Course Location

Franklin County Public Safety Training Center

3075 Molly Pitcher HWY

Chambersburg, PA 17202

Course Dates

December 7th-11th, 2026
0800-1700

Course Profile

A specialized five-day, extensive and comprehensive Use of Force Instructor Certification Course. Participants will be fully capable and certified to properly instruct/train/certify their own agency personnel in police and adult corrections safe and practical control techniques and credible use of force practices as permitted within the law.

Course Topics Include:

• Use of force parameters and associated Federal Laws.
• Use of Force Training Model and documentation best practices.
• Confrontational Avoidance Techniques.
• MPOETC Approved DT Certification (Control and Restraint Techniques.
• Expandable Police Baton.
• Oleoresin Capsicum Aerosol Weapons.
• Edged Weapons and Spontaneous Defense.
• Royal Arms FBG-Mk4 Impacted Initiated Flashbang Certification
• 12 gauge Less-Lethal Munitions.
• Emergency Response Belt.
• Hands-on exercises and scenarios will be conducted in all phases of the training.
• Written and practical examinations.

TUITION

$1100.00
Includes respective instructor manuals, training PowerPoints on USB drives, ERB, OC live & inert units and instructor certification. [Attendees must bring 5-12 GA  less lethal rounds to the course]

HOST AGENCY

Washington Township Police Department

Officer Chadwick Fuchs

Phone: (717)762-1447

Email: fuchs@washtwp-franklin.org

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Certification & Instructor

All TJA Use of Force Training, LLC courses are fully certified and recognized throughout the United States. Since 1990, TJA Use of Force Training has been responsible for the training and certification of 100’s of county CERT teams and more than 6,000 CERT instructors. TJA Use of Force Training is regarded as one of the leading use of force trainings in the country.