This five-day school will provide Iowa Law Enforcement Academy certification as a Bike Patrol Instructor. As a Bike Patrol Instructor, graduates will have the ability to certify other officers as Bike Patrol Officers and operate a departmental bike program. Bike specific topics will include: bike nomenclature, maintenance, running a bike unit, bike handling, roadway safety, (more…)

About the Training: This thirty-two-hour course has been prepared to aid the training administrator in planning and managing the Basic Training Program in RADAR/LIDAR Speed measurement. The purpose is to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to perform speed enforcement activities. To be able to describe the association between higher speeds, crashes, deaths, injuries, and (more…)

This is a rigorous five-day course which will provide an instructor certification in the area of defensive tactics. Required clothing and equipment will consist of an athletic T-Shirt, BDU style training pants, athletic shoes, duty belt, training weapon if available, ballistic vest, mouth guard, and handcuffs. This will provide a valid certification for three years, (more…)

These five days of instructor training provides certification as an Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Instructor. The SFST instructor-development training program involves the methodology of SFST detecting and apprehending impaired drivers, mechanics of testing, recognizing the clues, how to properly administer the tests and other instructional topics acquired with standardized field (more…)

About the Training: This one-day course is for the Basic Instructor Oleoresin Capsicum Aerosol. The instructor will have updates in the following instruction: principles, skills, and techniques necessary to understand how and when to use OC; techniques to control violent and aggressive behavior including the use of OC; methods to reduce personal injury to officers, (more…)

NOTICE: THE PRE-REQUISITE FOR THIS INSTRUCTOR SCHOOL IS THE FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR SCHOOL This one-week school, instructed by Academy staff, will provide Iowa Law Enforcement Academy endorsement as a rifle instructor and will give graduates the skills to establish and operate a departmental rifle program. Topics to be covered will include: history of the law enforcement (more…)

NOTICE: THE PRE-REQUISITE FOR THIS INSTRUCTOR SCHOOL IS THE FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR SCHOOL This one-week school, instructed by Academy staff, will provide Iowa Law Enforcement Academy endorsement as a rifle instructor and will give graduates the skills to establish and operate a departmental rifle program. Topics to be covered will include: history of the law enforcement (more…)

PLEASE NOTE: This class operates on a waitlist.  Signing up for this school does NOT guarantee you a spot; you will receive an email if your registration is approved. As per the updated Iowa Code, all ILEA Instructors must have a minimum of 3 years working as a certified officer before attending an instructor school. If you do not (more…)

These five days of instructor training provides certification as an Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Instructor. The SFST instructor-development training program involves the methodology of SFST detecting and apprehending impaired drivers, mechanics of testing, recognizing the clues, how to properly administer the tests and other instructional topics acquired with standardized field (more…)