Application InformationDate Listed
Teton County Sheriff's Office - DeputyApr/01/2025
Missoula County Sheriff's Office - Deputy SheriffMay/02/2025

The International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) has developed a National Certification Program (NCP) for public safety officer training. On December 6, 2023, the Montana POST Council voted to approve NCP trainings for POST credit. To create an account and begin taking advantage of this additional training opportunity, please click here and click on the “Learn” button, then click “Get Started.” At the top of the course list, click the option for “Filters.” Select the filter for IADLEST National Certification.

POST Credit hours are approved for the following CJIN Courses.  Officers do not need to apply for CJIN credit.  If you have taken one of the following courses and it is not on your transcript, please contact POST staff.

  • CJIN Recertification 17 – Inquiry Access: 
    • Approved for 2 POST Training Credit Hours.
    • Online training. For more information, click here.
  • CJIN Recertification 17 – Mobile Access: 
    • Approved for 2 POST Training Credit Hours.
    • Online training. For more information, click here.
  • CJIN Recertification 17 – Full Access: 
    • Approved for 4 POST Training Credit Hours.
    • Online training. For more information, click here.
  • CJIN Recertification 17 – Detention Access: 
    • Approved for 2 POST Training Credit Hours.
    • Online training. For more information, click here.
  • CJIN Recertification 18 – Inquiry Access:
    • Approved for 2 POST Training Credit Hours.
    • Online training. For more information, click here.
  • CJIN Recertification 18 – Mobile Access: 
    • Approved for 2 POST Training Credit Hours.
    • Online training. For more information, click here.
  • CJIN Recertification 18 – Full Access: 
    • Approved for 4 POST Training Credit Hours.
    • Online training. For more information, click here.
  • CJIN Recertification 18 – Detention Access: 
    • Approved for 2 POST Training Credit Hours. 
    • Online training. For more information, click here.

  • Coroner & Deputy Coroner CE- MTMEO Video Series (online, ongoing)
    • Videos can be watched and submitted in 4, 8, and 16 hour increments for POST Credit.
    • Certificates of completion must be submitted to kayla.wallace@mt.gov to receive credit for this course.
  • Autopsy Attendance (State Crime Lab, ongoing)
    • Full Attendance of at least 4 autopsies is required for 8 hours of POST Credit.
    • Signed notification from pathologist that Coroner/Deputy Coroner was in attendance to be sent to kayla.wallace@mt.gov

Additional Information:
Forensic Science Division – Medical Examiner/Coroner Continuing Education

Contact Information:
Kayla Wallace
kayla.wallace@mt.gov

Preapproved Montana Trainings

POST

ClassCredit HoursLocationDate(s)Contact
Instructor Development40HelenaAugust 4-8, 2025Aug/04/2025Kelly Sherman
406-444-9953
kelly.sherman@mt.gov
Recruiting for Law Enforcement12HelenaAugust 11-12, 2025Aug/11/2025Domingo Zapata
406-457-8581
dzapata@helenamt.gov
or click here
Background Investigations for Police Applicants12HelenaAugust 13-14, 2025Aug/13/2025Domingo Zapata
406-457-8581
dzapata@helenamt.gov
or click here
First Line Supervisor32HelenaSeptember 15-19, 2025Sep/15/2025Kelly Sherman
406-444-9953
kelly.sherman@mt.gov
Seconds for Survival8SidneyJune 25, 2025Jun/25/2025Gabe Zeiler
gabe.zeiler@richland.org
Or click here.
PepperBall Instructor Armorer Training Course16Ravalli County September 16, 2025Sep/16/2025Tod Wofford
twofford@rc.mt.gov
Field Training Officer Course - Kaminsky, Sullenberger & Associates, Inc.40HavreSeptember 15-19, 2025Sep/15/2025Class Registration: Robert Sullenberger
sullenberger@ksa-fto.com
303-358-9780

Lodging Information: Ryan Pearson
rpearson@ci.havre.mt.us
406-265-4361
Cartel Traps8BillingsDecember 1, 2025Dec/01/2025Click here
Instructor Development40BillingsSeptember 15, 2025Sep/15/2025Sam Puckett
pucketts@billingsmt.gov
Reading People - Becoming a Body Language Expert8BozemanAugust 8, 2025Aug/08/2025Maddie Arnold
madeline@calibrepress.com

Rick Musson
rmusson@bozeman.net
Criminal Investigations Using Cellular Technologies Advanced Course40MissoulaJuly 14-18, 2025Jul/14/2025Training Coordinator at
trainingcoordinator@lexisnexisrisk.com 
844-367-9389
Or Click here
Homicide Investigation & Crime Scene Management Training Program24Missoula July 14-18, 2025Jul/14/2025Course Flyer
Modern Samurai Project Red Dot Pistol Fundamentals15BillingsJuly 15-16, 2025Jul/15/2025Registration
RAIDER - Solo Engagement for Active Shooter40Great FallsAugust 4-8, 2025Aug/04/2025RAIDER Program Flyer - Click here
Registration - Click here
Lone Wolf Single/Two Officer Active Shooter Response10Columbia FallsJune 25th, 2025
June 26th, 2025
June 27th, 2025		Jun/25/2025TAC* ONE Consulting
Tel. (720) 425-5687
Fax. (720) 367-5483
admin@taconeconsulting.com
Course Flyer
Or Click here
2025 Safe Schools Summit12BillingsAugust 5-6, 2025Aug/05/2025Brenda
jeremybullockfoundation@gmail.com
406-531-5957
Flyer
Registration click here
Threat Assessment & Threat Management8HelenaSeptember 19, 2025Sep/19/2025Domingo Zapata
dzapata@helenamt.gov
406-457-8581
Grant Management16BillingsJuly 10-11, 2025Jul/10/2025Questions or Registration click here
Basic SRO Course40BillingsJuly 14-18, 2025Jul/14/2025Questions or Registration click here
The Standard Response Protocol & The Standard Reunification Method - Train the Trainer Workshop8BozemanAugust 11, 2025Aug/11/2025Rick Musson
rmusson@bozeman.net
Course flyer click here
Response to Active Shooter24BillingsAugust 5-7, 2025Aug/05/2025Brad Mansur
mansurb@billingsmt.gov
Response to Active Shooter Flyer
Taser Instructor16HavreJuly 30-31, 2025Jul/30/2025Tanner Donovan
406-680-2374
tdonovan@ci.havre.mt.us
Values in Ethics2PolsonJuly 16, 2025Jul/16/2025Chief George Simpson
406-883-8210
chief@cityofpolson.com
Registration click here
Group & Individual Crisis Intervention24LivingstonAugust 18-20, 2025Aug/18/2025Carol Staben Burroughs
carolsb@carolstabenburroughs.com
MATIC ILO (Information Liaison Officer) Basic3GlendiveAugust 20, 2025Aug/20/2025Kent Anderson
kent.anderson@mt.gov
Course Flyer
MATIC ILO (Information Liaison Officer) Basic3HavreJune 26, 2025Jun/26/2025Kent Anderson
kent.anderson@mt.gov
Course Flyer
Women in Command16BillingsOctober 27-28, 2025Oct/27/2025Registration
Pistol Red Dot Sight (RDS) Transition Course8BillingsOctober 1, 2025Oct/01/2025Bradley Mansur
mansurb@billingsmt.gov
Officer Involved Shooting Investigations16HelenaSeptember 8-9, 2025Sep/08/2025Domingo Zapata
406-457-8581
Course Flyer
VALOR Executive Leadership Workshop4West Yellowstone Police DepartmentOctober 13, 2025Oct/13/2025Course Flyer
Interviews and Statement Analysis24BillingsSeptember 15-17, 2025Sep/15/2025Sgt. Brad Mansur
mansurb@billingsmt.gov
Course Flyer
Leadership and Accountability for First-Line Supervisors32BillingsOctober 27-30, 2025Oct/27/2025Brad Mansur
mansurb@billingsmt.gov
Course Flyer
Security Threat Group Symposium26September 2-5, 2025Sep/02/2025Gloria Soja 
gloria.soja@mt.gov
Course Flyer
Field Training Officer Course40HelenaJanuary 12-16, 2026Jan/12/2026Domingo Zapata
406-457-8581
dzapata@helenamt.gov
Course Flyer
Police Response to Suicidal Subjects8BozemanAugust 6, 2025Aug/06/2025David Pearson
davidpearson79@gmail.com
Course Flyer
Grant Management16HelenaOctober 20-21, 2025Oct/20/2025Domingo Zapata
dzapata@helenamt.gov
406-457-8581
Registration Link 
Course Flyer
Autism Spectrum Disorder Recognition, Response & Risk Management for Law Enforcement, First Responders, and School Administrators4MultipleSeptember 29, 2025 - Kalispell
September 30, 2025 - Missoula 
October 1, 2025 - Helena
October 2, 2025 - Belgrade
October 3, 2025 - Billings		Sep/29/2025Katie Mattingley
katie.mattingley@mt.gov
Course Flyer
Conquering the Search Warrant and Operations Planning15ForsythAugust 27-28, 2025Aug/27/2025Cameron Pavlicek
Cpavlicek@mt.gov
Course Flyer
Model 870 Armorer Course16BozemanOctober 20-21, 2025Oct/20/2025Rick Musson
rmusson@bozeman.net
Course Flyer
Surviving Violent Encounters16BozemanOctober 27-28, 2025Oct/27/2025Laura Russell
954-632-1106
Rick Musson
rmusson@bozeman.net
Course Flyer
AR15 / M4 Armorer Course16BozemanOctober 22-23, 2025Oct/22/2025Rick Musson
rmusson@bozeman.net
Course Flyer
Basic Crime Scene Investigation40Columbia FallsSeptember 22-25, 2025Sep/22/2025Course Flyer
Montana Department of Justice Fentanyl Summit8BillingsAugust 12, 2025Aug/12/2025Kelly Mougeot
kmougeot@mt.gov
Flyer
Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Workshop40BozemanJuly 28 - August 1, 2025Jul/28/2025Flyer
Force Science - Force Encounters: Investigation Fundamentals, Decision Making and Human Performance16BozemanOctober 7-8, 2025Oct/07/2025Registration
Advanced Child Abuse and Sex Crime Investigations16BozemanOctober 1-2, 2025Oct/01/2025Registration
Field Training Officer Course40BozemanOctober 13-17, 2025Oct/13/2025Robert Sullenberger
sullenberger@ksa-fto.com / 303-358-9780
Rick Musson
rmusson@bozeman.net
Course Flyer
Multi-Disciplinary Strangulation Response and Investigation Course4BozemanAugust 7, 2025Aug/07/2025Bailey Brubaker
bailey@havenmt.org / 406-314-3904
Course Flyer
Joel Hardin Professional Tracking Services 24St. IgnatiusAugust 22-24, 2025Aug/22/2025Course Flyer
Child Abuse and Sex Crime Investigations16BillingsSeptember 29 - 30, 2025Sep/29/2025Course Flyer
Unmasking the Truth: Investigating Domestic Violence with Clarity and Care8ColumbusSeptember 30, 2025 & October 1, 2025Sep/30/2025Training Announcement
Agenda ~ September 30, 2025
Agenda ~ October 1, 2025
Advanced Body - Worn Cameras16HelenaNovember 4-5, 2025Nov/04/2025Course Flyer
Sig Sauer Academy M400 Armorer Course16HelenaAugust 5-6, 2025Aug/05/2025Brooke Shelley
brjohnson@mt.gov
Registration
Sig Sauer Academy P320 Armorer Course8HelenaAugust 4, 2025Aug/04/2025Brooke Shelley
brjohnson@mt.gov
Registration
Wicklander-Zulawski Seminar on Non-Confrontational Investigative Interviewing-Criminal Level I21SidneyNovember 4-6, 2025Nov/04/2025Course Flyer
Wicklander-Zulawski Seminar on Non-Confrontational Investigative Interviewing-Criminal Level II7SidneyNovember 7, 2025Nov/07/2025Course Flyer
DT/Counter & Point Oriented Threat / Weapons Retention6Thompson FallsAugust 26, 2025Aug/26/2025Eric Pfleger
epfleger@sanderscounty.gov
Red Dot Sight Familiarization Course8HavreAugust 27, 2025Aug/27/2025Registration
K9 Tracking / Trailing and K9 Field First Aid40Red LodgeAugust 10-13, 2025Aug/10/2025Gregory Srock
gsrock@cityofredlodge.com
36th Annual McGuire Memorial Conference on Family Violence16BillingsSeptember 25-26, 2025Sep/25/2025Registration
Crisis Intervention Team 40KalispellSeptember 22-26, 2025Sep/22/2025Paula Sullivan
psullivan@flathead.mt.gov
Course Flyer