Certificates Management Development for Police Services
part-time
8 courses 
1-3 years 
start anytime
Working in collaboration with the Edmonton Police Service, this program has been designed to provide comprehensive management development education to individuals interested or involved in the field of law enforcement.
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Program overview
The program is developed for current and potential police, correction and private security
officers with little or no formal education in management areas as potential participants.
Management Development Certificate Program for Police Services will provide you with knowledge and skills that will
enhance your managerial competencies and advanced theory and concepts that will strengthen their leadership
potential. The program will also be made available to members of the public that determine that this program
fits their continuing professional development needs.
The wide range and potentially diverse group of participants will create a vibrant learning environment
that will expose you to a wide variety of case studies and experiences. Participants must have a minimum of a
grade 12 education with several years work experience.
Program features
The approach for the design of the Management Development Certificate Program for Police Services involves
several units of the Faculty of Extension to jointly design a comprehensive program providing the
participants with a wide range of choice in electives as well as a core set of required courses. Working in
close collaboration with the emerging needs of Law Enforcement, a program can be designed to provide a
comprehensive management development education that will have a wide variety of streams to allow participants
to focus on areas of interest or need.
We invite you to explore our program and discuss the potential of life-long benefits of continuing your
professional development through the Management Development Certificate Program for Police Services.
Program requirements
Required courses
39 instructional hours in each course. Complete five of six:
- Community Policing: Roles and Responsibilities
- Ethics for Business and the Professional
- Human Resources Foundations
- Interpersonal Communications in Business
- Introduction to Business Management
- Organizational Behaviour
Elective courses
Complete a minimum of 117 hours of Elective Credit:
- Adult Learning and Development (39 hrs)
- Facilitating Adult Learning (39 hrs)
- Introduction to Cognitive Coaching (28 hrs)
- Presentation Skills for Today's Workplace (14 hrs)
- Training and Development of the Workforce (39 hrs)
- Computer and Information Systems Security (39 hours)
- Information Technology Concepts (39 hours)
- Project Planning and Management (39 hours)
- Strategic Planning for Information Technology Resources (39 hours)
- Creating Effective Workgroups (16 hours)
- Coaching for Success (14 hours)
- Directing and Managing Organizational Change (7
hours)
- Effective Speaking for Business and Professional
People (21 hours)
- Financial Planning, Budgeting and Professional People (21 hours)
- Interviewing Techniques for Supervisors (16 hours)
- Managing Your Time (7 hours)
- Principles of Supervision (16 hours)
- The Workplace Writer (Managers) (7 hours)
- Conflict and Confrontation (14
hours)
- Coping with Stress in the Workplace (7 hours)
- Directing and Managing Organizational Change (39
hours)
- Managing a Workplace Substance Abuse Program (14
hours)
- Shiftwork, Safety and Sanity (7 hours)
- Design and Evaluation of Physical Protection Systems (21 hours)
- Vulnerability Assessment (21 hours)
Courses offered
Enrolling in the program
Admission requirements
You are eligible for admission into the program if you meet the specified requirements. If you do not meet
all the admission requirements of a program you are still invited to apply for admission.
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High School Diploma
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Several years of work experience in the policing
sector
- English Language Requirements:
- Proficient in reading and writing English
Enrollment procedure
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Submit a completed
Application For Admission form. Please indicate into which program you are entering.
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Submit a one-time only, non-refundable $75.00 admission fee.
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Submit a completed
Course Registration form indicating course selection. The Application for
Admission and the Course Registration may be submitted together.
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All applications must be accompanied with a high school OR post-secondary education transcript. If you
attended a high school in Alberta, transcripts may be ordered from Alberta Education at 780.427.5732; if you
attended high school outside of Alberta, contact the provincial department of education.
Graduation
The Certificate Program Graduation is held in June to honour students who have completed the requirements for
a University of Alberta Certificate by the conclusion of the winter term. When registering for your final
course , please ensure you complete the Graduation Application and submit it to the
Business Certificate Program's Office no later than March 1.
Students must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 to earn a certificate. Students
graduating from a Business Certificate Program with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or more will
graduate "With Distinction."
