Instructor Development Workshop

Learn how to lead a classroom of students and make your instruction stick.

Instructor Development Workshop
Let’s face it: teaching cops can be a challenge. Cops can be a tough audience and when you are teaching cops from your own agency it’s even more difficult. Did you know there are some simple things you can do that will automatically command their attention? It’s true. It’s also true that there are some things you should NEVER say and do when you are teaching because they are guaranteed to destroy rapport and sink the whole presentation!

At the Savage Training Group, we take teaching very seriously. Our instructors are constantly learning and perfecting their craft. Now we would like to share some of our best practices with you and help make you a better teacher.

This presentation is perfect for any law enforcement officer who is an instructor regardless or the topic. Whether you teach in a classroom or just give small lectures to your students before range day, this seminar is for you.

Curriculum Includes:

  • How to open your class and what to NEVER say!
  • How to command the attention of your students
  • How to avoid “Death by Power Point” when you have to use Power Point
  • Classroom management techniques
  • How to use group work and exercises that actually work
  • Challenging students and personalities
  • Making information stick
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Your Instructors:

Scott Savage
Scott Savage is the Founder of the Savage Training Group. He recently retired from the Santa Clara Police Department (CA) after 24 years of law enforcement service. He has won several awards for teaching including being selected by the International Law Enforcement Training Network as their 2021 Instructor of the Year.
Dominic Gamboa
Dom Gamboa is a Senior Instructor with the Savage Training Group. He retired from the San Francisco Police Department and now serves as a Sergeant with the Broadmoor Police Department (CA). Dom sits on several boards with California POST and conducts quality assessment evaluations of training throughout the state. Dom teaches our popular FTO training courses.

Choosing the Right Course: Instructor Development Workshop vs. Effective Police Training

Both of these courses are designed to elevate the quality of your agency’s training, but they serve different purposes and address different skill sets. Here’s a quick comparison to help you decide which course is the best fit for your instructors:
Instructor Development Workshop

Instructor Development Workshop

Best for: Instructors who teach in a classroom setting
Focus: Classroom teaching techniques, audience engagement, and course design

If your instructors deliver presentations, briefings, or formal classroom lectures—even to small groups—this is the course for them. The Instructor Development Workshop is all about making your instructors more confident, dynamic, and effective in front of an audience.

Topics include:

  • How to gain and maintain audience buy-in
  • Strategies for dealing with disengaged or disruptive students
  • Using PowerPoint effectively (not just reading slides)
  • How to structure and design a course that actually works

This course is ideal for trainers who want to level-up their ability to communicate and teach in a classroom environment.

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Effective Police Training

Effective Police Training

Best for: Instructors who run skills-based or scenario-based training
Focus: Motor skills acquisition, scenario design, and interleaving

If your instructors are involved in teaching firearms, defensive tactics, use of force, or running scenarios, the Effective Police Training course is for them. This course is about moving beyond “check-the-box” in-service training and into the realm of realistic, science-based, and results-driven training.

Topics include:

  • How to design and run effective scenario-based training
  • Applying principles of adult learning and modern brain science
  • Creating multi-disciplinary training days (e.g., combining DT, legal update, and firearms)
  • Videos of the instructors using these principles at their agency to move their in-service training days from the old “block and silo” training to interleaved, holistic training that actually produced improved performance in the field

This course is for trainers who want to create training that actually changes behavior in the field—not just during training day.

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Not sure which one to choose?

If your instructors do both classroom and scenario-based training, consider attending both courses. They complement each other and together provide a full spectrum of instructor development.

Upcoming Presentations:

Instructor Development Workshop

Jan 13 • Santa Rosa, CA

Join us for this unique workshop and learn how to become a captivating teacher!

Quick Facts

Target Audience:

Law enforcement agency instructors and trainers

Seminar Length:

8 hours

Course Certifications:

N/A

Investment:

$198.00

Can your agency host this workshop?

YES

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Students Are Saying:

“Before this workshop I was frustrated because I didn’t know how to get veteran officers to “buy in” to the training I presented. This course gave me great ideas on how to do so that I’m excited to implement. I highly recommend this workshop.”

— Ofc. M. Martinez, San Jose PD (CA)

“My favorite part of the workshop was that the instructors provided practical techniques for teaching in-service training. If you want to learn how to make your training more enjoyable for your students, you need to attend this class.”

— Corporal D. King, Martinez PD (CA)

“This workshop is a game-changer for any instructor who wants to improve their teaching style.”

— Sgt. M. Neil, Alameda County SO (CA)

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