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APCO EVENTS HIGHLIGHT STAFFING AND RETENTION ISSUES
August 17, 2009, Las Vegas, Nev. - Two events at the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International's 75th Annual Conference and Exposition today will highlight one of the most important issues affecting public safety communications and present information to help public safety communications professionals address it.
APCO Project RETAINS will host a meet and greet at the APCO Pavilion in the Exhibit Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center at 12:00p.m. Seeking to assess the conditions under which communications centers are employed, APCO International established Project RETAINS, which resulted in a 2005 report and the Project RETAINS toolkit. This second Project RETAINS study, Staffing and Retention in Public Safety Communications Centers: A Follow-up Study, sought to extend APCO International's knowledge of communications center staffing issues not addressed. Members of the Project RETAINS Work Group will be available to answer questions about the study and report.
Training and Retentio - A New (and Cost Effective) Approach to an Old Problem will take place at 4:00p.m. at the Hilton in Pavilion 3. This presentation will identify opportunities for partnering and recruiting qualified candidates and ways to revaluate and enhance current hiring and training programs.
"Public safety communications professionals generally labor well out of the public eye, with limited support and an abundance of challenges," APCO International President Chris Fischer said. "Continual discussions and learning about the issues involved in their staffing and retention can greatly assist us in addressing these issues."
For more information on Project RETAINS, visit www.apcointl.org/new/commcenter911/retains.php. For more information on APCO International's 75th Annual Conference and Exposition, visit www.apco2009.org. About APCO International
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is the world's oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety communications. APCO International serves the professional needs of its 15,000 members worldwide by creating a platform for setting professional standards, addressing professional issues and providing education, products and services for people who manage, operate, maintain and supply the communications systems used by police, fire and emergency medical dispatch agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.apcointl.org.
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