In-Service Training Courses

William Tanner
Tel: 203-427-2625
Email: William.Tanner@ct.gov

These courses are offered for Connecticut certified police officers only . All requests for course registration must be made by the authorized representative of the police agency and not the individual officer. Click on "Course Title" for full course details.

Course Registration Form - this form is to be used for ALL training courses listed below (unless otherwise indicated).
POST-58 FTO Class Entry Form
POSTC-50 ARIDE Training Completion Report
Training Opportunities from Other Agencies
In-Service Training Courses Archive

Course Title	Date(s)
John M. Bailey Seminar Mandatory Police Training: CGS 7-294m Closing Date: August 10, 2023 Training Location: Choate School’s Colony Hall, 333 Christian Street, Wallingford, CT 06492	September 15, 2023
Responding to Situations Involving People with Mental Illness Closing Date: September 11, 2023 Training Location: CT Police Academy, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, CT	October 5, 2023
Protections Against and Response to Domestic Violence (GPS Monitoring) Closing Date: September 15, 2023 Training Location: CT Police Academy, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, CT	October 5, 2023 0900 - 1100 & (~~1400 - 1600~~ CANCELLED)
Protections Against and Response to Domestic Violence (GPS Monitoring) Closing Date: September 15, 2023 Training Location: CT Police Academy, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, CT	~~October 6, 2023~~ ~~0900 - 1100 & 1400 - 1600~~ CANCELLED
Protections Against and Response to Domestic Violence (GPS Monitoring) Closing Date: September 21, 2023 Training Location: CT Police Academy, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, CT	October 12, 2023 0900 - 1100 & (~~1400 - 1600~~ CANCELLED)
Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) Closing Date: September 18, 2023 Training Location: Ansonia Police Department, 65 Main St. Ansonia 06401	October 12, 2023 to October 13, 2023
Basic Survival Spanish for Law Enforcement Spanish Language and Culture Training Closing Date: September 22, 2023 Training Location: CT Police Academy, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, CT	October 16, 2023 to October 20, 2023
Basic Instructor Development Closing Date: September 22, 2023 Training Location: CT Police Academy, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, CT Prerequisites: Three years of satisfactory experience as a law enforcement officer	October 16, 2023 to October 20, 2023
Drug Evaluation and Classification Training (DRE) Closing Date: May 1, 2023 Training Location: Goodwin College, 3 Pent Road, East Hartford, CT 06118 Application Note: All registrations should go to the contact information detailed in the Application, not through POST	October 16, 2023 to October 27, 2023
Basic Police Firearms Instructor Closing Date: September 21, 2023 Training Location: CT Police Academy, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, CT Prerequisites: Successful Completion of Methods of Instruction/Instructor Development, Successful Completion of the POST Firearms Instructor Pre-test	October 16, 2023 to October 27, 2023
Use-of-Force "Train the Trainer" (T-t-T) Refresher Closing Date: October 4, 2023 Training Location: CT Police Academy, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, CT This course is required for instructors who already have the 4-hour initial training and are teaching all subcategories within the following subject areas; 301, 302, and 306, as well as endorsement areas 203, 309, and 312.	October 25, 2023 1300 to 1500
Use-of-Force "Train the Trainer" (T-t-T) Refresher Closing Date: October 5, 2023 Training Location: CT Police Academy, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, CT This course is required for instructors who already have the 4-hour initial training and are teaching all subcategories within the following subject areas; 301, 302, and 306, as well as endorsement areas 203, 309, and 312.	October 26, 2023 0900 to 1100
Use-of-Force "Train the Trainer" (T-t-T) Refresher Closing Date: October 6, 2023 Training Location: CT Police Academy, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, CT This course is required for instructors who already have the 4-hour initial training and are teaching all subcategories within the following subject areas; 301, 302, and 306, as well as endorsement areas 203, 309, and 312.	October 27, 2023 1300 to 1500
Use-of-Force "Train the Trainer" (T-t-T) Refresher Closing Date: October 9, 2023 Training Location: CT Police Academy, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, CT This course is required for instructors who already have the 4-hour initial training and are teaching all subcategories within the following subject areas; 301, 302, and 306, as well as endorsement areas 203, 309, and 312.	October 30, 2023 0900 to 1100 & 1300 to 1500
Fundamentals of Crisis Negotiation Closing Date: October 6, 2023 Training Location: CT Police Academy, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, CT	October 30, 2023 to November 3, 2023
Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) Closing Date: October 13, 2023 Training Location: CT Police Academy, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, CT	November 6, 2023 to November 7, 2023
How to Build a State Accreditation Assessment Closing Date: October 18, 2023 Training Location: CT Police Academy, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, CT	November 8, 2023
Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) Closing Date: December 19, 2023 Training Location: CT Police Academy, 285 Preston Avenue, Meriden, CT	January 18, 2023 to January 19, 2023

Call FIELD SERVICES DIVISION (203-238-6514) to confirm course information.

_DISCLAIMER _{: The Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POSTC) makes every effort, within its ability and resources, to provide the highest quality, most relevant in-service training programs available at minimum cost to all Connecticut police officers and agencies. However, POSTC does not provide legal advice, and does not endorse the accuracy or completeness of specific in-service training programs provided by each of its many contractors and training providers. The materials and opinions of individual providers offered during the course of in-service training are those of the instructor alone, and do not necessarily represent the position of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council or the State of Connecticut. Given the multitude of disparate factual scenarios with which law enforcement personnel are presented in the discharge of their official duties, students and sponsoring agencies are strongly advised and encouraged to seek the advice and counsel of their own legal advisors before implementing concepts or adopting specific measures discussed or recommended during in-service training sessions.}

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In-Service Training Courses