Niagara Parks Police Service: Training
Regular officers are trained in-house before attending the Ontario Police College for the Basic Constable Training program. Officers annually receive with advanced patrol training with the Niagara Regional Police including mandated re-qualification Use of Force Training.
Senior officers have received training from the Canadian Police College, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Niagara Regional Police Service, and the F.B.I. National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
Uniformed officers have specialized training in high angle rescue, identification services, technical accident investigations, radar traffic enforcement, police motorcycle and bicycle operations, marine enforcement operations, police canine, first aid, physical fitness training and quality service.
Civilian members have received training as Communicators from the Ontario Police College. The service includes a Fire Safety Officer with training from the Ontario Fire College. Provincial Offences Officers join the Service with their First Aid training and are generally enrolled in Police Foundations or Criminology programs at college or university with a view towards a career in law enforcement. Many Police Officers in Ontario have started their careers as students with the Niagara Parks Police Service.