Program Overview

The Public Safety Program focuses on practical skills, current best practices, and emerging policy trends that directly support the public safety, security, and emergency management communities. This program provides participants with the most current, comprehensive, practical, and dynamic knowledge-based Public Safety awareness. Experienced instructors bring real-world experience from government, consulting, policy or industry.

You will gain an invaluable appreciation of the impact of public safety issues on policy-driven decision-making in Canada, enabling you to apply your knowledge to your decision-making efforts and provide leadership in your respective areas. The program fosters substantive dialogue with an exchange of knowledge on current and emerging public safety challenges which will lead you to actionable policy options, strategy, and informed decision-making.

PDI programs are designed with professionals in mind:

• Flexible formats: in-person, online synchronous, or asynchronous options.
• Modular courses: you can take individual courses on specific public safety topics
• Short duration: many courses run from one day to a few weeks

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Understand Public Safety issues, challenges, processes and practices and the true impact they can have on society
• Assess current and emerging Public Safety issues and challenges
• Apply Public Safety information and best practices to support the operational needs of any public or private-sector organization
• Understand the Canadian Public Safety environment