GPSTC Upgrades Judgmental Pistol Simulators

The Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC) recently acquired and installed new theater-style, scenario-based Judgmental Pistol Simulators at its main campus in Forsyth and at its regional academies. With more than 500 scenarios designed to provide officers with a hyper-realistic training experience that teaches them to quickly and accurately assess Read more…

FBI Atlanta and GPSTC Host Active Shooter Symposium

FORSYTH—On July 23-24, 2013, the FBI’s Atlanta Field Office, in conjunction with the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC), hosted a two-day conference at GPSTC’s Forsyth, Georgia facility to discuss best practices and services available during an “active shooter” response. In attendance were approximately 400 law enforcement, fire, emergency medical Read more…

Georgia Honors Fallen Heroes

Governor Nathan Deal gave the keynote address at the Georgia Public Safety Memorial Ceremony at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC) in Forsyth. Twelve men and women who died while on duty as public safety officers were honored for their bravery and dedication during the ceremony. Their names were Read more…

Change in Online Course Delivery

GPSTC has relocated our extremely popular independent online course offerings from a Blackboard hosted server to an internal server operated solely by the Training Center. The new delivery system will result in benefits for students including elimination of the five minute delay in course availability after registration, immediate feedback on Read more…

GPSTC and GSP Conduct Crash Test

The Georgia Public Safety Training Center’s Traffic Section (GPSTC), in collaboration with the Georgia State Patrol’s (GSP) Specialized Crash Reconstruction Team (SCRT) and Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD), conducted a two-vehicle crash test today at GPSTC’s driver training complex, making GPSTC one of the first public safety training centers in Read more…