Training

Information about training resources that POST provides for California Law Enforcement.

For You

• POST ID — Look up your POST ID online instantly.
• Training Status — Check your current compliance cycle status for CPT / Perishable Skills.
• POST Profile — Download your POST Profile online instantly.
• Injury Report Form — Form to satisfy Regulation 1052 and Regulation 1059 reporting requirements for course presenters

Reimbursement Information

• Backfill Courses — Courses that qualify to be given a reimbursable allowance for an agency’s expense of paying salary at the overtime rate to a peace officer employee who replaces another peace officer employee for his/her attendance of a selected POST-certified training course.

Basic Training

• Basic Course — The Regular Basic Course (basic academy) is the training standard for police officers, deputy sheriffs, school district police officers, district attorney investigators, as well as a few other classifications of peace officers.
• Basic Training Academies — Academies throughout California present POST-certified basic law enforcement training.

Find Training Opportunities

• Course Catalog — Find POST-certified training courses throughout California.
• Learning Portal — Learn new skills and support your professional development.

By Occupation

Peace Officers

Training requirements and training resources for Police Officers, Deputies, Investigators, Detectives, and Supervisors. Information on the Field Training / Police Training programs as well as the Reserve Peace Officer program (RPOP).

• Training requirements and resources for Peace Officers

Dispatchers

Find frequently asked questions on how to become a dispatcher or information on the Public Safety Dispatcher Certificate, Basic Course, or Selection Standards. Locate upcoming Dispatch courses or use the Dispatch Center on the Learning Portal.

• Training requirements and resources for Dispatchers

Basic Course Presenters and Instructors 

The Academy Instructor Certificate Program (AICP), Basic Course, Field Training Officer Video Scenarios Instructor Manual, Instructor Resume Builder (IRB), PC 832 Arrest and Firearms Course, POST-Certified First Aid Training Courses and Instructor Requirements, Proposed TTS and more.

• Training requirements and resources for Basic Course Instructors

Management

Find training requirements, resources, and value added services offered by POST for Managers and Executives.

• Training requirements, resources, and services for Management

Training Managers

Information and resources available for Training Managers, including a list of POST Regional Training Consultants.

• Information and resources for Training Managers

POST- Certified Presenters

Course Certification Commission Regularions, Instructor Development Institute (IDI), and Specialized Training Certification.

• Training requirements and resources for POST-Certified Presenters