The Clackamas print., May 15, 2002, Image 1

Mai/ 15, 2002
Clackamas
Sheriff’s
office join
forces on
new program
NICK BARRON
Staff Writer
The arrival of a new program to
Clackamas, designed to aid cur­
rent public safety officers in the
area, comes at a time in which thd
Clackamas County Sheriff’s
Office could be facing personnel
cutbacks without the passing of a
new tax levy.
On May 8, the CCC Board of
Education unanimously approved
a customized training program
that offers an Associate of
Applied Science degree. The
development of this new curricu­
lum began with a needs assess­
ment and the organization of a
plan for the program, which has
been approved by all of the neces­
sary committees at Clackamas.
The next step for the program, a
joint effort between the college
and the Clackamas County
Sheriff’s Office, is the pending
approval of the State Board of
Education sometime in September
of this year. Plans are underway
for classes to begin in the Fall
term of 2002.
“It’s kind of like two sides to the
college. There is the schedule,
which I call ‘if we offer it they
will come,’ and customized train­
ing is tell us what you want, and
we’ll make it happen for you,”
said Sylvia Hearing, Clackamas’
project
coordinator
for
Customized
Training
and
Development Services.
A number of courses that the
program will offer will be held al
the Public Safety Training Centei
on 82nd Avenue.
Captain
Michael Machado, administrative
services commander for the sher­
iff’s department, feels the training
center is an ideal place to be usee
for the new program.
“The range has several items
that we use (for training) that are
kind of innovative,” Machadc
said.
There will be 27 public safety
elective courses offered, with t
minimum of 51 credit hours need
ed to fulfill the degree completioi
program. Along with the genera
education requirements, 24 credit:
of basic elective courses, such a:
Workplace Spanish and Humat
Relations, will be required tt
receive a degree.
Individuals who have takei
similar classes to those offered at
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