of Policing Studies based in Goulburn, NSW, said “This development demonstrates CSU’s commitment to providing the best possible training for the police professions that Australia needs.
“It brings together a range of University and NSW Police resources to produce high quality instructional materials that are practical and relevant to the needs of everyday policing.
“The collaborative approach aims to move away from the isolated individual development of individual teaching resources and learning materials, and we aim to extend this concept to other policing courses across the University,” Mr Bushell said.
All staff involved in the project will also share the new materials and flexible delivery experience across the policing discipline area.
Filming will take place from Thursday 14 to Saturday 23 February 2008 at a number of Bathurst locations. It will involve CSU theatre/media students, lecturers and technical staff as well as serving police officers.
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