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TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
Technology
Update
By: Ken Zipovsky, Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, Grants Management and Technology Coordinator
PAVTN
KEN ZIPOVSKY is the Grants
Management and Technology
Coordinator for Pennsylvania
Chiefs of Police Association
Greetings, everyone! It’s Ken Zipovsky, and I’m
pleased to bring you the fall edition of our training
and technology update. We are working on four new
MIST courses for 2026.
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Legal Updates
Crisis Intervention
Responding to Child Abuse Investigations
Trauma-Informed Policing
We are continuously enhancing your PAVTN training
experience with system improvements. One of our
initiatives is developing a keyword search feature for
the site. Once implemented, officers will be able to
find relevant training by simply entering a keyword.
For instance, an officer searching for information on
domestic violence can type in that term and instantly
see and select all PAVTN courses covering that
specific topic. This project should be completed by
the end of Q3.
The micro-learning course project is moving along
as scheduled. By the end of the year we will have
a minimum of 5 bite-sized courses designed for
quick, on-the-go review. Officers will effortlessly
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swipe through key information on their cell phones
for a refresher just before responding to a specific
type of call for service. These courses will serve as
a convenient recap for officers who have previously
had training on the topic.
Did you know that the PAVTN now has 103 training
courses and serves over 35,000 users? Our goal at
the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association is to
provide top-notch law enforcement training, available
on-demand. All training on the PATVTN is free. Access
it conveniently by visiting www.pavtn.net or by using
the links on our Association website. Stay informed,
stay prepared, and keep up the great work!
Mobile Fingerprint Identification Devices
The association continues to administer the Mobile ID
project for Pennsylvania’s law enforcement agencies.
Mobile Fingerprint Identification Devices are a great
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