In-service training for professionals

This one-day class is to certify officers as GLOCK Armorers. You will receive a three-year certification upon successful completion for all GLOCK model pistols, excluding the G18 Select Fire Models.

Student prerequisites: To be eligible to take the GLOCK Armorers Course you must be active/retired law enforcement or military, private security, GLOCK Stocking Dealer/Range Program employee or current GSSF member.

Armorer course objectives: Understand and be able to explain the design features of the GLOCK Safe Action System, Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to maintain, troubleshoot and service all GLOCK pistols by passing the practical examination and by scoring a minimum of 80% on the written examination.

Course dates: July 29, 2025 or December 2, 2025
Course time: 8am – 5pm
Course instructors: Certified GLOCK Armorers
Course location: N007
Course fee: $300 per person

Visit glocktraining.com to register.

Mental Health First Aid for Public Safety teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care. It focuses on the unique experiences and needs of public safety personnel and is a valuable resource that can make a difference in their lives, their coworkers' and families' lives and the communities they serve.

What it covers: Defusing crises, promoting mental health literacy, combating stigma of mental illness, enabling early intervention through recognition of signs and symptom and connecting people to care.

Who should take it: Law enforcement, corrections officers, other first responders, 911 dispatch staff.

Course dates: June 16, June 26, July 22, August 14, August 26, 2025
Course time: 8am – 4pm
Course instructor: Jill Schultz
Course location: Delta College Main Campus
Room: N007
Course fee: Free to Bay County first responders, dispatchers, corrections officers. For all other first responders outside of Bay County $50 per person.

Meets the MCOLES Mandated CPE requirements for 2025.
MCOLES registered.
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The PPCT/HFRG Threat Pattern Recognition Use of Force (DT) Instructor Course, is the first subject control system developed through tactical, legal and medical research. Tactically, the system addresses the most common types of resistance that officers may encounter allowing the instructor to maximize training on job related techniques. Legally, the PPCT System teaches a simple use of force continuum that clarifies the appropriate force level for every level of resistance. Medical research was conducted on every PPCT technique to refine technique efficiency and to ensure the medical implications were proportional to the level of resistance.

Course dates: January 12-16, 2026
Course time: 8am – 4pm
Course instructor: Kevin Rize
Course location: Delta College Main Campus
Course fee: Non-consortium: $550 per person, Delta College Consortium: $350 per person
Required equipment: Loose athletic wear, duty belt (no firearms) and red gun, handcuffs and key

CPE discretionary eligible.
MCOLES registered.
Registration deadline: January 5, 2026
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The PPCT DT Instructor re-certification course is designed to update current instructors in the changes to the PPCT program. During this re-certification process, students will fine tune their existing practical skills to meet the high standards of the PPCT Program. Upon completion of this course, the instructor's certification will be extended for three years.

Course dates: December 10 -12, 2025
Course time: 8am – 4pm
Course location: Delta College Main Campus
Room: TBA
Course instructor: Kevin Rize
Course fee: Non consortium: $375 per person, Delta College consortium: $250 per person
Required equipment: Current manuals, loose athletic wear, duty belt (no firearm) and red gun, handcuffs, highlighter

CPE discretionary eligible.
MCOLES registered.
Registration deadline: December 2, 2025

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The PPCT DT Instructor re-certification course is designed to update current instructors in the changes to the PPCT program. During this re-certification process, students will fine tune their existing practical skills to meet the high standards of the PPCT Program. Upon completion of this course, the instructor's certification will be extended for three years.

Course date: March 2-4, 2026
Course time: 8am – 4pm
Course location: Delta College Main Campus
Room: TBA
Course instructor: Kevin Rize
Course fee: Non-consortium: $375 per person, Delta College consortium: $250 per person
Required equipment: Current manuals, loose athletic wear, duty belt (no firearm) and red gun, handcuffs, highlighter

CPE discretionary eligible.
MCOLES registered.
Registration deadline: February 23, 2026

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Social networking sites and cell phones have expanded cybercrimes and created new channels for sharing information that could also be utilized by law enforcement to investigate crimes and identify suspects. With OSINT, many techniques can be used to gather intelligence across the internet and social media platforms. Examples of OSINT including tracing usernames, emails, text hide software, phone number searches, OSINT dashboards, reverse images, websites, screen catch, trace and track linkage analysis and so much more. This introductory course will review the use of cyber technology, discussing web platforms, AI and bot technology, linkage analysis, and social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, X (Twitter), Telegram, Discord, Twitch, Spotify, diaspora* (dark web), MeWe, and many others to understand and investigate cybercrime. This course is excellent for new investigators as well as seasoned investigators.

Course date: August 18-19, 2025
Course times: 8am – 4pm
Course instructor: Melissa Maranville
Course location: Delta College Main Campus
Room: TBA
Course fee: $375 per person

Visit the Public Agency Training Council to register.

The Reid Technique of Interview and Interrogation is widely recognized as the most effective means available to exonerate the innocent and identify the guilty. Topics include interview and interrogation, preparation, distinctions between interview and interrogation, proper room environment, factors affecting human behavior, behavior systems analysis and REID Nine Steps of Interrogation are also presented.

Course date: September 29 - October 2, 2025
Course time: 8am – 3pm
Course instructor: John E. Reid and Associates
Course location: Delta College Main Campus
Room: N007 
Course Fee: Non-consortium members: $575 per person, Delta College consortium: $530 per person

Registration deadline: September 15, 2025
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