The Situational Safety & Tactical Communications Experts
Darcy Forrester
Senior Trainer
Darcy joined CERT Systems in 2013 after a 26-year stint with the New Zealand Police. He’s a veteran officer who rose to the rank of Senior Sergeant and is one of the most experienced staff safety instructors in New Zealand. His police career included more than 12 years at the Royal New Zealand Police College as a defensive tactics and physical training instructor. He’s also a qualified police firearms instructor.
Darcy held frontline operational roles at Opunake, Hawera and Wanganui. He was also the Officer in Charge (OIC) of Search and Rescue (SAR) for the Wanganui area, which provided him the opportunity to further develop his operational planning, co-ordination and command skills.
Darcy brings a great deal of knowledge and experience to the design and delivery of our training programmes, particularly in the areas of compliance, enforcement and staff safety.
“I really enjoy working with people and I got plenty of opportunities to do just that as a police officer. Most of all, I enjoy teaching people how to recognise and defuse difficult situations, and how to safely withdraw or keep themselves safe if the need arises. The confidence and workplace competence people gain from this can be life-changing.”
Darcy is based in Wanganui and can be contacted on
+64 (0)27 555 2860 or by email at darcy@cert.co.nz
"I notice after the training that team are far more confident when dealing with conflict situations and I have seen a great improvement in interaction between them in multiple officer situations."
"Without a doubt the best course I have ever attended."
"Awesome course. Very relevant, interesting and informative. I will definitely use this very valuable information. It made me feel more comfortable in my job."
"I have never heard so many positive comments about a course, particularly a conflict management course. It was the first course we have run where everyone who attended the course has recommended it."
"This course has the power to be life changing."
"No previous conflict management training I have undergone with the department has ever had the impact on me that this one has and will continue to have."
"I just wanted to say thanks for the great course you have just delivered for us. All our Rangers who attended thoroughly enjoyed the three days and said it was the best course they have ever attended."
