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PFOA

Training

PFOA Training Ltd is a limited by guarantee company that has post deployment guidance. There is also a practical exercise
no shareholders and is able to donate money back to a chosen where they carry out a meet and greet of the principal officer.
charity (The PFOA!) This includes explaining the Federation role after a death or
serious injury incident and detailing issues around conferring,
Steve Howson is our lead trainer and is supported by Mark note writing and welfare.
Williams and other key Post Incident Training personnel from
around the UK. PFOA Training recently tendered for a College of Policing
contract to deliver PIM Courses to senior officers. A number The courses we deliver are:
After last year’s pilot Post Incident Procedures Courses with of companies expressed an interest in this, but PFOA training
West Yorkshire Police Federation, we now deliver the bespoke were successful. The process itself was extremely rigid and Police Federation Post Incident Procedures Course – 5 day residential
course on behalf of the Police Federation of England & Wales. had strict criteria, with much emphasis being placed on the Post Incident Managers Course – 5 day (regional so does not have to be residential)
Rick Nelson from the PFEW Joint Central Committee co- ability to deliver the COP curriculum with experienced and Post Incident Managers re-accreditation – 2.5 days non residential
ordinates the courses and ultimately funds them from the knowledgeable trainers and guest speakers. Of course the
Operational Policing budget. Since the PFEW Courses began we great news with all this is that when forces and the Federation Police Federation PIP Officer re-accreditation – 2 day non residential
have trained some 80 Federation Representatives. The Course book courses the PFOA benefits, so it’s a win-win situation. Post Incident Management Exercise – 1 day (detailed report on forces PIM process)
is run over 5 days with two assessment phases which have to
be passed. There is a sixteen Q & A session on law and the APP Any enquiries on these courses please contact Steve Howson or the PFOA Office:
steveh@pfoa.co.uk | info@pfoa.co.uk | 01354 742 444