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
CDOB #185160HelenaNovember 10 -
December 6, 2024

Bruce Parks
406-444-9969
[email protected]
Crime Scene Investigation for Rural Law Enforcement and Prosecutors8BillingsNovember 11, 2024For more information click here
Standard Field Sobriety Testing4November 12, 2024Sgt. Benson
406-475-2502
[email protected]
Administration, Management, and Supervision of FTO Programs20HelenaNovember 12-14, 2024.Robert Sullenberger
303-358-9780
[email protected]
Force Encounters: Investigation Fundamentals, Decision-Making, and Human Performance16HelenaNovember 13-14, 2024Brian Casey
406-459-5941
[email protected]
or click here
Scenarios and Tactics for the Field Training Officer16BozemanNovember 18-19, 2024Maddie Arnold
[email protected]
or click here
Street Crimes24BillingsDecember 2-4, 2024Natalie Walsh
[email protected]
or click here
Coroner Continuing Education40HelenaDecember 4-6, 2024Albert Clark
[email protected]
or click here
Leadership & Mastering Performance Management Phase I & II40HelenaDecember 4-8, 2024Bill Westfall
[email protected]
or click here
ACE IT – Advanced Criminal Enforcement Interdiction Tactics16BillingsDecember 9-10, 2024Albert Clark
[email protected]
or click here
Defensive Tactics Instructor40HelenaDecember 9-13, 2024Kelly Sherman
406-444-9953
[email protected]
Hard Surface Tracking and Advanced Decoy Street Development40MissoulaDecember 9-13, 2024Tommy Meredith
[email protected]
or Jordan Cross
406-552-7817
[email protected]
Gracie Survival Tactics32January 6-10, 2025
& January 13-17, 2025		contact Sgt. Benson
[email protected]
Advanced Patrol Tactics8BillingsJanuary 23, 2025please click here
Glock Armorer Course8BozemanJanuary 28, 2025Rick Musson
[email protected]
or click here
Wicklander-Zulawski Criminal Level 1 Investigative Interviewing Techniques21HelenaJanuary 28-30, 2025Domingo Zapata
406-457-8581
or click here
Wicklander-Zulawski Criminal Level 1 Investigative Interviewing Techniques7HelenaJanuary 31, 2025Domingo Zapata
406-457-8581
or click here
Instructor Development – Training for Success40BozemanFebruary 3-7, 2025Rick Musson
[email protected]
Detective and New Criminal Investigator36BillingsFebruary 17, 2025please click here
Defensive Tactics Instructor40HelenaFebruary 17-21, 2025Kelly Sherman
406-444-9953
[email protected]
Field Training Officer40Great FallsFebruary 24-28, 2025Tyler Johnson
406-454-8098
or email [email protected]
or 303-358-9780
Criminal Level 1 Investigative Interviewing Techniques: 24BillingsMarch 4-6, 2025click here
Background Investigations for Police Applicants12HelenaMarch 6-7, 2025Brian Casey
406-459-5941
[email protected]
or click here
Criminal Level II: Advanced Interviewing Techniques7BillingsMarch 7, 2025click here
FBI-LEEDA Executive Leadership Institute (ELI)35BozemanMarch 10-14, 2025Rick Musson
406-582-2219
[email protected] 
NTOA – Supervising Patrol Critical Incidents16BozemanMarch 24-25, 2025Rick Musson
[email protected]
or click here
Less Lethal Instructor24Miles CityMarch 25-27, 2025Jared DeVault
406-852-4079
[email protected]
or click here
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.
Finding the Leader in You16BozemanApril 10-11, 2025Rick Musson 
[email protected]
Kelsey McLean
[email protected]
Or click here.
Leadership and Accountability for First-Line Supervisors32BillingsMay 19-22, 2025Click here.
QRF Advanced Course32BillingsApril 5, 2025Wayne at Trinity Training
[email protected]
UC/CS Rescue Course24BillingsApril 9, 2025Wayne at Trinity Training
[email protected]
Use of Force Training Program32BillingsMarch 24-27, 2025Click here.
NASRO SRO Basic40BelgradeMarch 17, 2025David Keen
[email protected]
Or click here
Group & Individual Crisis Intervention24BrowningDecember 3-5, 2024Carol Burroughs 
406-580-4443
[email protected]
Group & Individual Crisis Intervention24BillingsJanuary 27-29, 2025Carol Burroughs
406-580-4443
[email protected]
Group & Individual Crisis Intervention24PolsonMarch 24-26, 2025Carol Burroughs
406-580-4443
[email protected]
Group Crisis Intervention14HarlemJanuary 17-18, 2025Carol Burroughs
406-580-4443
[email protected]
Crisis Intervention Team Training40HavreDecember 9-13, 2024Ryan Pearson
406-265-4361
[email protected]
Patrol Officer Response to Street Drugs40Flathead CountyJanuary 13-17, 2025Registration link click here
Responding to Fentanyl & Other Current Drug Trends6.5BozemanJune 26, 2025Rick Musson 
[email protected]
Or click here
NASRO SRO Basic40BelgradeMarch 17-21, 2025David Keen
406-924-4665
[email protected]
Course Registration:  https://www.nasro.org/events/2025/03/17/basic-sro/belgrade-mt/
Hotel Reservation:  http://evenhotels.com
Next Level Leadership24BozemanJanuary 14-16, 2025Michael Chickos 
406-582-2100
[email protected]
Less Lethal Instructor Program32Box ElderApril 8-11, 20251. If students already have a PoliceOne profile, click here to register.
2. If you DO NOT have a PoliceOne profile and are a new registrant, click here to register.
Sean Richardson
406-395-4513
[email protected]
CDOB #186160Helena at MLEAJanuary 5-24, 2025Bruce Parks
406-444-9969
[email protected]
CDOB #186 EQ160Helena at MLEAJanuary 23, 2025Bruce Parks 
406-444-9969
[email protected]
Female Enforcers Event16BozemanMay 29-30, 2025Richard Musson
[email protected]
Excellence in Leadership16HelenaFebruary 18-19, 2025Domingo Zapata
406-457-8581
[email protected]
CIT Academy #340LibbyMarch 3-7, 2025Vanessa Williamson
[email protected]
Pretrial Supervision and Misdemeanor Probation Basic Academy180Helena at MLEAVanessa Williamson
[email protected]

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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