2011 Offerings
The week of November 28th the Academy will offer POST certified block classes in every required training area. Please schedule the classes that meet your needs. All classes are 8 to 5 unless otherwise stated. 55 continuing hours are offered in total. The cost will be $450 for persons wishing to participate in all training hours. For those who don't need, or want to take the entire block, you can sign up for individual classes. The schedule and fees are listed below.
- Monday, November 28 - Patrol rifle (classroom)
- Tuesday, November 29 - Patrol rifle (range)
- Students must attend both days, 16 hours skill development. $150 or $100 if student provides personal rifle and 200 rounds of ammunition
- Wednesday, November 30 - Wednesday Tactical MMA (mixed martial arts)
- 6 hours skill development, 2 hours legal, $100
- Thursday, December 1 - (8am - 12pm) Basic digital photography for law enforcement
- 4 hours technical studies, $25
- Thursday, December 1 - (1pm - 5pm) Legal update
- 4 hours legal studies, $25
- Friday, December 2 - Hostage negotiation for first responders
- 2 hours interpersonal skills 6 hours technical skills, $50.
- Saturday, December 3 - (8am - 12pm) Tactical Communications
- 2 hours legal, 2 technical, $25
- Saturday, December 3 - (1pm - 4pm) Racial Profiling
- 2 hours interpersonal, 1 legal, $25
- Monday, December 5 - X26 Taser
- 8 hours technical skills, $100
All licensed peace officers and reserve officers must successfully complete a minimum of 48 hoursof continuing education to maintain their peace officer license. It is the responsibility of the licensed officer to ensure their continuing education requirements are met.
Each officer shall complete a minimum of four hours in all four core curricula areas. The core curricula areas are identified as:
Legal Studies
Interpersonal Perspectives
Technical Studies
Skill Development - A minimum of four hours of some type of Firearms Skill Development training must be completed every three year reporting period.
Once the core curricula area requirements (minimum of four hours in each) are satisfied, the remaining 32 hours may come from any of the four core curricula areas.
A minimum of 24 hours must come from a source identified as a POST Approved Provider, like the Law Enforcement Academy, and the statement "Approved Provider" must appear on your training certificate.
Every peace or reserve officer commissioned, licensed, and with the authority to enforce motor vehicle or traffic laws shall obtain at least one credit hour of continuing education training regarding racial profiling each calendar year. To meet this requirement, in-service racial profiling training courses must be pre-approved by POST or must be delivered by an Approved Provider.
The first date officers licensed in 2006, 2007, and 2008 (reporting period # 5) will be required to report their Continuing Education Hours will be Dec. 31, 2011. Their next reporting date will be every reporting period there after.
Helpful links with further explanation include:
If you have any questions regarding continuing law enforcement education requirements, please contact a representative of the POST Program by calling (573) 751-4905 or by e-mail at post@dps.mo.gov.
Continuing education is offered through the Law Enforcement Academy on a per class basis or yearly contract. Please click here for information about the CEU Contract.