Senior Police Administration Course (SPAC)

(Delivered by PDCAP)

This SPAC is focused to address the current and future needs of police agencies that are responsible for delivering policing services to Aboriginal Communities.

This three-week course offers officers in middle management positions exposure to knowledge, competencies and skills that can assist with the increased responsibility and authority of their jobs.

Using a variety of adult education methodologies, many centered around group problem solving exercises and real life examples drawn from candidates’ experiences, participants learn and practice leadership competencies, such as affecting change and managing resources in the work unit. As a result the candidate’s ability to create a more productive work environment is enhanced.

Technical Competencies

• Develop and implement a work unit plan, aligned to the organization’s strategic objectives
• Assist in the creation and implementation of a strategic plan
• Implement strategic change to adapt to opportunities, threats and challenges in the work unit and organization.
• Design and present a Business Case on a critical change initiative
• Manage financial resources responsibly
• Carry out a plan for ongoing personal learning and development
• Manage accountability requirements
• Human Relations
• Police governance
• Relationship building
• Promoting change
• Continuous personal growth
• Organizational awareness and renewal
• Developing and enunciating vision
• Critical thinking

Participants Criteria

Newly or recently promoted middle managers that are responsible for delivering policing services to Aboriginal Communities and supervise personnel exercising a variety of functions or manage agency-wide or national level programs aimed at Aboriginal Communities. All candidates must have 2 years supervisory experience and must have identified their learning needs with their supervisor.