MANILA, Philippines—For the first time in the country, police officers are going online to study, acknowledging the capabilities of the Internet as a “crucial source of information.”
Some 47 ranking officers consisting of provincial directors and chiefs of police gathered at the PNP Training Service in Camp Crame early Monday for the online leadership course conducted by the De La Salle University and the University of the Philippines.
The course focuses on providing police officers training on the use of the Internet for “professional and personal development,” said Dr. Enrico Velasco, head of Tech Advantage Corporation, one of those supporting the program.
According to Dr. Benjie Espiritu of the DLSU Graduate School, the training will be an 80-day online course using an online chat software and web cam to facilitate the lectures.
The course consists of a day-long training on the Integrated Transformation Program (ITP), a seven-day financial planning seminar, basic communication training, and orientation on laws, human rights provisions, and election laws.
Espiritu said online training has become the “norm” in other police organizations in the United States and Europe.
“Online opens a world of possibilities. It gives a chance to learn and to access information quickly. We can go beyond our respective areas of jurisdiction and find out best practices in other areas,” he added.
The online course will be given by senior professors from DLSU and UP. Police officers have the advantage of choosing their preferred time of training, Espiritu said.
Senior Superintendent Charles Calima Jr., head of the PNP Training Service, said the objective of the 80-day course is to “upgrade the leadership and management capabilities of PNP field commanders through a series of lectures, exercises, and case studies applying relevant theories and principles.”
The course will end with participants producing an integrated public safety plan to be submitted to their local peace and order council. The public safety plan should consist of all the information obtained in the lectures.
A face-to-face interview will also be given to determine what police officers have learned during the course.
“This assures the successful transfer of knowledge from instructor to student. We can only claim that we have successfully transferred skills and knowledge if, after stepping out of the portals of the training service, the student goes back to his unit and starts to perform his duties related to his course,” Calima said. From this link
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