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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]

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

Contact Information:
Kayla Wallace
[email protected]

Preapproved Montana Trainings

POST

ClassCredit HoursLocationDate(s)Contact
Defensive Tactics Instructor40HelenaMay 12-16, 2025May/12/2025Kelly Sherman
406-444-9953
[email protected]
First Line Supervisor32HelenaJune 2-6, 2025Jun/02/2025Kelly Sherman
406-444-9953
[email protected]
Firearms Instructor Training40HelenaJune 9-13, 2025Jun/09/2025Kelly Sherman
406-444-9953
[email protected]
Instructor Development40HelenaAugust 4-8, 2025Aug/04/2025Kelly Sherman
406-444-9953
[email protected]
Recruiting for Law Enforcement12HelenaAugust 11-12, 2025Aug/11/2025Domingo Zapata
406-457-8581
[email protected]
or click here
Background Investigations for Police Applicants12HelenaAugust 13-14, 2025Aug/13/2025Domingo Zapata
406-457-8581
[email protected]
or click here
First Line Supervisor32HelenaSeptember 15-19, 2025Sep/15/2025Kelly Sherman
406-444-9953
[email protected]
NTOA – Less Lethal, FSDD, Chemical Agent Instructor Certification40May 19-23, 2025May/19/2025Rick Musson
[email protected]
or click here
Traumas of Law Enforcement Training21BillingsJune 2-4, 2025Jun/02/2025Lisa Valverde
573-346-4911
[email protected]
or click here
Body Language for Law Enforcement6KalispellJune 16, 2025Jun/16/2025William Appel
406-758-7789
[email protected]
or click here
Recognizing Pre-Attack Indicators6KalispellJune 17, 2025Jun/17/2025William Appel
406-758-7789
[email protected]
or click here
Basic Coroner40BozemanJune 23-26, 2025Jun/23/2025Beker Cuelho
406-823-9352
[email protected]
Bulletproof Courtroom Testimony8SidneyJune 24, 2025Jun/24/2025Gabe Zeiler
[email protected]
Or click here
Bulletproof Report Writing8SidneyJune 23, 2025Jun/23/2025Gabe Zeiler
[email protected]
Or click here.
Seconds for Survival8SidneyJune 25, 2025Jun/25/2025Gabe Zeiler
[email protected]
Or click here.
Leadership and Accountability for First-Line Supervisors32BillingsMay 19-22, 2025May/19/2025Click here.
Responding to Fentanyl & Other Current Drug Trends6.5BozemanJune 26, 2025Jun/26/2025Rick Musson 
[email protected]
Or click here
Female Enforcers Event16BozemanMay 29-30, 2025May/29/2025Richard Musson
[email protected]
Physical Surveillance for Counternarcotic Missions40BillingsMay 26, 2025May/26/2025Samantha Puckett
[email protected]
PepperBall Instructor Armorer Training Course16Ravalli County September 16, 2025Sep/16/2025Tod Wofford
[email protected]
Field Training Officer Course - Kaminsky, Sullenberger & Associates, Inc.40HavreSeptember 15-19, 2025Sep/15/2025Class Registration: Robert Sullenberger
[email protected]
303-358-9780

Lodging Information: Ryan Pearson
[email protected]
406-265-4361
Coroner Basic40BozemanJune 23-26, 2025Jun/23/2025Beker Cuelho
[email protected]
406-823-9352
Fundamentals of Modern Communication Services8HelenaMay 19, 2025May/19/2025Walter O'Neal 
[email protected]
540-361-4629

Domingo Zapata
406-457-8581
Cartel Traps8BillingsDecember 1, 2025Dec/01/2025Click here
Instructor Development40BillingsSeptember 15, 2025Sep/15/2025Sam Puckett
[email protected]
Reading People - Becoming a Body Language Expert8BozemanAugust 8, 2025Aug/08/2025Maddie Arnold
[email protected]

Rick Musson
[email protected]
Rescue Task Force Instructor Certification24BillingsJune 23, 2025Jun/23/2025Click here
Tactical Training for Narcotics/Vice Units40BillingsJune 23, 2025Jun/23/2025Click here
Criminal Investigations Using Cellular Technologies Advanced Course40MissoulaJuly 14-18, 2025Jul/14/2025Training Coordinator at
[email protected] 
844-367-9389
Or Click here
Kaminsky, Sullenberger & Associates Field Training Officer Course40Great FallsJune 16-20, 2025Jun/16/2025Course Flyer & Registration
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
[email protected]
Course Flyer
Or Click here
Interview and Interrogation - Understanding Human Behavior and Body Language16PolsonJune 9-10, 2025Jun/09/2025Ben Woods
406-249-3002
[email protected]
Next Level Leadership16PolsonJune 12-13, 2025Jun/12/2025Ben Woods
406-249-3002
[email protected]
Joel Hardin Professional Tracking Services24St. IgnatiusMay 16-18, 2025May/16/2025Mark Culp
[email protected]
Registration click here
2025 Safe Schools Summit12BillingsAugust 5-6, 2025Aug/05/2025Brenda
[email protected]
406-531-5957
Flyer
Registration click here
Grant Writing16HelenaJune 16-17, 2025Jun/16/2025Domingo Leveque-Zapata
[email protected]
406-457-8581
Or click here
Scaled Operations Course24Cut Bank Police DepartmentMay 15-18, 2025May/15/2025William Harrill
[email protected]

If you would like to register for this course please send your name, rank, contact information, and agency to William Harrill.
Threat Assessment & Threat Management8HelenaSeptember 19, 2025Sep/19/2025Domingo Zapata
[email protected]
406-457-8581
Canine Legal Updates and Opinions Seminar: Patrol Dog and Narcotic-Contraband Detection Dog16BillingsJune 10-12, 2025Jun/10/2025Questions or Registration click here
Grant Management16BillingsJuly 10-11, 2025Jul/10/2025Questions or Registration click here
Basic SRO Course40BillingsJuly 14-18, 2025Jul/14/2025Questions or Registration click here
Identifying & Responding to Stalking 6MissoulaMay 15, 2025 & May 16, 2025May/15/2025Agenda & Registration Click here
Crisis Intervention Team #7 (CIT)40HamiltonMay 12-16, 2025May/12/2025Jaime Biesiot 
[email protected]
406-550-1636
Or click here
The Standard Response Protocol & The Standard Reunification Method - Train the Trainer Workshop8BozemanAugust 11, 2025Aug/11/2025Rick Musson
[email protected]
Course flyer click here
Response to Active Shooter24BillingsAugust 5-7, 2025Aug/05/2025Brad Mansur
[email protected]
Response to Active Shooter Flyer
2025 Montana Leadership Summit14Rosebud CountyJune 3-4, 2025Jun/03/2025Jenni Cherry
406-346-2715
[email protected]
Registration click here
Western Regional Joint Threat Assessment Training 202515BozemanMay 28-29, 2025May/28/2025Registration click here
Taser Instructor16HavreJuly 30-31, 2025Jul/30/2025Tanner Donovan
406-680-2374
[email protected]
Covert Operations Course56MLEAMay 12-16, 2025May/12/2025Luke Smith
[email protected]
Course Flyer click here
Values in Ethics2PolsonJuly 16, 2025Jul/16/2025Chief George Simpson
406-883-8210
[email protected]
Registration click here
Group & Individual Crisis Intervention24LivingstonAugust 18-20, 2025Aug/18/2025Carol Staben Burroughs
[email protected]
MATIC ILO (Information Liaison Officer) Basic3DillonJune 5, 2025Jun/05/2025Kent Anderson
[email protected]
Course Flyer
MATIC ILO (Information Liaison Officer) Basic3HavreJune 26, 2025Jun/26/2025Kent Anderson
[email protected]
Course Flyer
Taser Instructor Course16White Sulphur SpringsMay 21-22, 2025May/21/2025Cody Wilson
[email protected]
406-589-5355
Women in Command16BillingsOctober 27-28, 2025Oct/27/2025Registration
Mounted Patrol Annual Re-Certification24BelgradeJune 24-26, 2025Jun/24/2025Jackie Stewart
[email protected]
Flyer
Pistol Red Dot Sight (RDS) Transition Course8BillingsOctober 1, 2025Oct/01/2025Bradley Mansur
[email protected]
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