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.

ClassCredit HoursLocationDate(s)Contact
Firearms Instructor Training40HelenaApril 21-25, 2025Kelly Sherman
406-444-9953
[email protected]
TEBC Tactical Explosive Breaching Certification40KalispellApril 28-May 9, 2025Travis Smith
406-758-5602
[email protected]
MTB Master Tactical Breaching Certification88KalispellApril 28-May 9, 2025Travis Smith
406-758-5602
[email protected]
MMBTH Manual, Mechanical, Ballistic, Thermal, and Hydraulic Breaching Certification48KalispellMay 5-9, 2025Travis Smith
406-758-5602
[email protected]
Instructor Development40HelenaMay 5-9, 2025Kelly Sherman
406-444-9953
[email protected]
Defensive Tactics Instructor40HelenaMay 12-16, 2025Kelly Sherman
406-444-9953
[email protected]
NTOA – Less Lethal, FSDD, Chemical Agent Instructor Certification40May 19-23, 2025Rick Musson
[email protected]
or click here
Traumas of Law Enforcement Training21BillingsJune 2-4, 2025Lisa Valverde
573-346-4911
[email protected]
or click here
First Line Supervisor32HelenaJune 2-6, 2025Kelly Sherman
406-444-9953
[email protected]
Firearms Instructor Training40HelenaJune 9-13, 2025Kelly Sherman
406-444-9953
[email protected]
Body Language for Law Enforcement6KalispellJune 16, 2025William Appel
406-758-7789
[email protected]
or click here
Recognizing Pre-Attack Indicators6KalispellJune 17, 2025William Appel
406-758-7789
[email protected]
or click here
Basic Coroner40BozemanJune 23-26, 2025Beker Cuelho
406-823-9352
[email protected]
Instructor Development40HelenaAugust 4-8, 2025Kelly Sherman
406-444-9953
[email protected]
Recruiting for Law Enforcement12HelenaAugust 11-12, 2025Domingo Zapata
406-457-8581
[email protected]
or click here
Background Investigations for Police Applicants12HelenaAugust 13-14, 2025Domingo Zapata
406-457-8581
[email protected]
or click here
First Line Supervisor32HelenaSeptember 15-19, 2025Kelly Sherman
406-444-9953
[email protected]
Crisis Intervention Team Montana #1240Kalispell, MTMay 5-9, 2025Paula Sullivan  
406-471-6284
[email protected]
Emergency Medical Dispatch24Fort Harrison - HelenaNovember 18-20, 2024Jackie Tuszynski
[email protected]
406-417-1635
Bulletproof Courtroom Testimony8SidneyJune 24, 2025Gabe Zeiler
[email protected]
Or click here
Bulletproof Report Writing8SidneyJune 23, 2025Gabe Zeiler
[email protected]
Or click here.
Seconds for Survival8SidneyJune 25, 2025Gabe Zeiler
[email protected]
Or click here.
Advanced Photography40BillingsApril 28 - May 2, 2025Click here.
Leadership and Accountability for First-Line Supervisors32BillingsMay 19-22, 2025Click here.
Group & Individual Crisis Intervention24BrowningDecember 3-5, 2024Carol Burroughs 
406-580-4443
[email protected]
Responding to Fentanyl & Other Current Drug Trends6.5BozemanJune 26, 2025Rick Musson 
[email protected]
Or click here
Female Enforcers Event16BozemanMay 29-30, 2025Richard Musson
[email protected]
Pretrial Supervision and Misdemeanor Probation Basic Academy180Helena at MLEAVanessa Williamson
[email protected]
Physical Surveillance for Counternarcotic Missions40BillingsMay 26, 2025Samantha Puckett
[email protected]
PepperBall Instructor Armorer Training Course16Ravalli County September 16, 2025Tod Wofford
[email protected]
Field Training Officer Course - Kaminsky, Sullenberger & Associates, Inc.40HavreSeptember 15-19, 2025Class Registration: Robert Sullenberger
[email protected]
303-358-9780

Lodging Information: Ryan Pearson
[email protected]
406-265-4361
Active Attack Integrated Response40Great FallsApril 21-25, 2025Tyler Johnson
[email protected]
Coroner Basic40BozemanJune 23-26, 2025Beker Cuelho
[email protected]
406-823-9352
Fundamentals of Modern Communication Services8HelenaMay 19, 2025Walter O'Neal 
[email protected]
540-361-4629

Domingo Zapata
406-457-8581
Cartel Traps8BillingsDecember 1, 2025Click here
Instructor Development40BillingsSeptember 15, 2025Sam Puckett
[email protected]
Reading People - Becoming a Body Language Expert8BozemanAugust 8, 2025Maddie Arnold
[email protected]

Rick Musson
[email protected]
Rescue Task Force Instructor Certification24BillingsJune 23, 2025Click here
Tactical Training for Narcotics/Vice Units40BillingsJune 23, 2025Click here
Development, Management, and Control of Drug Informants24BozemanApril 28, 2025Click here
Criminal Investigations Using Cellular Technologies Advanced Course40MissoulaJuly 14-18, 2025Training Coordinator at
[email protected] 
844-367-9389
Or Click here
Kaminsky, Sullenberger & Associates Field Training Officer Course40Great FallsJune 16-20, 2025Course Flyer & Registration
Homicide Investigation & Crime Scene Management Training Program24Missoula July 14-18, 2025Course Flyer
Modern Samurai Project Red Dot Pistol Fundamentals15BillingsJuly 15-16, 2025Registration
Jetboat Operator24ColumbusApril 26-27, 2025Ty Williams
[email protected]
406-322-5326
406-321-0486
Swiftwater Rescue Technician20ColumbusApril 18-20, 2025Ty Williams
[email protected]
406-322-5326
406-321-0486
SYM/TAC Consulting - Law Enforcement Shotgun16HamiltonApril 26-27, 2025Tod Wofford
[email protected]
Registration click here
Course Description & Equipment Requirements click here
RAIDER - Solo Engagement for Active Shooter40Great FallsAugust 4-8, 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		TAC* ONE Consulting
Tel. (720) 425-5687
Fax. (720) 367-5483
[email protected]
Course Flyer
Or Click here
Interview and Interrogation - Understanding Human Behavior and Body Language16PolsonJune 9-10, 2025Ben Woods
406-249-3002
[email protected]
Next Level Leadership16PolsonJune 12-13, 2025Ben Woods
406-249-3002
[email protected]
Big Sky Alcohol and Drug Symposium16BillingsMay 1-2, 2025Click here
Asset Forfeiture and Evidence Destruction16GlasgowMay 1-2, 2025Registration click here
Flyer
Mental Health First Aid for Public Safety 7MissoulaApril 21, 2025Registration Click here
Course Flyer Click here
Joel Hardin Professional Tracking Services24St. IgnatiusMay 16-18, 2025Mark Culp
[email protected]
Registration click here
Alice Instructor Course16HighwoodJune 4-5, 2025Kia Mathews
[email protected]
Registration click here
Flyer
2025 Safe Schools Summit12BillingsAugust 5-6, 2025Brenda
[email protected]
406-531-5957
Flyer
Registration click here
Grant Writing16HelenaJune 16-17, 2025Domingo Leveque-Zapata
[email protected]
406-457-8581
Or click here
Scaled Operations Course24Cut Bank Police DepartmentMay 15-18, 2025William Harrill
[email protected]

If you would like to register for this course please send your name, rank, contact information, and agency to William Harrill.
Coroner & Deputy Coroner CE- MTMEO Video Series4OnlineOnlineKayla Wallace
[email protected]
Certificates of completion must be submitted to Kayla Wallace to receive credit for this course.
Coroner & Deputy Coroner CE- MTMEO Video Series8OnlineOnlineKayla Wallace
[email protected]
Certificates of completion must be submitted to Kayla Wallace to receive credit for this course.
Coroner & Deputy Coroner CE- MTMEO Video Series16OnlineOnlineKayla Wallace
[email protected]
Certificates of completion must be submitted to Kayla Wallace to receive credit for this course.
Threat Assessment & Threat Management8HelenaSeptember 19, 2025Domingo Zapata
[email protected]
406-457-8581
Desert Snow 24BillingsMay 6-8, 2025Questions or Registration click here
Canine Legal Updates and Opinions Seminar: Patrol Dog and Narcotic-Contraband Detection Dog16BillingsJune 10-12, 2025Questions or Registration click here
Grant Management16BillingsJuly 10-11, 2025Questions or Registration click here
Basic SRO Course40BillingsSeptember 15-19, 2025Questions or Registration click here
Autopsy Attendance 8State Crime LabContact Kayla Wallace at [email protected]Kayla Wallace
[email protected]
Full Attendance of at least 4 autopsy prior to submission.  Signed notification from pathologist that Coroner/Deputy Coroner was in attendance to be sent to [email protected]
Greater Rockies Immersive Training on Exploitation and Trafficking (GRIT) Conference21.5BozemanApril 28-30, 2025Alex Sterhan; [email protected]
Chase Drange; [email protected]
Identifying & Responding to Stalking 6MissoulaMay 15, 2025 & May 16, 2025Agenda & Registration Click here
Secure Warrant Refresher2Thompson FallsApril 24, 2025Ethan Harvey
[email protected]
406-880-1558
Crisis Intervention Team #7 (CIT)40HamiltonMay 12-16, 2025Jaime Biesiot 
[email protected]
406-550-1636
Or click here
FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Virtual Training8Microsoft TeamsMay 6-7, 2025Jessika Hard
[email protected]
Registration Flyer Click Here
Fundamentals of Hostage Rescue CQB/Care Under Fire40HelenaApril 21-24, 2025Jacob Scavone
[email protected]
Registration Click Here

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.

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