Recent SemestersFall 2026, Summer 2026Class Size25 studentsCredits0.1PrerequisiteAJ 270B AND a California Peace Officer Standards and Training Basic Course certificate issued from an accredited regional police academy or equivalent as determined by the Division Dean, Director or their representative. NOTE: Approval of equivalent training is not a guarantee state regulatory or licensing agencies will also grant equivalency. Prior to beginning this course students must already be familiar with, and be able to demonstrate, all of the skills listed below. These will not be taught in the course; rather, they will be the starting point for advanced student training that builds upon them. These minimum skill levels are: Course requires extensive knowledge of all types of police interactions with resistive subjects during law enforcement contacts, a law enforcement officer has a wide variety of contacts that they by law or policy must respond to, a student must have knowledge of multitasking within short periods of time, knowledge and familiarly with Penal and Health & Safety codes, knowledge and familiarity with safe tactical movement, knowledge and familiarity with verbal and non-verbal communication; knowledge and familiarity with case law pertinent to police use of force; knowledge and familiarity with arrest and control techniques; knowledge and familiarity with use of police handcuffing procedures; knowledge and familiarity with the use of the police baton; knowledge and familiarity with police handguns, shotguns and rifles; knowledge and familiarity with the physical requirements associated with policing; knowledge and familiarity with radio procedures during stressful event in policing; knowledge of and familiarity with case law related to use of force in policing; Possession of a valid California Driver’s License; knowledge of, and familiarity with sustained physical performance demands and stress on law enforcement officers under emergency driving situations; knowledge of, and familiarity with, California Vehicle codes used in law enforcement emergency and pursuit driving, knowledge of effective radio communication used in law enforcement pursuit driving; knowledge of, and experience driving a law enforcement emergency vehicle; knowledge and familiarity with case law pertinent to law enforcement emergency driving; knowledge and familiarity with proper steer and braking techniques; knowledge and familiarity with interior patrol vehicle restrictions/limitations while driving such vehicles; knowledge and familiarity with proper radio use and procedures during emergency responses or vehicle pursuits Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionThis course is designed to prepare the students to become effective driving and force option simulator instructor. This course satisfies the POST requirement for updated simulator training in driving and use of force for law enforcement. 