Entrance Exam Testing dates
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Animal Cruelty Investigation for Law Enforcement Officers
March 29, 2024 @ 12:00 - Registration Link
Vermont Police Academy - 317 Academy Road, Pittsford, VT 05763
This class satisfies the required statutory minimum animal cruelty investigation training for Level II, Level III and Waiver officers.
ARIDE 2024
March 28th & 29th (Essex PD) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aride-tickets-775635616007
June 24th & 25th (Academy) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aride-tickets-785422629227
Sept. 26th & 27th (Essex PD) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aride-tickets-775637110477
Nov. 25th & 26th (Dover PD) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aride-tickets-775521735387
ARIDE Refresher Course
Click Here for Registration and More Information
The ARIDE Refresher course was developed for law enforcement officers who have attended the 16-hour in-person ARIDE course. It is designed to provide the officers with key concepts taught in the full two-day training through an interactive web-based format to refresh their skills.
NHTSA's ARIDE training is a 16-hour, in-person instructor-led course that builds on the skills of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests to enhance a law enforcement officer's ability to detect impaired driving and enforce relevant laws. With the development of the 4-hour ARIDE Refresher eLearning course, officers trained in ARIDE can refresh their skills without having to attend an in-person course; instead, they can access the course when their schedule allows, from anywhere with an internet connection. Featuring highly skilled and well-trained subject matter experts from across the country, this course will allow learners to re-engage with the material from the in-person course while testing their knowledge through realistic scenarios and testing before, during, and after the training.
Officers can sign up for an account to access the training at www.copstrainingportal.org It requires minimal information and gives the officer access to all courses offered through the LMS. All courses are free and can be taken at the officers’ own pace.
Once your account is created navigate to E-Learning Courses, Drug Awareness & Enforcement, and select Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) Refresher.
Upon completion, please provide the certificate of completion and the supporting documentation to Jen Hier (Jennifer.hier@vermont.gov) at the Vermont Police Academy. You will receive 4 credit hours for this training
Alco-Sensor FST PBT device
Online training, click link for more information.
Basic Dispatch Training
April 29 to May 3, 2024 @ 08:00-16:30 - to register, please email Liz: etracy@middleburypolice.org
Middlebury Fire Department - 15 Seymour St, Middlebury, VT 05753
This training will teach dispatchers the basic skills needed to be an effective dispatcher. Students will learn a variety of topics including: Call-taking, effective dispatching, learning to interview callers, how to research and use dispatch programs, understanding DMV/NCIC, how to handle critical incidents, basics of fire dispatching, and dispatcher wellness. This course is geared towards newer dispatchers but can also provide as a refresher for those with experience.
Basic Domestic Violence Training
April 26, 2024 @ 0800 - Registration Link
Vermont Police Academy - 317 Academy Road, Pittsford, VT 05763
This course satisfies the mandatory 8 hours of training for levels I & II, as well as incoming out of state waiver officers.
Canine In-service Training
Canine in-service is offered Monday through Friday at the Vermont Police Academy. Click here for the schedule or to register
Crime Scene Investigation, Level II
March 26, 2024 @ 0800 - Registration Link
Vermont Police Academy - 317 Academy Road, Pittsford, VT 05763
CTO: Communications Training Officer Refresher
Course is now held remotely, contact Michelle Hunt for registration
CTO: Communications Training Officer Course
May 15 & 16, 2024 @ 09:00-15:30 - Registration Link
VSP Royalton - 2011 VT RT 107, Bethel, VT 05032
No lodging or cafeteria.
The Communication Training Officer Program (CTOP) provides for the initial formal and informal training specifics of the day-to-day dispatch operations. The CTOP also introduces the trainee to the internal operation of an Agency including the agency’s policies and procedures. For the agency, the CTOP is also part of the hiring process.
Vermont Domestic Violence Involving Law Enforcement Model Policy
March 21, 2024 @ 09:30 - Registration Link
March 27, 2024 @ 13:30 - Registration Link
April 2, 2024 @ 10:00 - Registration Link
April 2, 2024 @ 14:00 - Registration Link
April 4, 2024 @ 09:30 - Registration Link
April 5, 2024 @ 14:30 - Registration Link
Vermont Police Academy - 317 Academy Road, Pittsford, VT 05763
This presentation provides an introduction to the updated Domestic Violence Involving Law Enforcement Policy.
This presentation does NOT satisfy the 2024 Domestic Violence Training Update requirement.
DRE Training School
Application period is now open. Click here for more information.
DRE Trainings
Multiple dates and webinars available. Click the link for more information
DUI/SFST 2024
April 8th – 12th - Click Here for Registration
Oct. 28th – Nov. 1st - Click Here for Registration
Entrance Exam Testing dates
- January 23, 2024
- February 13, 2024
- March 26, 2024
- April 16, 2024
- May 14, 2024
- June 11, 2024
- July 16, 2024
- August 13, 2024
- September 24, 2024
- October 15, 2024
- November 19, 2024
- December 17, 2024
FBI Crisis Negotiation Course
4/22/2024 to 4/26/2024 @ 08:00-17:00 - Click Here for Registration or Click Here for More Information
State Preparedness Training Center (SPTC)
5900 Airport Road, Oriskany, NY 13424
COST: Free
This 40-hour course will address the fundamental needs of a successful hostage negotiator. The course will prepare students to handle a variety of crisis situations, including hostage takers, barricaded subjects, and potential suicide victims. Students who successfully complete this course receive a formal certification from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
FBI-LEEDA Executive Leadership Institute
7/22/2024 to 7/26/2024 @ 08:30 - Click Here for Registration
WHERE:
Essex Police Department
145 Maple Street
Essex Jct., Vermont 05452
United States
CONTACT: Ron Hoague - rhoague@essex.org - 802.857.0093
The Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) is part three of the three-step leadership series that makes up the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy. This cutting-edge program is designed for executive-level law enforcement leaders and focuses on the challenges facing our profession today. This highly-interactive program follows the FBI-LEEDA "Cops Talking to Cops" model of professional development. The Institute uses a wide-range of source materials and calls upon participants' own professional experience to facilitate individual development and learning.
The following is a list of topics covered in the ELI program:
• Trends in law enforcement, implications of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing
• Public trust and legitimacy, bias and diversity
• Employee wellness
• Power, transformational leadership, social and emotional intelligence
The cost of the Executive Leadership Institute is $795.
FBI-LEEDA will send you a tuition invoice six-weeks prior to the start date of the class. To make special payment arrangements prior to being invoiced please email Finance at finance@fbileeda.org.
• The registration fee includes the cost of the training and course materials; the fee does not include meals or travel expenses.
• Sworn and professional law enforcement staff are welcome to all FBI-LEEDA classes. You do not have to be a member to attend a class.
• Each student must register for classes under their own Username and Account.
• There are no prerequisites for this course; Trilogy courses can be taken in any order.
• A workbook will be provided; laptop is optional.
• Dress is business casual.
• This course is 28 contact hours.
For further information regarding this or any other FBI-LEEDA class, please contact FBI-LEEDA at 1-877-772-7712
FBI-LEEDA Media and Public Relations
11/18/2024 to 11/22/2024 @ 08:30 - Click Here for Registration
WHERE:
Essex Police Department
145 Maple Street
Essex Jct., Vermont 05452
United States
CONTACT: Ron Hoague – rhoague@essex.org – 802.857.0093
The Media and Public Relations (MPR) course is a 4 ½-day intense curriculum developed to assist law enforcement in communication with not only the media, but the communities they serve. The course is suitable for chiefs and commanders who may deal with the media on a regular or ad hoc basis and full-time/part-time Public Information Officers (PIOs). This class provides proven strategies and best-practices for media relations, crisis communications and social media. Students will learn to prepare and deliver messages. The session features numerous desktop and on-camera exercises. Participants are asked to bring a laptop or tablet to class.
FBI-LEEDA instructors for this course have deep experience in law enforcement, media relations and social media strategies and have been police PIOs. The following is an outline of what is covered in the Media and Public Relations course:
Public Perception and the Media
• Image, branding, public trust, image-makers, writing effective news releases
Media Relations
• The interview preparation process, interview techniques, incident scene interviews, news conferences, corrections, media ethics, mock interviews
Crisis Communications
• Stages of a crisis, communication goals, the victim-media attraction, importance of key messaging
Social Media
• Power of social media, citizen journalism and police, how to create legitimacy using social media, social media pitfalls and policy, managing the social media beast
Bringing it all Together in Crisis
• Case study, desktop mock scenario, hotwash
The cost of the Media and Public Relations course is $795.
FBI-LEEDA will send you a tuition invoice six-weeks prior to the start date of the class. To make special payment arrangements prior to being invoiced please email Finance at finance@fbileeda.org.
Sworn and professional law enforcement staff are welcome to all FBI-LEEDA classes. You do not have to be a member to attend a class.
For further information regarding this or any other FBI-LEEDA class, please contact FBI-LEEDA at 1-877-772-7712
Fingerprinting Re-Certification
Police officers are required by Vermont statute to be re-certified every 3 years, following the training and certification outlined above, in order to take fingerprints from minors as part of a voluntary identification program. To be recertified, an officer must submit to VCIC a set of prints via electronic capture OR the standard ink and roll method. The prints will be examined for quality, and if acceptable, recertification will be granted. If the prints are found to be unacceptable, the officer will have to re-take the Basic Fingerprinting Certification Course. Please note: recertification is NOT required for the purposes of taking prints as part of an investigation, employment-related background checks, etc.
Send a set of fingerprints to VCIC C/O Identification Section Supervisor, 42 State Street, Waterbury, VT 05671-130
(FIP) Fair and Impartial Policing Baseline Training
April 22, 2024 @ 08:30 - Click Here for Registration
Vermont Police Academy - 317 Academy Road, Pittsford, VT 05763
Firearms Instructor Updates for 2023-2024
To sign up for the 2023/2024 Firearms Instructor Re-Certification please go to the Eventbrite posting here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/firearms-instructor-re-certification-tickets-777281228077
- Any Firearms Instructor who was scheduled to re-certify in 2023 will be waived until December 31, 2024.
- All instructors will have the opportunity to re-certify at the Academy during 2024 with multiple dates available for the flexibility of both individuals and departments.
- Instructors will be able to attend a morning or an afternoon re-certification that will last approximately 3 – 4 hours depending on the number of instructors present.
- All instructors should arrive in appropriate duty attire for range, with eye protection, ear protection, cover, body armor and at least 100 rounds of range ammo.
- This re-certification will include classroom portion that will cover the statewide use of force policy and how it pertains to Firearms and Firearms instruction, current methods of instruction for the Level II and Level III classes, expectations for Firearms Instructors for the preparation of students who will be participating in the Level II or Level III courses, student remediation and coaching, familiarization with the new Academy Ti Training Simulator, range standards qualification at instructor proficiency level.
Fire Dispatch Training
April 2, 2024 @ 08:30-16:00
Waterbury Fire Department - 43 S Main St, Waterbury, VT 05676
May 28, 2024 @ 08:30-16:00
Hartford Police/Fire Department - 812 Va Cutoff Rd Ste 1, White River Junction, VT 05001
2023/2024 FTO Recertification Course
May 24, 2024 @ 12:30-16:30 - Click Here for Registration
Barre Civic Center - 20 Auditorium Hill Barre, VT 05641
June 28, 2024 @ 12:30-16:30 - Click Here for Registration
Manchester Police Department - 60 Jeff Williams Way Manchester, VT 05255
FTO's expiring in 2023/2024 to re-certify their certifications for Field Training new officers in VT.
Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response (PER-275)
7/9/2024 to 7/11/2024 @ 08:00-17:00 - Click Here for Registration Access Code: NCBRT275
Hartford Memorial Middle School
245 Highland Avenue
White River Junction, VT
Terrorism involving active shooter attacks on population centers has become part of law enforcement officers’ awareness; however, increased awareness of a problem does not ensure preparedness or appropriate response tactics. This course addresses technical aspects of planning and implementing a rapid law enforcement deployment to an active shooter incident through classroom presentations, hands-on performance-based field training, and scenario-based practical exercises.
All participants are required to have a FEMA SID prior to enrolling in this training.
Lidar (Academy), April 19th https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lidar-operation-certification-tickets-775804862227
July 26th https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lidar-operation-certification-tickets-776902224467
Level 2 Mental Health Crisis Response
May 9, 2024 @ 08:00-16:30 - Click Here for Registration
Classroom 1, Vermont Police Academy - 317 Academy Road, Pittsford, VT 05763
LEO Mobile Crisis Training: Responding to a Mental Health Crisis
May 1, 2024 @ 08:30-16:00 - Registration Form Deadline: April 24, 2024
South Burlington Police Department - 19 Gregory Dr, South Burlington, VT 05403
The Team Two curriculum focuses on collaboration between law enforcement, dispatchers, mobile mental health crisis and developmental services teams in the field. Learn the language, limitations and resources of your fellow first responders to mental health crises. Discussion will be held on the use of force policy, NEW LAW as of 7/1/23 on mental health warrants, EMS response, screening/assessment difficulties and practical tips in this scenario- based training.
Completion of ACT 80 (Interacting with Persons with a Mental Illness) is a pre-requisite for law enforcement officers.
MGT 417: Crisis Management for School-Based Incidents for Key Decision Makers
March 14 & 15, 2024 @ Day 1: 08:00-16:00 Day 2: 08:00-15:30 - Click Here for More Information
Location: Manchester Community Library - Hunter Room, 138 Cemetery Avenue, Manchester, VT 05255
Hosted by: Manchester Police Department
Cost: Free
NCIC FSTO/LFSTO - FBI National Crime Information Center
The FBI requires new or returning personnel who require access to their National Crime Information Center (NCIC) to be both NCIC and CJIS (Criminal Justice Information Services) certified. Contact your agency's NCIC TAC (Terminal Agency Coordinator) to coordinate your online training program.
NCIC Violent Person File (VPF)
April 9, 2024 @ 13:00-14:00 - Click Here for More Information
Microsoft Teams Webinar
The VPF contains records of individuals who have made credible threats against law enforcement or have been convicted of violent crimes.
The training will cover the importance of utilizing the VPF, along with specific entry criteria, the VPF retention period, and how to handle inquires and responses.
NHTSA Doppler Radar Operator Certification
- Radar (Academy), April 18th https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nhtsa-doppler-radar-operator-certification-tickets-775800539297
- July 25th https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nhtsa-doppler-radar-operator-certification-tickets-776899827297
NTOA Basic and Advanced Crisis Negotiations
NTOA Advanced Crisis Negotiations, hosted at SBPD from April 15-17, 2024. The deadline for registration is 3/15/2024.
Registration should be done through the NTOA site directly. Contact Sgt. Pat Mulcahy or Lt Mike Henry with any questions anyone may have.
Patrol Rifle Instructor School
DATES: June 17- 21, 2024 (5-days / 40 Plus-hours)
LOCATION: Hale Mountain Fish & Game Club, 684 Rod and Gun Club Rd., Shaftsbury, VT
COST: $599 per student
REGISTER: email MTLETraining@gmail.com for the registration forms to reserve your seat. Students can pay online, by purchase order, or agency check.
DESCRIPTION: This school teaches the student how to instruct basic rifle marksmanship and officer survival tactics for the patrol environment. Students should already be proficient in the weapons use and should be a firearms instructor or tactical team member, however individuals planning on attending a firearms instructor school are allowed. Graduates will be able to make recommendations to their agency regarding deployment, equipment, tactics, and policy issues. Every graduate will be proficient in various methods of instruction, as well as weapons use from various shooting positions and engagement distances. Depending on range limitations students learn training techniques for night fire, moving targets, multiple adversaries, and engagement through intermediate barriers. Students should be in good physical condition to attend this course as there will be limited running to positions and other physical exertion.
STANDARDS: This is an “INSTRUCTOR” course and is performance based. Students must pass a written examination and a qualification course of fire, and complete an assigned lesson plan satisfactorily.
EQUIPMENT: Rifle with a sling (Pistol round carbines may be unable to pass), at least three magazines, and 1,000 rounds of practice rifle ammunition. The student should bring at least 50 rounds of duty rifle ammunition to ensure a good zero with duty ammunition. Combat optics (LPVO and Prism) and red dots, iron sights, and a BUIS system, are all permissible. Learning how to zero your issued weapon sight and backup sights is a course objective. Students should bring clothing appropriate for environmental conditions, eye and ear protection, personal body armor (MANDATORY) & cleaning equipment. Students should bring the spare magazine carry method their agency employs. Finally, a pistol belt and duty handgun with 50 rounds of range ammunition is required for transition evolutions of fire. It is highly recommended to bring a laptop to prepare and display an assigned powerpoint style lesson plan during the school and to use the digital manuals. Bipods and sniper scopes are not allowed.
INSTRUCTOR: Mike Tkac
Search and Rescue Training
March 29, 2024 @ 08:00 - Registration Link
Vermont Police Academy - 317 Academy Road, Pittsford, VT 05763
This course meets the requirements of 20 V.S.A. 2365(a) for all part-time and out-of-state waiver officers.
Trauma Management Training
6/10/2024 to 6/11/2024 @ 08:00-16:00 - Click Here for Registration or Click Here for More Information
6/12/2024 to 6/13/2024 @ 08:00-16:00 - Click Here for Registration or Click Here for More Information
Manchester Police Department
60 Jeff Williams Way
Manchester, VT 05255
COST: Free
This military-led familiarization course is designed to provide law enforcement officials with an overview of hands-on tactical first-aid techniques that can be executed as a team or by individual providers. Derived from the U.S. Military's Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) and civilian Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC), this course will cover select types of physical traumas and the associated treatment of injuries seen on dispatched scenes, law enforcement officials/first responders are also taught to consider “big picture” aspects such as: direct threat care, indirect threat care, triage of patients, collection, evacuation, and communication with EMS services for improving chances of survival for casualties.
Basic Use of Force and Tactics for Level I&II Officers
04/29 – 05/03/2024
Vermont Police Academy