OREFIELD, PA (December 12, 2018) – KidsPeace will host an instructor certification training program for local schools, businesses, nonprofits, law enforcement and first responder organizations on responding to an active shooter situation, on April 18 and 19, 2019.
The two-day ALICE Training Instructor Certification Course will be conducted by instructors from the national ALICE Training Institute – with ALICE standing for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate. The course is designed to teach proactive survival strategies for violent intruder or active shooter incidents.
According to the ALICE Training Institute, ALICE training is the original options-based response program, designed to replace an inadequate secure-in-place mandated response plan. ALICE addresses the fallacies of a one-size-fits-all response plan by explaining the truths and realities of violent intruder events. Through training and empowerment, citizens can apply the ALICE strategies and improve survival chances in any environment where they may find themselves confronted by an active shooter or violent intruder.
ALICE training has been developed in line with recommendations from the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Education, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other Federal and state agencies. Those completing the ALICE Training Instructor Certification course will have the opportunity to bring the strategies back to their places of work, and have access to exclusive ALICE resources afterwards.
The price of the training is $595, and registration can be completed online.
PLEASE NOTE: While the training will be held at the Donley Therapeutic Education Center on KidsPeace’s Orchard Hills Campus in Orefield, PA, it will NOT involve any of the organization’s direct care programs or clients, and will NOT be open to the public.
Information Provided By:
Robert Martin
Director of Communications
