Training & Education

This course is hosted by various departments.

Cops training cops. A comprehensive, 3-day Interview and Interrogation course, taught by a team of experienced investigators. Our instructors have real world experience and will share a proven investigative and interview process to increase your ability in obtaining the truth legally & efficiently. Check out the course announcement for additional details and instructor bios.

In order to facilitate successful interactions with Black Americans in their community, students will learn about the generational trauma that impacts the experience of Black Americans in U.S. society. Fundamental concepts and principles of race and policing are taught to better understand perceptions, challenges, and relationships between law enforcement and Black Americans through lecture, self-reflection, and videos.

This course is hosted by the Bellingham Police Department.

This course provides the information and techniques necessary for law enforcement investigators and agency administrators to conduct thorough and competent investigations into Officer-Involved Critical Incidents.

Per WAC 139-10-240, the Juvenile Corrections Officers Academy (JCOA) is an 80 hour academy designed to train corrections personnel responsible for the care, custody, and safety of juvenile offenders in county facilities.

Per WAC 139-10-237, the Juvenile Services Academy is a 40 hour course designed to train employees whose primary job function is to assess, case plan, and/or manage, counsel, and/or monitor juvenile offenders.

The Holocaust for Humanity Center engages with law enforcement to 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 hosted by the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.

Law Enforcement Grant Writing 101 is Nationally Certified by the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training and is eligible for in-service credits.

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

This course is hosted by the Spokane County Sheriff's Office.

Classroom instruction on considerations and tactics when responding to, supervising, and managing critical incidents. The supervisor’s role in mitigating the risks to public safety, employees, and the liability to the organization will be explored in this course of instruction.

This is the follow up certification for 6240 Control/Defensive Tactics (C/DT) and Use of Force (UOF) for Law Enforcement Officers. WSCJTC recognizes no students are proficient in all skills and knowledge in just one week of training. To ensure skills and knowledge are proficient the 6241-LEAD Instructor Course is Mandatory if being a lead or regional instructor is your goal. This 40-hour course includes a review for all the skill instruction, use of force, acute behavioral disorders and report writing.

This ninety-minute presentation and discussion with a panel of officers, case managers, and service providers will focus on the LEAD model and its approach to reduce harm. LEAD’s goal is to reduce harm to individuals and to the community, and this is achieved through field based engagement and relationship building. Harm reduction involves a range of support services and strategies to enhance the knowledge, skills, resources, and supports for individuals, families and communities to be safer and healthier.

This ninety-minute presentation and discussion with a panel of officers, prosecutors, and service providers will focus on the LEAD model and its approach to building a collective, multi-agency system of response to reduce the crime and disorder that can stem from unmanaged mental illness or substance use.

This course is hosted by the Puyallup Police Department.

• What is leadership - do not follow the fads
• How has leadership advanced
• The difference between leadership, management and administration
• The under leadership epidemic in law enforcement
• Preventing employees from becoming problems
• Different styles of leadership
• Symptoms of leadership deficit
• Laws of leadership

This course is hosted by the Spokane County Sheriff's Training Center.

This 2-day Leadership course is structured for Command Staff, First-Line Supervisors, and those who will become supervisors. The course is divided into two parts.

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.

This course is hosted by the Sunnyside Police Department.

The Less Lethal Instructor Program provides the necessary training for a changing world. This course is comprised for four 8-hour instructor-level classes covering OC Aerosols, Impact Munitions, Chemical Munitions and Distraction Device Munitions.

This course is hosted by various police departments (see attached postings).

This course uses PowerPoint, video and hands-on instruction to guide the students through the process of working on three different classes of launchers. Normally held to a 15 to 1 student/teacher ratio, each class ensures every student receives the personal attention required to master these skills.

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.

This course is hosted by the Puyallup Police Department.

This course will introduce students to basic lock picking skills, as well as a variety of other options for lock bypassing beyond the conventional forced entry. Students will have an opportunity to develop new skills by picking more than 150 different training locks. In addition, important intelligence gathering and preplanning issues will be discussed that facilitate a mission conclusion.

This course is hosted by the Puyallup Police Department.

• Fundamental principles of investigation
• Major Case Considerations
• Initial on-scene to follow-up investigations Evaluation of investigators, investigative work and criminal cases
• The use of case management principles Leadership, management and supervision of the criminal investigators
• Case priority and investigative resources Caseload and performance management Relationships with the prosecutors

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. 

This course is hosted by the Tacoma Police Department.

Building off the MPR course, the Master Public Information course moves the participant from the tactical to the strategic level of media and brand management.

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.

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 hosted by the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office.

ACADEMI’s course covers the Mossberg 500/590/590DA shotgun systems and provides instruction on how to diagnose and repair malfunctions, rebuild and return shotguns to factory specifications, perform function inspections, check headspace and more. Armorer training classes are a mixture of classroom instruction and hands-on exercises, enabling each student to achieve a high degree of familiarity with the topics covered. Students successfully completing the course will be able to repair and maintain Mossberg 500 series shotguns to factory standards. Graduates will be issued a three-year certification and receive one-on-one Mossberg and ACADEMI support.

This course is hosted by the Seattle Police Department Motorcycle Traffic Unit.

This 80-hour course will introduce the participant to the police motorcycle through a low-threat but highly challenging training environment.

This course is hosted by the Puyallup Police Department.

Negotiating with terrorists, violent true believers, troubled youth, the elderly, combat veterans, fellow officers, inmates, sovereign citizens, the deaf and hard of hearing, LGBTQ in crisis, and the protest movement present a unique set of challenges for a crisis negotiation team. In this advanced course, designed specifically for experienced negotiators, students will learn communication and negotiation strategies for interacting with each these populations.

This course is hosted by various departments.

This Track III course takes things to the “next level.” Students will deepen their understanding of today’s profession & its challenges, the value of quality organizational leadership, effective communication, and leading police cultures, all while improving professional & personal relationships.

This course is hosted by the North American Motors Officers Association.

CSM’s Crisis/Hostage Negotiation Course (Level I/Basic) is a practical introductory course of instruction for newly assigned negotiators or negotiators having a five-years or more lapse in crisis negotiation training. The basic course is the first in a series of three progressive courses. The basic course meets or exceeds most state and federal training requirements for crisis/hostage negotiator certification and is trained in accordance with guidelines established by the National Council of Negotiation Associations.

This course is hosted by the Northwest Fraud Investigators Association.

This course is hosted by the Puyallup Police Department.

• Qualities of excellence in supervision
• Developing the leader within
• Leadership, management and supervision strategies
• Making a difference in your agency
• Communicating effectively both up and down the chain of command
• DISC personal profile system
• Goal setting and implementation – the supervisor’s role
• Earning commitment from employees

Several new eLearning courses are available for LETCSA training credit on WSCJTC’s Acadis database. These courses are being offered in partnership with OpenSesame.

The following courses may be completed to receive LETCSA training credit:

• Building Relationships in the Community
• De-escalating a Mental Health Crisis
• Diversity and Cultural Competency for Law Enforcement
• Human Trafficking Awareness
• Policing the Homeless

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.

Given a written and practical exam composed of vehicle contacts, person contacts and structural clearing. Participants will demonstrate the following skills:

• Threat recognition, prioritization and response
• High risk handcuffing
• Legal authority
• Contact and cover
• Equipment management
• Care after fire
• Angular evaluations on vertical edges
  • Structures and vehicles

This is an 80-hour comprehensive patrol tactics course designed to promote safe and effective tactics typically required on a daily basis for LEO. This course is the prerequisite for all other advanced/unusual occurrence tactics classes. As such, this class contains instructional delivery specific to the course content and not general instructional concepts.

Given a written and practical exam composed of vehicle contacts, person contacts and structural clearing. Participants will demonstrate the following skills:

• Threat recognition, prioritization and response
• Behavioral crisis de-escalation and communication
• Dealing with edged weapons
• Contact and cover
• Equipment management
• Critical Life Saving Skills
• Angular evaluations on vertical edges

In this self-paced course, officers learn about concepts and challenges relating to recidivism and people experiencing homelessness with the goal of better serving these individuals. Lectures, self-reflection, and videos assist officers in developing more understanding of their community.

This course is hosted by the Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center.

This course teaches students basic techniques to geolocate where a picture or video was taken through a combination of reverse image searches and online searching. This course uses both lecture and practical exercises to teach the students. Upon course completion students will have acquired new techniques to analyze pictures and videos in order to aid their investigations.

This course is hosted by the Redmond Police Department.

This course is designed to teach Public Information Officers (PIOs) within law enforcement, fire service and government agencies to gain the skills they need to handle any media relations scenario.

This course is hosted by the Richland Police Department.

The PACE Investigation Method allows you to compare applicants equally, fairly and in a standardized manner. Complete and standardized documentation for each applicant provides your hiring team with a thorough assessment of applicants’ strengths, weaknesses and character to help select the best candidates.

This course is hosted by the Auburn Police Department.

The PACE Investigation Method allows you to compare applicants equally, fairly and in a standardized manner. Complete and standardized documentation for each applicant provides your hiring team with a thorough assessment of applicants’ strengths, weaknesses and character to help select the best candidates.

This course is hosted by the Lakewood Police Department.

Upon completion, students will be knowledgeable in Part 107 operations in accordance with the FAA Airmen Certification Standards (ACS) and ready to take the FAA Remote Pilot written test. The student will also be knowledgeable in COA operations and will be able to make sound “go/no-go” decisions using the PAVE (Pilot, Aircraft, Environment, and External Pressure) risk management model.

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.

This course is hosted by the Bellingham Police Department.

The evaluation of physical evidence and its context in a scene in an attempt to define objective actions that occurred during an incident. Event analysis is recognized as one of the most effective techniques for modern crime scene analysis, and is taught thoroughly in these classes.

This course is hosted by Kitsap County Sheriff's Office.

The Practical Shooting Incident Reconstruction course is designed for police officers, detectives, criminalists, forensic scientists, and crime scene investigators who would be tasked to investigate a shooting scene. The course focuses on firearms mechanics; ballistic trajectories; how bullets interact with various surfaces; and practical recognition, documentation, processing ,and analysis of shooting scene evidence. Students will review real-world cases, investigate mock scenes, and gain experience with empirical testing and experimentation.

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 course is hosted by various police departments.

PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN:

• The parts of a typical promotional or specialty process test
• Assessment Center Testing
• Test day expectations
• What assessors look for
• Criteria evaluated
• The common mistakes made
• Successful preparation practices
• Introduction to good leadership practices
• Skills that great LEADERS have

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

This course is hosted by the Lakewood Police Department.

Upon completion, #1. The students will be knowledgeable in the technical areas listed in the FAA Airmen Certification Standards (ACS) for Remote Pilot with small UAS rating. #2. The students will be well prepared to pass the FAA Remote Pilot written test to obtain an FAA license for Part 107 drone operations. #3. The students will also be knowledgeable in COA operations. #4. The students will be able to start up an effective drone program for their agency with the resources and information provided during the course.#5. The students will develop safe pilots and tools for use as program managers with the ability to make sound “go/no-go” decisions on all drone operations.