The Executive Development Section designs and develops the in-service training curriculum for all NYPD executives.  That executive corps – comprising 750 uniformed members (Captain through Chief) and an additional 150 civilian managers – receives a broad spectrum of instruction in eight different training categories.  The program, modeled on a typical graduate-level curriculum, is offered during the spring and fall semesters each calendar year.  In addition, frequent seminars, lectures, luncheon series, and other mandatory training offerings round out the curriculum, which is mandated for all members based on rank and seniority.

The Executive Development Section also oversees two sub-units, the Captains Promotional Unit and the CIMS Training Unit.  These units provide specialized training to the NYPD executive corps, as detailed below:

CAPTAINS PROMOTIONAL UNIT

The Captains Promotional Unit (CPU) – a subordinate unit of the Police Academy’s Executive Development Section – develops, designs, and presents the training curriculum for newly promoted Captains.  Through the use of non-platform training techniques, as well as course content designed to reflect situational leadership examples, the Promotional Course for Captains provides trainees with a broad base of knowledge on a host of topical leadership issues facing today’s NYPD executive.  In particular, CPU emphasizes crime and traffic strategy preparation, counterterrorism issues, and improved decision making techniques during the three-week curriculum, and gives all new promotees the competence and confidence to assume their managerial roles throughout the precincts and boroughs of New York City. 

CIMS TRAINING UNIT

With the advent of the Citywide Incident Management System (CIMS) protocols in 2005, the NYPD, like all city agencies, became obligated to comply with the various Federal, State and City mandates relative to Emergency Incident Management.  The CIMS Training Unit (CTU) ensures that Department personnel are properly trained to manage, document, and execute these protocols at the scene of any of the many incidents and large scale events handled by this agency.  CTU, utilizing the new protocols, develops training material and prepares NYPD members to handle scenes at the highest levels of emergency management.  The unit also acts as a liaison between the NYPD, the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA), and the New York State Emergency Management Office (NYSEMO), and is working with these stakeholders in the creation of a new all-hazard based Incident Management Team (IMT) program.