“On behalf of the University Partnership for Alabama Continuing Education, and the Alabama Association of Police Chiefs, I take great pleasure in announcing that Chief Kyle Reogas has completed 160 hours of training in the Certified Law Enforcement Executive Program,” said Belinda Blackburn, director of Continuing Education at Jacksonville State University and UPACE Partner. “Chief Reogas is among the elite group of chiefs in the state who have successfully completed the curriculum and have been certified by the Alabama Association of Police Chiefs. This honor is a real credit to Chief Reogas and to the City of Haleyville.” Chief Reogas received this certification and recognition at the annual Association of Police Chiefs’ Conference in Huntsville, Alabama on January 14, 2009.
Examples of courses included in the program are:
Update on Harassment, Discrimination, and Disability Issues
Leadership: An Identification and Understanding
Interpersonal Communication: Organizational Behavior
Police Leadership: Managing the Future Organizational Effectiveness;
Understanding Diversity Selection, Recruitment and Retention Performance Appraisal Ethics and the Police Executive
Applied Problem Solving and Decision Making
The UPACE Partnership is made up of Jacksonville State University, Troy University, Dothan Campus, and the University of North Alabama. Its purpose is to make continuing education programs available for agencies and associations across the state. Presently, UPACE provides training for the Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police, as well as for the Alabama Association of County Administrators, the Alabama Association of County Engineers, the County Revenue Officers Association of Alabama, and the Alabama Association of 9-1-1 Districts. |