Published: Wed, 06/22/2016 - 4:13pm
Summer is here and it is time for another POST newsletter. This will have several resources that I hope you will take advantage of as you plan for the future training of your agencies.
The International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) is currently creating a 40-hour training course for academy directors. IADLEST recognized there is currently no training in this area and is working to fill this void. I will notify all academy directors once I hear the training course has been created and is available. Speaking of IADLEST, they have several web-related resources that you may find beneficial to your agency.
- The first is NLEARN. This is a free resource for police and sheriff\'s academy directors, managers, coordinators and trainers. It is as simple as typing in www.iadlest.org/Projects/NLEARN.aspx. Once there, click on the large green arrow in the right side of the screen for NLEARN Users. There are podcasts from Community Oriented Policing Services and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, along with several pages of libraries of courses of all types.
- NCP, National Certification Program, is an on line resource providing both in-person and classroom courses that have been vetted and certified by IADLEST. The website is https://www.iadlest.org/Home.aspx. Once there, look on the left side of the Home Page under "Featured Projects" and click on "National Certification Catalog." You can select filters on the left side of the page to limit or expand the specific type of training you are seeking. Vendors that make it onto this website have been vetted by the IADLEST training staff and received the national certification seal. This seal is good for two years and all training courses must be resubmitted and reevaluated every two years. As of today, there are 94 LE courses, 36 fire service courses and 38 EMS courses. This list should continue to grow as vendors learn of this resource and seek to be published here.
- The NDI, National Decertification Index, is another IADLEST resource. It serves as a national registry of certificate or license revocation actions relating to officer misconduct. This information is voluntarily supplied by those states that choose to participate. This index currently contains 20,922 actions reported by 40 states. All reported actions should be verified with the contributing authority. The website address is https://www.iadlest.org/Home.aspx and then click on "National Decertification Index" on the left-hand side of the Home Page. There is a sign-on page that verifies you are in law enforcement and should have access to the listed information.
Lastly, there are several critical dates that occur throughout the year because of statutory, fiscal or POST rule requirements. I want to provide a list of important POST dates to all of you to help limit confusion and assist with communication. Three separate lists are below for your reference, Important Agency Dates, and Important Dates for Training Regions, and Important Dates for Academy Directors and POST Board Members. As always, I welcome your feedback.
Cory Amend
Important Dates for Agencies PDF
Important Dates for Training Regions PDF
Important Date for Academy Directors and POST Board Members PDF