Course Accreditation & POST Credit Information

We will provide a certificate of completion at the conclusion of the course.

We will provide a certificate of completion at the conclusion of the course. Training hours will be submitted by the host agency unless otherwise noted.

Any Arizona Law Enforcement Agency is allowed to sponsor a training and evaluate a training program to determine eligibility for AZ POST Continuing Education Credits. The sponsoring agency has the ability to issue AZ POST credits as Agency Sponsored Training Credits assuming all AZ POST requirements are met.

Approved Distance Learning Provider: Arizona POST Approved Distance Learning Vendors

The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training only certifies courses that are taught in the State of Arkansas. When private organizations are presenting training in the state, they must obtain the sponsorship of a local law enforcement agency. It then becomes the responsibility of the sponsoring agency to ensure that the appropriate steps for course and instructor certification are completed.

If private organizations intend to conduct training within the state, they need to be sponsored by a training region. Once sponsored, the training region assumes the responsibility of ensuring that the necessary procedures for course and instructor certification are fulfilled.

According to Colorado POST, “POST does not approve or endorse training vendors or the classes they offer. All Colorado law enforcement agencies determine which training courses are appropriate for their officers and do so independently of Colorado POST.”

The only exception applies to a small number of academy instructor-level courses, such as Instructor Methodology and certifications for firearms, driving, and arrest control instructors. Outside of these, no law enforcement training is approved by Colorado POST, nor is it required to be.

If private organizations intend to conduct training within the state, they need to be sponsored by a training region. Once sponsored, the training region assumes the responsibility of ensuring that the necessary procedures for course and instructor certification are fulfilled.

Please check with your Training Coordinator for continuing education information.

Prior to conducting training in the state of Florida, a private organization must obtain approval from their agency lead. Upon approval, it becomes the agency's responsibility to ensure that the necessary procedures for credited hours are fulfilled. At the end of the course, a certificate of completion containing the total hours of attendance will be provided.

The sponsor agency is responsible for submitting training hours to Georgia POST. Attendees will be provided a course completion certificate. If a training course is not sponsored by a Georgia agency, PATC will submit the hours to GA POST. Students will need to provide their Okey # on the daily class sign-in for credit to be applied.

Please check with your Training Coordinator for continuing education information.

The sponsor agency is responsible for submitting training hours to Idaho POST. Attendees will be provided a course completion certificate. If a training course is not sponsored by an Idaho agency, PATC will submit the hours to ID POST.

A POST attendance roster will be submitted by Public Agency Training Council or the co-sponsoring agency within seven days of completion of the course to the POST Regional Training Specialist.

• Region I: Mark Gidney, 615 W. Wilbur Ave., Suite A, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815, 208-209-8696
• Region II: Jill Nichols, 700 S. Stratford Drive, Meridian, ID 83642, 208-884-7252
• Region III: John Lamm, 218 West Yakima, Jerome, ID 83338, 208-324-6049
• Region IV: Matt Bloodgood, 2055 Garrett Way, Pocatello, ID 83201, 208-237-1505

Illinois does accept outside training in certain cases, but all training must be reviewed and approved through the appropriate Mobile Training Unit. If your agency plans to host or send officers to PATC training in Illinois, please coordinate through your agency’s assigned MTU. The MTU will handle the approval process and provide any required forms or documentation. Approval requests should be submitted at least 45 days prior to the training date.

If PATC training is being hosted by an Illinois law enforcement agency, the hosting agency should contact its MTU to request approval on behalf of attending officers.

Public Agency Training Council uses our organization reference code as the following provider number for all PATC courses conducted in Indiana: Provider #35-1636066.

It is the department’s responsibility to report the training, not the provider.

Please check with your Agency Training Coordinator for continuing education information.

Before attending, a law enforcement officer must secure the approval of their local agency. Subsequently, it becomes the agency's responsibility to ensure that the necessary procedures for course and instructor certification are accomplished and submitted.

Any outside course that an in-state academy is willing to submit on behalf of the outside agency may be submitted. The academy will submit the required paperwork. The academy must complete Form 31, Curriculum Development, KLEC Form 8, Request for Waivers Certification for consideration of approval. At the end of the class, the academy will submit Form 68-1, Application for Training Credit.

The sponsor agency is responsible for submitting training hours to Louisiana POST. Attendees will be provided a course completion certificate.

Attendees will be provided a course completion certificate.

If private organizations intend to conduct training within the state, they need to be sponsored by a training region. Once sponsored, the training region assumes the responsibility of ensuring that the necessary procedures for course and instructor certification are fulfilled.

Massachusetts POST does not evaluate or approve vendor training programs. You must speak with your individual training coordinator.

For police officers to receive POST credit, they must sign in each day of training and provide their MCOLES number. PATC will submit any courses not already approved by MCOLES for certification prior to training being held.

• Detective and New Criminal Investigator, MCOLES POST, 40 hours, expires March 2024
• Detecting Deception, MCOLES POST, 20 hours, expires March 2024
• Hostage Negotiations Phase 1 and 2, MCOLES POST, 40 hours, expires March 2024
• Hostage Negotiations with the Empathy Impaired, MCOLES POST, 16 hours, expires March 2024
• Negotiating Team Leadership, MCOLES POST, 16 hours, expires March 2024
• Responding to Veterans and Police Officers in Crisis, MCOLES POST, 20 hours, expires March 2024

PATC will submit any courses not already approved by MN POST for certification prior to training being held.

The Continuing Education Course Approval Application has been evaluated and approved for continuing education credit for peace officers and part-time peace officers for the following course:

• Criminal Investigation Tactics, Techniques, Procedures, Course Number: 10553-0009, Credits Approved: 2, expires 10/15/2023

The sponsor agency is responsible for submitting training hours. Attendees will be provided a course completion certificate.

PATC will submit any courses not already approved by Missouri POST for certification prior to training being held.

Missouri course control numbers and hours are listed on the existing PATC accreditation page. Because this list is long and may change, consider linking to a downloadable Missouri POST course list or placing the full list in a separate Missouri detail page.

If private organizations intend to conduct training within the state, they need to be sponsored by a training region. Once sponsored, the training region assumes the responsibility of ensuring that the necessary procedures for course and instructor certification are fulfilled.

Nebraska POST does not evaluate or approve vendor training programs. Check with your local training coordinator for specifics if this course qualifies for continuing education credit.

Public Agency Training Council Provider #0213. PATC will provide information to Nevada POST upon request from the attendee or agency. PATC will submit any courses not already approved by NV POST for certification prior to training being held.

Nevada course numbers and hours are listed on the existing PATC accreditation page. Because this list is long and may change, consider linking to a downloadable Nevada POST course list or placing the full list in a separate Nevada detail page.

New Hampshire POST does not evaluate or approve vendor training programs.

No POST available in New Jersey.

PATC will provide a certificate of completion. Training hours completed will be reflected on the certificate.

New York POST does not evaluate or approve vendor training programs. Check with your local training coordinator for specifics if this course qualifies for continuing education credit.

PATC will provide a certificate of course completion. A class roster will be provided by request only.

The sponsor agency is responsible for submitting training hours to North Dakota POST. Attendees will be provided a course completion certificate. If a training course is not sponsored by a North Dakota agency, PATC will submit the hours to ND POST. Any courses not already approved by ND POST will be submitted prior to a PATC sponsored training.

• Interview and Interrogation for Investigators and Patrol Officers, Course Number: PATC2009

Ohio POST does not approve vendor training programs. Please check with your local Training Coordinator to see if this course qualifies for continuing education credits.

The sponsor agency is responsible for submitting training hours to Oklahoma CLEET. Attendees will be provided a course completion certificate. If a training course is not sponsored by an Oklahoma agency, PATC will submit the hours to Oklahoma CLEET. Any courses not already approved by Oklahoma CLEET will be submitted prior to a PATC sponsored training.

• Building the Leader Within: Leadership and Management Skills, Course Number: 22-1755, Hours: 20, expires January 2025
• Solving Homicides: Investigative Steps to Success, Course Number: 22-1754, Hours: 20, expires January 2025
• Trauma Informed Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, Course Number: 22-1756, Hours: 20, expires January 2025

Please check with your Training Coordinator for continuing education information.

Please provide your departmental training personnel with a copy of your certificate of attendance for each program you attend. It is the responsibility of the chief or his/her designee to data enter MPOETC-approved CLEE courses into the web-based Training and Certification System into their officers’ records.

Rhode Island POST does not evaluate or approve vendor training programs.

The sponsor agency is responsible for submitting training hours to the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. Attendees will be provided a course completion certificate. If a training course is not sponsored by a South Carolina agency, PATC will submit the hours to the SC Criminal Justice Academy. Any courses not already approved by the SC Criminal Justice Academy will be submitted prior to a PATC sponsored training.

Please check with your Training Coordinator for continuing education information.

Tennessee POST accepts out-of-state training, including PATC courses, for continuing education credit. Because the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy does not assign pre-approval to private training vendors, officers will receive credit by working through their agency’s Training Coordinator after attending the course.

Process for Tennessee Officers Attending PATC Training

• Attend the training and receive your PATC Certificate of Completion.
• Your agency submits Tennessee POST’s standard training form along with your certificate.
• Tennessee POST does not require PATC to pre-register courses or submit rosters for out-of-state or privately delivered training.
• Each Tennessee agency is responsible for submitting its documentation directly to POST to award credit.

Hosted Classes in Tennessee

If a PATC course is hosted by a Tennessee law enforcement agency, that agency may choose to request course approval and submit the required paperwork on behalf of attendees.

Online and Webinar Courses

There are no additional restrictions on receiving POST credit for online or live webinar-based training. The same agency-submission process applies.

Public Agency Training Council is considered a Non-Contracted Training Provider, which means you can attend PATC training classes because they are eligible for training credit. However, you will have to submit the training with the course completion certificate to your agency for submission to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement through the TCLEDDS system.

If a Texas agency is hosting a PATC course, then they are responsible for submitting the hours to TCOLE.

It is the responsibility of each individual law enforcement agency to approve and submit records of any training their personnel has attended to POST for appropriate credit.

No information available.

PATC will sign a PIC form for a training if requested by the attendee or their agency.

Washington POST does not evaluate or approve vendor training programs.

No information available.

The West Virginia Department of Safety and Law Enforcement Training does not approve private vendor training programs. The agency sponsoring the training submits the application prior to the course for the course to be approved for annual in-service.

Wisconsin POST does not evaluate or approve vendor training programs.

The sponsor agency is responsible for submitting training hours to Wyoming POST. Attendees will be provided a course completion certificate. An application for POST approval must be submitted for each program 30 days prior to the program date by the co-sponsoring agency. A POST attendance roster will be submitted by the co-sponsoring agency within five days of completion of the course to POST.