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SUMMARY:(LEQ) Legal Equivalency
DESCRIPTION:POST has approved 40 hours \nThe Legal Equivalency course is conducted twice per year and is required for recently hired sworn officers currently employed by an agency and who completed a basic law enforcement academy in another state.  This course must be completed within 12 months of hire. Prior to registration for this course\, the Montana POST Council must approve the officers to attend. Contact POST at 444-9975 to start the POST approval process. \nAfter receiving POST approval\, you must submit a copy of the POST approval letter in the registration portal. \nPlease note that the SFST/Intoxilyzer training is a separate course and requires a different registration. Registering for LEQ does not provide registration in SFST. \nAgencies will need to send their prospective students to MLEA with a laptop or tablet capable of accessing the internet and their ACADIS Portal. If you do not have access to your ACADIS Portal\, please contact your supervisor or POST at MTPOST@mt.gov. \nRegistration: MLEAAcadis \nLunch is not included but can be purchased for $10.25. Meal price increase – full meal plan $30.00. \nLODGING: Lodging $30 per night (if available) \nPoint of contact: Kelly Sherman 406-444-9953 Kelly.sherman@mt.gov
URL:https://dojmt.gov/statewide-training-calendar/leq-legal-equivalency-2/
LOCATION:Montana Law Enforcement Academy\, 2260 Sierra Rd E.\,\, HELENA\, MT 59602\, MT\, 59601-3004\, United States
CATEGORIES:MLEA Professional Program
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SUMMARY:SFST/Intoxilyzer
DESCRIPTION:This registration is for SFST ONLY LEQ requires a separate registration. \nPOST has approved 40 hours. \nLunch is not provided but may be purchased for $10.25 per day\, the Full meal plan is $30.00 per day and lodging is $30 per night (if available). \nAgencies will need to send their prospective students to MLEA with a laptop or tablet capable of accessing the internet and their ACADIS Portal. If you do not have access to your ACADIS Portal\, please contact your supervisor or POST at MTPOST@mt.gov. \nThe purpose of this course is to provide participants with the skills\, training and necessary certifications to process DUI arrests in Montana. Instruction is both classroom and hands on. Standardized Field Sobriety Testing\, Portable Breath Test Instruments\, the Intoxilyzer 9000 and the legal environment surrounding DUI are covered in this course. Instructors are from the Montana Crime Lab’s Breath Alcohol Program\, Toxicologists\, the Montana DRE and SFST State Coordinators\, and Montana’s Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor. \nIntended Audience (LEQ/SFST only). \nThis course DOES NOT offer a wet lab.  Officers who do not have prior experience investigating impaired drivers should consider attending the SFST course where a wet lab is offered. \nParticipants should be employed and under the direct control of public criminal justice agency. Ideally\, officers responsible for DUI enforcement will use all aspects of the training\, especially the three SFSTs. Officers selected to attend this training should be aware of the hazards caused by impaired drivers and be motivated to make the roadways of Montana safer for everyone. \nRegistration is done at MLEAAcadis. \nPoint of contact is Kelly Sherman 444-9953 kelly.sherman@mt.gov 
URL:https://dojmt.gov/statewide-training-calendar/sfst-intoxilyzer/
LOCATION:Montana Law Enforcement Academy\, 2260 Sierra Rd E.\,\, HELENA\, MT 59602\, MT\, 59601-3004\, United States
CATEGORIES:MLEA Professional Program
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20270910T170000
DTSTAMP:20260803T152646Z
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SUMMARY:Defensive Tactics Instructor
DESCRIPTION:POST has approved 18 hours \nAgencies will need to send their prospective students to MLEA with a laptop or tablet capable of accessing the internet and their ACADIS Portal. If you do not have access to your ACADIS Portal\, please contact your supervisor or POST at MTPOST@mt.gov. Lodging (if available) is $30 per day the lunch only meal option is $10.25 and the FULL Meal Plan is $30 per day. \nRegister directly in MLEAAcadis. \nIf you have any questions please call or text Matt Smith at 406-513-9660 or by email at matthew.smith@mt.gov \n$300 \nPOST has approved 40 Hours. \nThis integrated comprehensive course of instruction will provide students with the knowledge\, skills\, and abilities to deploy force legally and tactically as a means of defense or to affect an arrest. \nAgencies will need to send their prospective students to MLEA with a laptop or tablet capable of accessing the internet and their ACADIS Portal. If you do not have access to your ACADIS Portal\, please contact your supervisor or POST at MTPOST@mt.gov. \nThe Montana Law Enforcement Academy Defensive Tactics Instructor curriculum trains students to use proven techniques to neutralize the initial barrage of strikes and escape from a subject to regain a position of advantage. Weapon Retention Techniques are taught on principles that will defeat an attacker’s attempt to disarm the officer from any position in the fight\, standing or on the ground. Tactical De-escalation such as non-violent submission holds\, with emphasize on strikes and de-escalation. Arrest & Control Procedures including highly effective handcuffing techniques that can be applied from any position in the fight and are effective in both solo and multi-officer arrest scenarios. Instructors need to understand how to apply agency-specific use of force policies as well as the Graham Use of Force Calculus to all defensive tactics techniques. \nThis is a physically demanding course that is taught at the instructor level. A prospective instructor student should have at least an introductory background in a grappling or proven defensive tactics/combative program. This is not a “show up and you will pass” course. \nIt is mandatory that within 90 days of class start date\, prospective instructor students must conduct an MPAT with a time of 5:00 or below. \nReview FLETC Use of Force Parts I-IX (https://www.fletc.gov/use-force-part-i). A multiple-choice exam on Use of Force will be administered Monday morning. \nPrereq’s for this training include at least one of the following: \n\nGraduate of LEOB class #177 or later\nGraduate of CDOB class #177 or later\nGraduate of P&P basic class # 33 or later\nBrazilian Jiu Jitsu blue belt or higher\nJudo orange belt or higher\nHigh School wrestling varsity letter\nMarine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) gray belt or higher\nModern Army Combatives Program (MACP) level 1\nGracie Survival Tactics Level 1 graduate\nTeam Hardy Ground Tactics Basic Level 1 Coach’s Course certificate\nHigh School Wrestling varsity letter\nCode4Combat (C4C) Police Jiu Jitsu Level 1 certificate\nKrav Maga level 2 or higher\nEffective Force Combatives Instructor certification\nShivworks Extreme Close Quarters Concepts graduate\nOther experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.\n\nRegistration and questions contact for this training is Matt Smith 444-9958 Matthew.smith@mt.gov \n  \n 
URL:https://dojmt.gov/statewide-training-calendar/defensive-tactics-instructor-3/
LOCATION:Montana Law Enforcement Academy\, 2260 Sierra Rd E.\,\, HELENA\, MT 59602\, MT\, 59601-3004\, United States
CATEGORIES:MLEA Professional Program
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SUMMARY:Coroner Continuing Education
DESCRIPTION:Coroner CE \nThis training will meet POST 16 hours continuing education requirements. \nAgencies will need to send their prospective students to MLEA with a laptop or tablet capable of accessing the internet and their ACADIS Portal. If you do not have access to your ACADIS Portal\, please contact your supervisor or POST at MTPOST@mt.gov. \nThe training runs on the following dates and times: \n\nDecember 1st\, 2026-1:00-5:00\nDecember 2nd\, 2026 8:00-5:00\nDecember 3rd\, 2026-8:00-12:00\n\nNo lunch is provided but can be purchased for $10.25.  The full meal plan is $30.00 and lodging (if available)  is $30.00. \nRegistration can be done at MLEA Acadis \nThe point of contact for this training is Kayla Wallace 406-596-1519  Kayla.wallace@mt.gov \n 
URL:https://dojmt.gov/statewide-training-calendar/coroner-continuing-education-2/
LOCATION:Montana Law Enforcement Academy\, 2260 Sierra Rd E.\,\, HELENA\, MT 59602\, MT\, 59601-3004\, United States
CATEGORIES:MLEA Professional Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20271206T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20271210T170000
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UID:97403-1828080000-1828458000@dojmt.gov
SUMMARY:Basic Coroner
DESCRIPTION:There are 40 P.O.S.T. credit hours available for this training. \nThe primary purpose of the Basic Coroner course is to provide coroners and deputy coroners with the skills necessary to respond to\, investigate and document death scenes in Montana.  The course is required by state law for county coroners within 12 months of election.  Topics typically covered include laws pertaining to coroners\, cause of death and autopsy\, forensic odontology\, excited delirium\, trace evidence considerations\, camera operations and death scene photography\, scene preservation\, tissue and organ donation and working with the media and families as well as state agencies. \nAgencies will need to send their prospective students to MLEA with a laptop or tablet capable of accessing the internet and their ACADIS Portal. If you do not have access to your ACADIS Portal\, please contact your supervisor or POST at MTPOST@mt.gov. \nRegistration for the course can be done at  MLEA Acadis \nNo substitutions or changes will be accepted after Dec. 1st\, 2026. \nIf you are planning on staying on campus and eating meals here the cost is $30.00 per day for lodging (if available)\, $30.00 for the full meal plan or $10.25 for lunch only. Lunch IS NOT included in the training. there is a $100 fee for this training. \nPoint of contact is Kelly Sherman at 406-444-9953 Kelly.sherman@mt.gov
URL:https://dojmt.gov/statewide-training-calendar/basic-coroner/
LOCATION:Montana Law Enforcement Academy\, 2260 Sierra Rd E.\,\, HELENA\, MT 59602\, MT\, 59601-3004\, United States
CATEGORIES:MLEA Professional Program
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