Cycle ends on 08/31/2025
Click here for the Training Mandates - Peace Officers PDF.
Click here for the Training Mandates - Chief Administrators PDF.
Individuals not appointed with a department must go thru one of our Training Providers to complete the required training listed above. TCOLE will not accept training that is not thru one of our providers.
Licensed Peace Officers:
4-year Training Cycle: (9/1/21-8/31/25):
If you do not have an Intermediate Proficiency Certificate or higher, the following will be required for completion:
- Crisis Intervention Training (#3843 or #1850)
- Cultural Diversity (#3939 or #394)
- De-escalation Techniques (#1849)
- Special Investigative Topics (#3232)
2-year Training Unit: (9/1/23-8/31/25):
- Legislative Update course (#3188)
- 16 hours of ALERRT training*
- Finding Wellness – Building a Healthier Life (course #4202) in-person or on MyTCOLE 3.0.
- Trauma-Informed Approach to Sexual Assault Investigations (MyTCOLE 3.0 online course #470 or in-person training course #4070), if not completed in the 9/1/21-8/31/23 unit. An equivalent to this course will be #3264 – Special Investigator Certification.
Deputy Constables:
In addition to the aforementioned “Licensed Peace Officer” requirements, Civil Process (#3131) must be completed in the 4-year training cycle.
*A note on ALERRT training:
The passage of Senate Bill 1852 requires all peace officers to attend ALERRT Level 1 training at least once prior to 8/31/2027. Courses which will satisfy this requirement include #3311, #3313, and train-the-trainer #3315. This new law also requires that every peace officer complete 16 hours of ALERRT training every two-year unit going forward.
Peace officers who have previously completed course #3311, #3313, or #3315 and have at least one of these courses documented on their TCOLE training record do not need to repeat ALERRT Level 1 training; however, they must take at least 16 hours of ALERRT training during this 2-year training unit before 8/31/2025. Courses which will satisfy the 16-hour requirement are included in the approved list below.
Peace officers who do NOT have course #3311, #3313, or #3315 documented on their TCOLE training record are encouraged to complete course #3311 during this current training unit prior to 8/31/2025 as their 16-hour continuing education requirement if at all possible. If not completed during this training unit, they MUST have completed #3311 prior to 8/31/2027 in accordance with Senate Bill 1852.
The following ALERRT course numbers count towards the training mandate:
- 3381 ALERRT AAIR
- 3380 ALERRT AAIR Train the Trainer
- 3376 ALERRT Breaching for 1st Responders Train the Trainer
- 3377 ALERRT ERASE Train the Trainer
- 3394 ALERRT Exterior Response to Active Shooter Events
- 3393 ALERRT First Resp. Medical Train the Trainer
- 3317 ALERRT First Responder Breaching
- 3318 ALERRT First Responders Operating in Low - Light
- 3311 ALERRT Level 1
- 3382 ALERRT SORD
- 3392 ALERRT SORD Train the Trainer
- 3312 ALERRT Update
- 3315 ALERRT- Level 1 Train the Trainer
- 3357 ALERRT First Responder Medical
- 3607 ALERRT Active Shooter Response Incident Mgmt
- 3606 ALERRT Medical Advanced Skills Class
- 3355 ALERRT Level 1 Instructor Recertification online
- 78052 Active Attack Emergency Communications
- 667371 Active Attack Event Response Leadership
- 3356 ALERRT Fire As a Weapon online
Constables:
- Newly Elected Constables:
- Must complete Newly Elected Constable training (#3742 – does not include any ALERRT training hours) thru LEMIT within 2 years of first appointment as Constable.
- Constable Continuing Education:
- Must complete Continuing Education for Constables (#3743) thru LEMIT each 4-year training cycle thereafter. The course includes 8 hours of ALERRT training. You will be required to complete an additional 8 hours of ALERRT training to meet the 16-hour legislative requirement.
- Civil Process:
- Must complete Civil Process (#1415) thru Texas Justices of the Peace and Constables (TJPCA) at Texas State University each 4-year training cycle.
Sheriffs:
- Peace Officer Requirements:
- Sheriffs must complete the same training requirements as all other peace officers for each unit and cycle.
Chief of Police:
- New Chief:
- Must take 80 hours of New Chief's Training:
- New Chief Development Program (#3780 - does not include any ALERRT training hours) AND
- Texas Police Chief Leadership Series (#3740)
at Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT) within 2 years of first appointment as a Texas Chief of Police.
- Chief's Continuing Education:
- Must complete the Texas Police Chief Leadership Series (#3740) each unit thereafter. The course includes 8 hours of ALERRT training. You will be required to complete an additional 8 hours of ALERRT training to meet the 16-hour legislative requirement.
County Jailers:
- Cultural Diversity course (#3939 or #394) every 4-yr training cycle by 08/31/2025. If you have an active Peace Officer license and a Peace Officer Intermediate Proficiency Certificate or higher, you do not need to complete Cultural Diversity.
Telecommunicators:
Current 2-year Training Unit: (09/01/23 - 08/31/25):
- A minimum of 20 hours of training to include Cardiac Emergency Communications (#786)**.
**A current, nationally recognized CPR certification is required in order to enroll.