The mission of the Professional Development Unit is to provide the highest quality training, professional development, educational opportunity and to uphold the highest ethical and Core Values of the Department.
The objective of the Professional Development Unit is to provide training that will assist in the development of each member of the Department to meet his or her maximum potential. The Unit will promote educational, leadership, and technical opportunities to assist all personnel throughout their career. The Professional Development Unit will ensure subjects taught by the Department will be thoroughly researched and continually revised to keep pace with changes in law and advancing technology. The Unit will also ensure instruction provided by the Department will reflect its Core Values and utilize the best teaching methodology available.
The philosophy of the Professional Development Unit is to provide a system of training that will meet the Department's needs for all personnel. The training process shall be humanitarian, ethical, and innovative in the pursuit of providing the Department with the highest quality of personnel.
The Professional Development Unit consists of the following:
