Training & Education

Handgun Instructor Level 1

Full Description

The 40-hour CJTC Handgun Instructor Course is designed to teach law enforcement (LE) personnel the skills required to lead safe and effective handgun training at the agency level. Participants should be proficient public speakers with above average marksmanship and weapons manipulation skills. Participants may need to spend time outside of class preparing lesson plans, presentations, and range drills.

Effective January 1, 2006, every peace officer certified under RCW 43-101-095 is required to complete a minimum of 24-hours of in-service training annually. 

In this course officers will learn about the Sikh community’s cultural, religious, and social practices so that they are able to effectively communicate and serve members of their community who are Sikh.

Upon completion of this course, Officers will be able to:

• discuss the Sikh faith and community;
• describe the Sikh identity and articles of faith;
• illustrate the challenges Sikhs face; and

summarize best practices on how to interact with Sikh community members.

On this page you will find various online training courses and supplemental training resources available for law enforcement, corrections, and other public safety personnel.

The Statewide Regional Training Coordinator program provides our stakeholders with a centralized contact for training. The Regional Training Coordinator's focus is to provide all different avenues of training information.

This class is 80 hours in length and expands on the teaching of the Basic course, and provides new material.

In this course, students will learn:

a. Documenting activity
b. Continuing and growing the collaboration
c. Identifying funding
d. Open to other ideas and approaches
e. As the problem changes so might your approach.
f. Where do we go from here.

This is part four of a four-part series. Courses can be taken individually.

To register for the course, contact your Training Manager to assign the training to you via Acadis.

This class is 4-hour online training is for staff either commissioned or civilian that work for the sheriff in the capacity of handling the mandated civil functions of a Sheriff’s Civil Unit. These include service of process, protection orders, seizure and forfeiture of personal or real property and how to properly execute a Sheriff’s Sale.

The Holocaust Center for Humanity, in partnership with the Anti-Defamation League and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, provides the Law Enforcement and Society: Lessons of the Holocaust (LEAS) program to police agencies in Washington State. Officers will learn about the role of police in Nazi Germany and to reflect on their role in a democratic society today. Officers will learn to build more positive relationships with specific communities within areas they serve by understanding how biases, stereotypes, and a lack of understanding about varying cultural norms negatively impacts police interactions with the public.

This course is split into three parts that introduces the audience to the role of law enforcement during the Holocaust and the role law enforcement plays in society. In the first part, students are introduced to the Holocaust Center for Humanity, the course instructors, and will go through a virtual tour of the Center. In the second part, students will examine the role of law enforcement during the Holocaust. They will be asked to critically think about various scenarios by way of photo analysis and discussion. In the third part of the course students will go through a guided lecture and discussion about the role of law enforcement in today’s society, and more specifically their role in law enforcement and the communities they serve. Several questions will be asked to facilitate self-reflection and group discussion.

To register for the course, contact your Training Manager to assign the training to you via Acadis. Registration does not guarantee acceptance into the class. Selections will be completed six weeks prior to the class; those accepted into the class will receive a notification at that time. If you register for the class with less than six weeks until the date, please email the LETCSA team.

21st Century Police Leadership (21 CPL)  is an intensive course designed to foster, train and empower law enforcement leaders.  Selected applicants will be assigned to a cohort that will receive this training during a 3-month period.  The primary courses embedded within this curriculum are Emotional Intelligence, Effective Communications and Cultivating Culture.  The delivery method for this curriculum will involve pre-course self-study work, 3 days in class a month (totaling 9 days of actual class time) followed by assignments and peer learning calls between courses.

This introductory course is designed to help you understand why Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is considered a chronic brain disease and how your interactions within the corrections setting can have a positive or negative effect for people using drugs.

You will learn to recognize behaviors that might be substance use related and how to engage with people based on those behaviors to have the best possible outcomes.

You will be introduced to community members with lived experience, and learn some of the risk factors, such as trauma, that can lead to substance use and that recovery is possible.

This class is 40 hours in length and teaches basic techniques to investigate collisions.

In this course, students will learn about:

a. The history of deflection
b. The science of addiction
c. Key terms and concepts
d. Law Enforcement role in deflection
e. Building a plan for deflection programming

This is part one of a four-part series. Courses can be taken individually.

To register for the course, contact your Training Manager to assign the training to you via Acadis.

This online course is for WA State law enforcement investigators, coroners, and medical examiners who are responsible for investigating child fatality cases. The goal of the course is to help investigators become proficient in investigating sudden and unexplained infant death and serious injury scenes.

This 40 hour course will cover a variety of topics relating to law enforcement records handling. Some of the topics include:

• Introduction to the Criminal Justice system
• State & Federal criminal history guidelines
• Records dissemination
• Media relations and resources
• Firearms laws
• Property and evidence
• Licensing

The Advanced Medicolegal Forensic Investigation training course is designed for coroners, medical examiners, and medicolegal investigative personnel and is intended to provide continuing education. Topics will vary and will focus on advanced death investigative concepts, new trends, and best practices. This course may be used to maintain Washington State Certification.

In this course, participants will learn the importance of applying a trauma-informed, Start By Believing response in their interactions with victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and other forms of gender-based and personal violence. Participants will also hear from survivors in WA State about their experiences working with the criminal justice system and how the Start By Believing approach could have or did benefit those interactions. Participants will also learn about the content of WSCJTC’s victim interviewing course (Sexual Assault Investigations – Victim-Centered Engagement and Resiliency Tactics) and the impact of wellness skills on interactions with victims.

This 40 hour course presents the FTO model (sometimes called the San Jose Model program) to field trainers engaged in training those who have recently completed the BLEA, Corrections or Equivalency academies. Classroom topics will include:

Recovery Navigators- Peer Support for Those Justice-involved

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This 90-minute presentation will be conducted by Peer WA and will include a panel of subject matter experts who have been engaged in supporting justice-involved individuals.

The Recovery Navigator Program (RNP) is a statewide effort in that connects people with substance use disorders (SUD) and behavioral health challenges to community resources. The program's goal is to reduce barriers to services, increase engagement, and decrease involvement in the criminal justice system.

Students will learn how the partnership between jail staff and peer supporters is saving lives and money through the Recovery Navigator Program in Washington State. The presentation will include services provided, including re-entry services, challenges and how to mitigate them and success stories.

Peer Washington cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing peer emotional support and development services to disparately impacted communities throughout Washington state.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Understand what peer support is and how peers can support justice involved individuals
• Recognize the types of peer support and how they intersect with law enforcement
• Articulate the Return on Investment (ROI) and cost savings
• Identify positive outcomes from an officer’s perspective including ways that peers can be an asset to officers

April 4, 2025
1300-1430

Training Dates

04/04/2025 - 04/04/2025

Prerequisites

None Specified

Registration Dates

12/05/2024 - 04/03/2025

Available Seats

28

Hours

1h 30m

Fee

$0.00

Training Location

Virtual Classroom

Reporting Instructions

None Specified

Signup Details

To register for the course, contact your Training Manager to register you using the WSCJTC Acadis Portal

This 40 hour course is designed for persons with designated responsibilities associated with the property room. Course content includes:

• Washington State laws pertaining to property and evidence
• Job description and responsibilities
• Storage and organization methods
• WASPC accreditation standards
• WSP crime lab packaging and submission guidelines
• Audits and inventories
• Best practices: Policies and Procedures
• Retention guidelines and disposition projects
• Evidence in Court

The Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (WSCJTC) and Washington Animal Control Association (WACA) have partnered together to offer the Animal Control Officer Academy. This 80-hour intensive course is held at the WSCJTC center in Burien, Washington and is specifically designed for Animal Control Officers. Instructors consist of WACA personnel who will cover a variety of topics to satisfy Washington state’s Animal Control Officer requirements.

This 90-minute, virtual course delves into the impact of neuroscience and psychotherapy on the lives of first responders.

This class is 120 hours in length and will provide students working knowledge of all skills gained in both the Basic and Advanced courses.

Enhancing Collaboration Across Silos

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Collaboration is essential to effectively address mental health, substance use, and/or social issues that intersect with public safety. Many communities struggle to break down silos and build a collaborative response to address quality of life concerns. This training will provide strategies for building and maintaining multi-disciplinary teams, essential for collaborative response. Additionally, participants will learn the role of these teams in developing effective alternative response, co-response, and diversion programs. It will delve into promising practices and illustrate real-world examples of successful initiatives, specifically from the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program (LEAD) in Snohomish County, WA, and the Community Alternative Response Everett (CARE) in the City of Everett, WA. The presentation will also illuminate the role of the Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (PAARI) and its support for non-arrest deflection and diversion programs within police and
public safety sectors.

The Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (PAARI) provides training, strategic guidance, support, and resources to help law enforcement agencies nationwide create non-arrest pathways to treatment and recovery.

April 17, 2025
0900-1030

Training Dates

04/17/2025 - 04/17/2025

Prerequisites

None Specified

Registration Dates

10/19/2024 - 04/16/2025

Available Seats

93

Hours

1h 30m

Fee

$0.00

Training Location

Virtual Classroom

See Session Information for Meeting Links.

Reporting Instructions

None Specified

Signup Details

To register for the course, contact your Training Manager to register you using the WSCJTC Acadis Portal

This 40 hour pre-supervisors course is designed to acquaint the prospective supervisor with an awareness of the demands and functions of the world of supervision. All too often, the newly appointed supervisor subsequently find themselves immersed in a world they didn’t anticipate and/or doesn’t understand. The transition from effective line worker to effective supervisor is difficult and challenging.

This training equips participants with current and accurate information surrounding laws, the historical context around the relationship between the LGBTQ+ community and law enforcement, terminology, and more so that officers feel confident in their knowledge regarding the LGBTQ+ community. Other areas covered in this training will be gender identity, gender expression, and pronoun usage so that officers may effectively and respectfully communicate with LGBTQ+ individuals. After completing this training, officers will receive 2.5 hours of LETCSA credits.

The Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) is Washington’s mandated training academy for all city and county entry-level peace officers in the state. Through a centralized training model, Washington ensures all officers are equipped with the same base-level understanding of their responsibility to the communities they serve, standards to uphold, and education for effective community-oriented policing . To facilitate this training, WSCJTC hires exceptional training officers from agencies throughout the state and current subject matter experts.

The United States is home to over 500 different federally recognized tribes, each of them with unique culture, history, and contemporary issues. Upon completion of this course students will be able to illustrate and integrate principles of cultural humility, including but not limited to, knowledge of cultural responsiveness and the role of law enforcement in their relationships with Indigenous people.

The job of a First Level Supervisor is perhaps the most challenging position in the organization and clearly critical to its success. Based upon a comprehensive Job Task Analysis conducted jointly with its stakeholders, the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) has re-designed the First Level Supervision Training program.

Tactical Trauma Training: Unraveling PTSD and Strengthening Resilience

Full Description

This 90-minute, virtual presentation delves into the impact of neuroscience and psychotherapy on the lives of first responders, with a focus on the effects of trauma, stress, and PTSD. It explores how these factors influence behavior, including substance use, and mental health while providing practical strategies for improving sleep, overall health, and resilience to stress. Key interventions discussed include psychotherapy, breathwork, cold exposure, exercise, and sunlight exposure, all aimed at enhancing stress resilience.

The presentation also emphasizes the importance of Eustress—a positive form of stress—in combating PTSD. Attendees will learn how to harness Eustress through various techniques to improve mental health and overall well-being. In addition, the session addresses substance use, suicide and suicide prevention, focusing on the use of Eustress, the significance of psychotherapy, and the role of community vulnerability in creating a supportive environment.

Designed specifically for first responders, this presentation aims to break down stereotypes and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health care and SUD treatment. It encourages proactive strategies for seeking help and supports the mental health needs of those who serve on the front lines.

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Recognize the impact of trauma, stress, and PTSD on the mental health of first responders, and how these factors influence behavior, including use of alcohol and other substances.
2. Identify practical strategies for improving sleep, overall health, and resilience to stress, with a focus on interventions such as psychotherapy, breathwork, cold exposure, exercise, and sunlight exposure.
3. Understand the concept of Eustress and its role in combating PTSD, and how it can be effectively utilized to enhance stress resilience.
4. Utilize strategies for suicide prevention, including the use of Eustress, the importance of psychotherapy, and fostering community vulnerability to create a supportive environment.
5. Address and challenge stereotypes and stigma associated with seeking help for mental health issues, encouraging openness and proactive mental health care within the first responder community.

May 21, 2025
10:00-11:30

Training Dates

05/21/2025 - 05/21/2025

Prerequisites

None Specified

Registration Dates

01/01/2025 - 05/20/2025

Available Seats

91

Hours

1h 30m

Fee

$0.00

Training Location

Virtual Classroom

Reporting Instructions

None Specified

Signup Details

To register for the course, contact your Training Manager to register you using the WSCJTC Acadis Portal

The Federal Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act (LEOSA - 18USC926C) authorizes retired and separated law enforcement officers nationwide to carry concealed weapons throughout the country.

Please visit our LEOSA certification page to learn more. Applicants must meet the standards established by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission’s Basic Law Enforcement Academy for Covert Carry/Off Duty Proficiency.

Change to Middle Management Career Level Certification Training Requirements – Effective January 1, 2023, the mandated course required to obtain Middle Management Career Level Certification will become the 21^st Century Police Leadership (21CPL) course. Those requiring Middle Management Certification will need to complete this three-week course, serve 12 months in their promoted rank then submit their application for certification. The 40-hour Middle Management course will no longer be offered.

As specified in WAC 139-05-210, a Law Enforcement agency hiring a lateral entry officer is required to complete the equivalency certification process . This includes the successful completion of the Basic Law Enforcement Equivalency Academy [BLEEA]. In compliance with the Law Enforcement Training and Community Safety Act and education about current laws and patrol tactics, the BLEEA provides instruction on the Washington Model of Policing.

The Advanced Ground Control and Survival program is designed to build on the 6240 Control Defensive Tactics Instructor course utilizing advanced control management, angles and more advanced techniques. The advanced course will introduce more drilling that will assist the student in understanding and implementing transitions from one skill to the other.  This will assist the student to keep several steps ahead of the subject if one technique fails. Controlling the subject to make an arrest by utilizing proper tactics is paramount for the safety of all parties involved.

The course is the foundation for Control/Defensive Tactics (C/DT) and Use of Force (UOF) for Law Enforcement Officers. This course includes the basics of motor learning, practice structure, class structure, and skill instruction. This comprehensive and practical course will help each new instructor develop the skills and confidence to assist in all the essential C/DT and UOF classes taught at the Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) and in-service training incorporating current Job Task Analysis (JTA) findings and recommendations.

SHIELD trains police officers how to be safe, healthy, and more effective when performing their duties during the overdose crisis. It is a vital resource at a time when police are being asked to do more with less, while facing high risks and reduced public support.

SHIELD's skills-based learning is delivered peer-to-peer by the SHIELD training team, which is led by a retired police chief and includes research staff at Northeastern University and public health experts. Using an interactive instructional design and customized local information, the three modules are delivered in a single session in person or by Zoom.

Module 1: Resilience. Provides key facts about stress
and burnout. Builds skills for recognizing and
problem solving to remedy the effects of vicarious
trauma, compassion fatigue, and toxic stress.

Module 2: Officer Safety. Provides essential
information about risk levels and operational safety
techniques for needlestick injuries, infectious disease
transmission, field exposure to fentanyl, overdose rescue,
and stimulant-involved encounters.

Module 3: Public Safety. Provides strategies and best
practices for improving health and safety and
reducing stress burdens through linkages with
treatment and supportive service providers.

This highly interactive 40 hour course presents the PTO model (sometimes called the Reno or COPS model) to field trainers engaged in training those who have recently completed the BLEA or Equivalency Academy. This program can be adapted for corrections, but the materials used in this class will be law enforcement related. It begins with an introduction to problem-based learning, which underlies the PTO program.

The MPCA is 80 hours in length and is designed to provide training for adult probation officers. The course will include, but is not limited to, the following topics:

• Professionalism and ethics
• The criminal justice system
• Community and personal safety
• Risk assessment tools
• Specialty courts
• Motivational interviewing and models for change

This course is directed toward Law Enforcement Officers recently assigned to a specialized SWAT or emergency response team. This course will provide the participants with an understanding of contemporary theories and concepts used during Law Enforcement tactical operations. Participants will gain practical experience operating as a member of a team during practical and scenario-based field exercises designed to develop both individual and team tactics. Participants will gain practical experience planning, developing & executing missions.

The Advanced Counter-Striking 24-hour block builds on course 6240 of instruction and gives the trainer/practitioner a more comprehensive curriculum. The course aims to improve awareness, technical skill, and teaching ability for a higher level of understanding and functionality for the correct use and defense of an individual's counter striking tools.

The course progressions will build in layers of complexity to integrate all ranges of un-armed striking with an emphasis on reducing officer/suspect injuries, and safe training methods.

The curriculum will incorporate techniques and training practices from various disciplines brought together to effectively develop a cohesive understanding of efficient and practical skills which can be transmitted in a law enforcement capacity. Instruction includes the development of personal performance and skill, as well as coaching ability and a Train-The-Trainer component. Instruction blocks will include:

• Advanced understanding of unarmed ranges of striking and how to manage and use distance efficiently, safely, and appropriately for the application of intermediate force.
• The use of positional advantage for barriers, zoning and shielding.
• How to develop proper body mechanics to maximize leverage and effectiveness with all body generated striking tools.
• Proper form and safe execution of a full array of striking tools, including hands (open and closed), feet, elbows, knees, and forearms with the ability to modulate force according to individual situations, and/or officer/ suspect performance disparities.
• Drills and exercises to develop timing, proper reaction, balance, strength, stamina, situational awareness and officer confidence.

The Core Medicolegal Forensic Investigation training course is designed for coroners, medical examiners, and medicolegal investigative personnel and is intended to provide a solid foundation of medicolegal topics. This course will teach and establish standards of practice for personnel in Washington State. During this training, participants will gain an in-depth understanding of topics such as medicolegal death investigation systems, death scene investigation, and identification procedures.

This class serves as a recertification for Firearms Handgun Instructors and Handgun Optics Instructors. It is 16 hours in length and should be attended within 5 years of the last certification. This course will provide the current firearms instructor with contemporary techniques and theories as well as a review, along with updates on RDS technology and training standards. In addition, this course will provide a review of federal and state laws and contemporary legal standards relating to the use of deadly force.

Course topics are as follows:

The Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (WSCJTC) has launched an on-line duty to intervene training to meet Substitute Senate Bill 5066 (SSB 5066). The training is self-guided and will take approximately three hours to complete in Acadis. The bill does not state a specific training that must be completed. WSCJTC’s duty to intervene training is an additional resource but is not mandated nor required.

The Patrol Rifle Instructor course is 40 hours in length. This course is designed for the Officer who already exhibits above average rifle shooting/manipulation skills and will give them the knowledge and techniques to better transfer those skills to other Officers. This course is NOT an advanced course NOR is it a remedial rifle training course for Officers with poor rifle skills.

This is a 4 day (32 hour) multidisciplinary online course for WA State law enforcement investigators, prosecutors, and specialized child interviewers. The training is co-sponsored by the WA State CJTC and the Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence. There are 30 hours of classroom and self-study with 2 hours of pre-course work.

The purpose of the Advanced Impact/Edged Weapons Training 24-hour block is to build on C/DT 6240 and give the trainer/practitioner a more in-depth curriculum to improve awareness, technical skill, and teaching ability for a higher level of understanding and functionality for the use and defense of impact, edged and improvised weapons. The Advanced Impact Training Block curriculum incorporates progressions and drills for:

• Identifying and applying common angles of attack.
• Identifying the different weapon ranges for long, middle and close techniques.
• Understanding the primary concepts of baton with supplemental tools (shield, flashlight).
• Intermediate and advanced level defensive structure for the specific ranges for both impact and edged weapons.
• Zoning and angling theory to safely apply and defend against impact and edged weapons.
• Integration of primary personal striking skills with impact tools (baton, flashlight).
• Integration of primary control techniques with an impact weapon.
• Transition and Flow drills to modulate force and apply lower or higher force, safely, securely and efficiently while integrating dynamic movement of angles, deflections, control holds, locks and strips.

This 400-hour academy is designed to provide training for employees whose primary job functions are to facilitate the custody, safety and security of adults in jails. The COA provides participants with the basic knowledge and skills needed for safe and effective service. Training Coordinators act as coaches and mentors to individuals and the group as a whole. Professionalism and decorum are encouraged for officers to develop pride and ownership of conduct. Students are also organized into teams with Team Leaders serving to enhance group performance.

In this self-paced course, officers will learn multiple strategies to apply when interacting with individuals in their community with differing backgrounds. This course provides supplemental methods to the LETCSA overarching principles of pace management which involves time, distance, and shielding. The development of this course was a partnership with the following organizations: Kitsap Support, Advocacy, and Counseling; Rebuilding Hope! Sexual Assault Center for Pierce County; Washington State Department of Social and Health Services; and Spokane Immigrant Rights Coalition.