Advanced and Specialized Training Courses
The Florida Public Safety Institute is certified by the Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission to deliver all Commission-approved curricula to law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers in Florida.
Types of Training
Advanced and Specialized Training
All courses presented by the Florida Public Safety Institute may be used to meet mandatory retraining requirements for Florida officers. Specific courses identified by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC) qualify for salary incentives and course tuition may be funded by state-allocated trust funds. The Florida Public Safety Institute supports the Region III and Region XV (State Officers) Training Councils. Individuals interested in attending courses that are not affiliated with either Region III or Region XV may be able to attend courses by direct payment of tuition.
Instructor Training
Successful completion of instructor courses at a CJSTC-certified training school will qualify individuals to apply for certification as an instructor in the subject areas of instruction. The following instructor courses are offered at the Florida Public Safety Institute:
- General Topics
- Vehicle Operations
- Defensive Tactics
- First Aid
- Criminal Justice Driving
- Speed Measurement
Mandatory Retraining Requirements
It is required in the statute that all full-time, part-time, or auxiliary officers shall successfully complete 40 hours of training every four years. That training may include in-service, advanced, specialized, or career development training courses. College credit courses may also be completed to meet mandatory retraining requirements. The following courses are required as a component of the 40 hours of training:
- Human Diversity (or completion of Discriminatory Profiling and Professional Traffic Stops)
- Domestic Violence
- Juvenile Sexual Offender Investigations
- Discriminatory Profiling and Professional Traffic Stops (or completion of Human Diversity)
Accommodations
The Florida Public Safety Institute offers on-site single-occupancy housing.
Court Subpoenas
If you are subpoenaed for court or otherwise must miss class hours, you are allowed to miss 10% of the course without completing make-up work.
Course Listing
Prior to attending any advanced, specialized, or instructor course that CJSTC regulates, permission must be obtained from the officer's or support staff's agency. Officers should go through their training staff or other representatives from their agency to make contact with academy staff for region trust fund training.
2024 Courses
June
- 6.17.2024 Law Enforcement Community Engagement Training
- 6.17.2024 - 6.18.2024 Single Officer Response to Active Shooters - Instructor
- 6.17.2024 - 6.20.2024 Field Training Officer for Corrections Officers (Region 3)
July
- 7.15.24 - 7.17.24 AR-15 Armorer Course (Region 15)
- 7.23.23 - 7.24.24 Narco-Money Laundering (Region 15)(Online)
- 7.29.24 Interviews, Interrogations, and Street Encounters (Region 15) (Online)
- 7.30.24 - 7.31.24 Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance (Region 15)(Online)
- 7.31.24 Team Control and Vehicle Extractions (Region 15)
August
- 8.1.24 Glock Armorer (Region 3)
- 8.12.24 - 8.16.24 Middle Management (Region 15)
- 8.19.24 - 8.29.24 General Instructor Techniques (Region 3)
- 8.19.24 - 8.20.24 Pistol Mounted Optics Instructor (Region 15) FULL
- 8.23.2024 Social Media Investigations (Region 15)(Online)
September
- 9.16.24 - 9.27.24 Defensive Tactics Instructor (Region 3)
- 9.23.2024 Adv. Criminal Investigations (Region 15)(Online)
- 9.23.24 - 9.27.24 Vehicle Operations Instructor (Region 15)
- 9.23.24 - 9.27.24 Adv. Investigative Techniques of Human Trafficking (Region 3)
- 9.23.24 - 9.27.24 General Instructor Techniques (Region 15)(FDLE-Tampa)
- 9.24.24 - 9.25.24 Struggle Well 2-day Training
October
- 10.7.24 - 10.11.24 Middle Management (Region 3)
- 10.7.24 - 10.10.24 Physical Fitness Trainer (Region 15)
- 10.14.24 - 10.18.24 Vehicle Operations Instructor (Region 3)
- 10.14.24 - 10.24.2024 General Instructor Techniques (Region 15)
- 10.18.24 General Instructor Refresher (Region 3)
- 10.21.24 - 10.25.24 Firearms Instructor (Region 3) FULL
- 10.21.24 - 10.25.24 Case Prep and Court Presentation (Region 3)
- 10.21.24 - 11.1.24 Defensive Tactics Instructor (Region 15)
- 10.22.24 Glock Armorer - FDLE Miami (Region 15)
November
- 11.4.24 - 11.8.24 Firearms Instructor (Region 15)
- 11.8.2024 Bulletproof Courtroom Testimony (Region 15)(Online)
- 11.12.24 - 11.15.24 Interviews and Interrogations (Region 15)
- 11.11.2024-11.15.2024 Gracie Survival Tactics Level 1
December
- 12.2.24 - 12.4.24 Tactical Operations 1 (Region 3)
- 12.2.24 - 12.3.24 ASHI BLS Instructor (Region 15)
- 12.4.24 - 12.13.24 First Aid Instructor Course (Region 15)
- 12.6.2024 Understanding & Tracing IP Addresses (Region 15)(Online)
- 12.9.24 - 12.13.24 FBI LEEDA SLI (Region 15)
January
- 1.13.2025 Emerging Legal Trends (Region 15)(Online)
- 1.21.24 - 1.24.24 EFC Combatives Level 1 (Region 3/15)