Peace Officer Standards and Training

Additional Non-POST Sponsored Training

Listed below you will find information on these additional courses that are not sponsored by POST.

Please note that clicking any of the links below will direct you to an external website.

Courses with scheduled dates or available online
HB200 Adult Sex Crimes Investigations Course
Basic Public Information Officer (registration on UTRAIN)

Additional Courses with Potential Training Dates
Utah Division of Emergency Management Training Calendar
National Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Responder Training Program

With the approval of the Agency’s Chief Administrative Officer, these training hours may be counted toward the statutory requirement for annual in-service training.

Note: The in-service training options posted on this webpage are NOT endorsed by Utah POST and are listed as possible in-service training options. POST does NOT review or certify training as counting for continuing education credits. Officers must submit a certificate of completion or report attendance to their own agency for potential credit. Agencies must certify the contents of the training and report training hours to POST. Consequently, officers must check with their own agency to determine if the training would be accepted by the agency.


Post Traumatic Growth & Suicide Prevention Conference – CEU Hours Available!

Join us for this TWO-day CEU event! 

When: Wednesday & Thursday June 17-18th, 2026 – 8:00am – 5:00pm

Where: University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Conference Center

Moot Courtroom, Room 6200

383 S. University Street

Salt Lake City, UT 84112

For registration and additional information, please visit the event registration website.


AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS TRAINING – VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING (VIRTRA) – UTAH ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course trains officers to better deal with individuals who have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by:
     • Understanding ASD
     • How to Recognize ASD
     • De-Escalation Helps

WHEN: Dates may be scheduled depending on demand. Each class can hold six officers.

WHERE: On-Site Training UT AG’s VirtTra Training Center

COST: Contact AG’s Office 

For registration information, please contact Scott Carver or Will Fowlke. You may also reach them at (801) 281-1200.


PUBLIC SAFETY COURSES FOR INDIVIDUALS & AGENCIES

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Training courses include: Peer Support Certification, Suicide Awareness & Intervention, Battle Mindset and Officer Safety, and Officer-Involved Shootings—A Necessary Paradigm Shift for Officer Wellness

WHERE: Online training courses

COST: Varies depending on course

For registration information, please visit this website.


CALIBRE PLUS ONLINE TRAINING CLASSES

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Various Law Enforcement online training courses

WHERE: Online Training Classes

WHEN: Various dates & times available

COST: Varies depending on course

For registration information, please visit this website.


HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Happiness in relationships takes constant work. The health and wellness
of your relationships with family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, and significant others are vital to
success in your career and personal life. Avoid the pitfalls that often harm your relationships with
others, and avoid becoming a statistic of failed marriages, often seen in law enforcement. Learn how to
evaluate and improve the areas of TIME, TALK, and TOUCH as it relates to your life and those
around you. Learn easy tips and action steps that provide hidden benefits anyone can use. Come
learn how to improve your relationships and how to guide others to do the same. Hugh D.
Watt has been married for 28 years, father of three boys, and is a 17-year U.S. Probation Officer.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, domestic violence and marriage therapist, Author of the Trial
Tapper’s book series, and a certified Critical Incident Stress Management Team member (CISM).

WHERE: On-Demand or agency on-site

COST: Free **There is no cost to attend this training**

For registration information, please visit this website.


INTERVIEWING & BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Students taking this six-hour Interviewing & Behavior Analysis course will learn to leverage verbal and nonverbal analysis techniques for developing quality investigative leads. Unique to this class only, students will also receive access to the Lead Generation Tool, a one-page resource they may practice with or use in the field. By learning and successfully deploying the knowledge contained in this course, students can increase their case closure rates and decrease open case time. No course on the market pulls this many analysis techniques into one spot and provides a tool to utilize for them all.

WHERE: On-Demand

WHEN: Online course

COST: $199.90 per person, 3 or more drops, the price per person to $150 each

For training & consultation information, contact info@hiveint.co


HOMEFRONT PROTECTIVE GROUP – VIRTUAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CLASSES

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Homefront Protective Group, Law Enforcement Training presents the following training courses:

  • Extremists in America: Ideology, Tactics, and Terror
  • Inmate/Criminal Manipulation Techniques
  • Detecting Deception in Written Documents
  • Tactical Communication: Managing difficult people through effective two-way communication & effective body language
  • Defensive Tactics: Recognize when to use it and what is appropriate

WHERE: Online Zoom Virtual Classroom

WHEN: Various dates & times available

COST: Varies depending on course

For registration information, please visit this website.


LIVE WEBINARS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Cold Case Foundation Global Academy is bringing expert training to you! Looking for top-notch training at an affordable cost? Look no further than the Cold Case Foundation Global Academy.

The CCF Global Academy offers live webinars with several hours of in-depth training. Each course has been developed by professionals in the law enforcement career field. Choose from a variety of advanced & specialized investigative and forensic studies, including Victimology, Criminal Investigative Analysis, Crime Scene Reconstruction, Property and Evidence Room Control, and Fire Death Investigations, and more. Courses will be offered throughout the year.

The Cold Case Foundation is a non-profit organization comprised of over 150 experienced investigative and forensic specialist volunteers assisting LE agencies and victims’ families in resolving homicide, missing persons, unidentified remains, and rape/sexual assault and violent cases containing serial characteristics.

The organization was founded in 2015 by retired FBI Profiler Gregory M. Cooper.
The mission of the Cold Case Foundation is to connect law enforcement agencies with experts in a variety of investigative and forensic disciplines.

Through funding, consulting, training, networking, and empowering victims of the law enforcement agencies will have access to the additional resources that in turn, will help resolve cases that have not had answers for many years.

WHERE: Online Webinar

COST: TBD

For registration information, please visit this website.


THE REID TECHNIQUE TIPS ONLINE TRAINING VIDEOS

COURSE DESCRIPTION: On our YouTube channel, The Reid Technique Tips, we have over 30 educational video presentations, all under 15 minutes long, that you can use as part of a curriculum and training on interview and interrogation procedures at no cost. We detail the Core Principles and Best Practices that all investigators should follow, and have developed several Playlists, including the following:
Interviewing
Preparing for the Interview
Proper Room Setting
Using Open-ended Questions Part One
Using Open-ended Questions Part Two
There is no behavior Unique to Lying
The Value of Behavior Provoking Questions: A Case Study
Do Not Tell the Subject What You Know
Cognitive Interviewing
Key Principles to Keep in Mind When Conducting an Interview (Joseph Buckley interview)
Interrogation
Positive Persuasion
Empathy and Understanding
Projection and Rationalization
Minimization and Maximization
Gang Crime Interrogations
Questioning Juvenile Offenders
The Value of Recording Interrogations
What is the Non-Confrontational Approach?
Guilt Presumptive Approach, Privacy, and the Purpose of an Interrogation
False Confession Issues
Clarifying Misrepresentations about Law Enforcement Interrogation Techniques
What Questions to Ask to Determine the Voluntariness and Validity of a Subject’s Confession
False Confessions – The Issues to be Considered Part One
False Confessions – The Issues to be Considered Part Two
Is it permissible to lie to a Suspect about Evidence?


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ELDER JUSTICE INITIATIVE

COURSE DESCRIPTION: As part of its unwavering commitment to Elder Justice, the US Department of Justice and its various components have invested heavily in the development of resources to support law enforcement efforts to combat elder abuse. There is now a list of elder justice resources designed for local, state, and federal law enforcement officers to more aggressively and effectively respond to elder abuse, neglect, and financial fraud and exploitation. Join us in promoting justice for older Americans. For more information, please email elder.justice@usdoj.gov or visit US Department of Justice Elder Justice Initiative website.