Washington, DC — The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International released the Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications First-Level Supervisor. 

The focus of the Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications First-Level Supervisor, a follow up to the Project 33 Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Telecommunicator (APCO 2005), is to provide training necessary to foster levels of consistency for supervisory staff, as well as to promote the leadership role of the supervisor in a public safety communications center.
 
"The need for core supervisory competencies necessary to build upon those skills outlined in the Project 33 Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Telecommunicator creates new challenges for both supervisors and managers," APCO International President Wanda McCarley said. "This standard addresses those needs and will assist the public safety communications community in increasing the high degree of professionalism sought within our public safety agencies."

Visit http://www.apcointl.org/about/callstds/First-Level_Supervisor.pdf to view the standard.

About APCO International
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International, Inc. is the world's oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety communications. APCO serves the  professional needs of its 15,000 members worldwide by creating a platform for setting professional standards, addressing professional issues and providing education, products and services for people who manage, operate, maintain and supply the communications systems used by police, fire and emergency medical dispatch agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.apcointl.org.