Training Unit

The Training Unit coordinates training for all WPS members. The unit consists of a full time constable and another Constable that assists the training officer on a part-time basis.

Some of the internal training coordinated by the WPS Training Unit includes:

• Ministry mandated training

• Practical and classroom session on several legal issues

• Wellness topics

• Containment and perimeter principles

• Defensive tactics

• Bias awareness and anti-racism

• Use of force

• De-escalation tactics

• Firearms and taser training

• CPR, First Aid and tourniquet training

• On-line training modules

WPS Members also attended virtual and in-person training courses and conferences hosted by external organizations such as the Ontario Police College, other police services and community agencies.

WPS is committed to training on a provincial level as well by providing a constable seconded to the Ontario Police College who assists with training new police recruits on a full cost recovery basis.