Safety Force & Command Staff Assessments

SELECT & DEVELOP BETTER EMPLOYEES FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT WITH PRADCO

More than ever, it is critical to properly assess potential hires, train current employees, and develop leaders in the safety forces. PRADCO works with hundreds of law enforcement agencies and fire departments to assess candidates who will meet the needs of the population they serve. Our assessments far surpass less comprehensive standardized testing, providing a much more in-depth look at how individuals’ behaviors predict their performance on the job and how they will fit in with your department and community.

PRADCO can help produce even better results as part of a larger strategy to develop your department, enhance agency performance, and advance your leadership objectives. Our goal is to become an extension of your agency, helping your leaders build your department with confidence. We focus on partnering with you to select, develop, and retain people who fit your culture and contribute now and in the future to your departmental goals.

SAFETY FORCES ASSESSMENTS

SELECT BETTER EMPLOYEES FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT

PRADCO Safety Forces assessments provide a much more in-depth look at how individuals’ behaviors predict their on-the-job performance and how they will fit in with your department and community. Our assessments can help with a single hire or be an extension of your team through promotional events and identification of gaps in leadership skills.

Our goal is to be a long-term partner with your agency, helping your leaders build your department with confidence. Our mission is to help you select, develop, and retain people who fit your culture and contribute to your departmental goals.

Hire better Police Officers, Firefighter-Paramedics, Dispatchers, Corrections Officers, Rangers, Command Staff, and other safety force personnel.

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OFFICER & COMMAND STAFF DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOP STRONGER EMPLOYEES AND A SAFER DEPARTMENT

PRADCO offers a variety of products and services to help you meet your departmental and employee development goals, including training programs, engagement surveys, coaching, performance appraisals, and more.

YOU CAN DEPEND ON PRADCO. YOUR PEERS DO.

At PRADCO, we provide insight, objectivity, and accountability for assessing and developing employees that fit your culture and help you achieve your agency’s goals. We take the time to learn about your department and tailor solutions that match your needs. Our experience provides you with a knowledgeable partner who can bring expertise to hiring and developing your staff.

The firefighter benchmarking program has been part of our firefighter selection process for many, many years. The candidate is evaluated based on a firefighter benchmark built using current Strongsville firefighters. I truly believe it is important to hire individuals with high moral character, strong work ethic, positive attitude, and dependability. The quality of our recent firefighter selections speaks volumes to the credibility of benchmarking.
CHIEF JACK DRAVESStrongsville Fire Department
Firefighter benchmarking has helped our department find the best candidates that fit the culture of our department. Being able to determine the most important character traits has allowed us to build an efficient department that offers a high level of service. We have used this benchmarking since 2008 and have found the personnel hired have less discipline issues and perform at higher levels.
CHIEF WILLIAM SHAWCity of Solon Fire Department
My initial involvement with PRADCO came in 2013 when I was a candidate for the chief’s position in Independence and PRADCO conducted candidate evaluations. The process is very user-friendly and the feedback provided from the process was extremely useful in gauging my professional strengths and weaknesses. I continue to utilize PRADCO in the areas of supervisor development as well as new-hire evaluations. The coaching process has been a great asset for our first line supervisors. The new-hire assessments go far beyond a simple psychological assessment, instead measuring potential candidates against the values and behaviors that are important to our organization. Not only does this process help us determine if a candidate will be a good fit for our organization, but it also provides our field training officers with a great training tool. Using PRADCO’s results a new officer’s field training can be customized to emphasize areas identified for improvement. Hiring a police officer is a long-term commitment, and PRADCO is an invaluable resource to ensure that we are hiring the most qualified candidates who will bring the most value to our organization.
CHIEF MICHAEL J. KILBANEIndependence Police Department
PRADCO’s 360 process is the best tool to prepare police officers for supervisory and command positions. The process is highly rewarding for those police officers who wish to develop and hone their leadership skills; to learn how to effectively motivate the 21st century police officer; and to encourage leadership and management skills development in subordinates thus bringing the concept of succession planning to a profession in which it is often overlooked. My most successful sergeants and lieutenants are those who have embraced the 360 process fully. I have also utilized the 360 process for line officers who have demonstrated the potential for future leadership roles in the department. If you are a law enforcement chief executive who is truly committed to developing leaders for your department, PRADCO’s 360 process is a worthy investment.
CHIEF CHRIS NOGATwinsburg Police Department

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