MCPI-DARE Officer Certification Course

The D.A.R.E. program is evidence-based prevention education and is community-oriented. This course is required for initial certification of new DARE Instructors. Topics include: DARE curricula, working effectively in schools, comprehensive teaching strategies and methodologies, youth development and behavior management.

Both D.A.R.E. America and M.P.C.T.C. require this 80+ hour training course for certification of all new D.A.R.E. Instructors. Some additional coursework will be required of the student outside of the classroom and during regular class times. The focus of the training is to provide instructors with the skills necessary for successful classroom instruction and student learning. This training provides successful graduates with authorization to deliver the copyrighted D.A.R.E. Core curricula for K-12 school programs, as well as parent and community programs, and several enhancement lessons.

Participation in all sessions of the course, completion of all training objectives, and satisfactory skills performance are required for certification. It is required that participants be certified law enforcement officers with two years of experience; however, this requirement may be waived on a case-by-case basis.

Note: Client-agencies are defined as Maryland certified agencies under the regulated authority of the Maryland Police and Corrections Training Commissions (MPCTC). Interested persons from non-client (out-of-state) agencies can email a signed registration form which will be reviewed by the Maryland DARE Coordinator to Katie.Johnson@maryland.gov. All forms must have an approving signature in order to register the student. This can be an agency head, supervisor, or training coordinator – someone to authorize the student to take this course. Due to the fee associated with this program, MD Police & Correctional Training Commissions requires credit card information in order to process non-client enrollments (Visa or MasterCard).  

Location: PSETC Sykesville
Dates of Class: 09/16/2024 - 09/20/2024 & 09/23/2024 - 09/27/2024
Approval Number: P46539
Approved Hours: 80
Price: 300.00

Course CUT OFF date 9/2/24; RUN dates 9/16-9/27/2024. Training coordinators can contact Katie.Johnson@maryland.gov to edit the roster.

8:00am-5:00pm
$300 for client agencies; $500 for non-client agencies
Agencies limited to 5 students at this time. All TBD names due by August 19th.
Program Approval Information

Please be sure to review the Letter from the State DARE Coordinator.

The registration deadline for this course is Monday, September 2, 2024. The roster will lock at this time, and agencies will be committed to the course fee as of this date. Any cancellations after the closing date may result in the forfeiture of the registration fee.