Devon & Cornwall Police complete airwave pilot

08 Jun 2010

by: Peter Williams


Devon & Cornwall Constabulary has completed a pilot of its airwave Academy training service. Academy provides tailored online learning packages that enable officers to work more efficiently and effectively with public communications provider Airwave. The constabulary found that the Academy has improved the operational effectiveness of officers while also reducing the amount of time officers need to spend in the classroom.

The Devon & Cornwall police pilot, carried out between January and March 2010, demonstrated an average of 20% improvement in embedded knowledge when compared to pre-learning assessment after only an average of 40 minutes training. In addition to this, an increase of 13% was seen in status messages between the pilot group and the force overall, and a difference of 21% between the two groups on the most used status messages, demonstrating increased willingness to use the functionality offered by the Airwave service.

Officers could access the training at their own pace; enhance their knowledge gained during basic training and increase their understanding of the broad range of the Airwave service functionality.The training aimed to improve officer safety through awareness of the correct operation of the Airwave service and drive internal efficiencies through the better use of officers’ time. 

Compared to half-day classroom-based refresher sessions the Academy’s e-learning approach takes 40 minutes to complete.  

 

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