Jacobs, Rick
The Science of Developing Training for SWAT

"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast" is a sound training practice for creating consistency in tactical performance, but also applies to how tactical training should be developed. In most instructor certification courses, only a few days, if not a few hours, are dedicated to how to develop the training we depend on for sound action and liability protection. In this seminar, you will be introduced to the science of training development called "instructional systems design" and will be given insight into a better way of developing your training. We will cover a brief overview of a specific process for developing training, but we will focus on the steps to create Instructor guides that will provide consistency in training, continuity between iterations of training, and real accountability for your personnel, instructors and agency. As part of describing the process, you will be given documents and templates used in the presenter's instructional design process.

Rick Jacobs - Bio
Rick Jacobs is the principal of Jacobs, et al, LLC. He is retired law enforcement from Virginia and has been in the Learning and Development industry for almost 30 years as an instructor, adjunct faculty, instructional designer, training manager, and learning strategist and architect. He has worked for the military, public safety, banking, technology and sales. He currently consults on learning projects and learning organizational development, and provides training to educators, corporate trainers, and law enforcement instructors. He has a BS in Philosophy and an MS in Criminal Justice.