Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center

To register: Human Trafficking Training Flyer

Equipment: Extra towels if staying at NLETC.

Lodging may be available at NLETC. Email Steven Gobel at steven.gobel@nebraska.gov for more information. Rooms are $25.00 per night/double occupancy.

Start Date: 11/1/2023               Start Time: 8:00 AM

End Date: 11/2/2023

Tuition: Students are responsible for  lodging and meals as applicable

Location: NLETC

Instructor: HTTC/Human Trafficking Training Center

Coordinator: Nebraska State Patrol

Prerequisite: None

To register: Desert Snow Flyer

Equipment: Extra towels if staying at NLETC.

Lodging may be available at NLETC. Email Steven Gobel at steven.gobel@nebraska.gov for more information. Rooms are $25.00 per night/double occupancy.

Start Date: 07/25/2023               Start Time: 8:00 AM

End Date: 07/27/2023

Tuition: $649.00 plus lodging and meals as applicable

Location: NLETC

Instructor: Desert Snow

Coordinator: 

Prerequisite: None

Click here to register: Spec_Enr.pdf

NLETC reserves the right to limit the number of attendees from any one agency. This is to provide equitable training throughout the state.

The Basic Field Training Officer course is a 40 hour course specifically designed for experienced officers who will be serving as Field Training Officers for the agency. The class will use an innovative approach to deliver a dynamic classroom experience that will prepare the officer to successfully train and mentor new officers to the agency. Using the San Jose Model as its core, this course features the "best practice" legally defendable evaluation process that is being used in public safety agencies across the country. The prospective Field Training Officer will be exposed to the benefits of using the Field Training and Evaluation Program during a new employee's training and the specific roles of the Field Training Officer will be presented and discussed. Trainee documentation and legally defendable standardized evaluation procedures will be instructed through discussion and practical exercises. The Field Training Officer will learn about the program's structure and how to modify it specifically for your agency. Remedial training action plans will be developed to address the trainee's performance weaknesses, along with the Field Training Officer's responsibilities as it relates to the training. Materials will be provided with the information needed to make valuable improvements to your agency's existing program.

Topic Include:

• Basic FTO program concepts and philosophies
• Documenting your trainee during the shift
• FTO program documentation
• Training strategies and Remedial Training
• The basic FTO program structure and how to make modifications
• Preparing your trainee for the FTO program
• Trainee responsibilities during the FTO program
• Adult learning, memory and how stress impacts your trainee's performance
• Things you must know about FTO program-related legal issues
• The recruit training checklist
• The daily observation report and rating scale application
• Ethical and Burnout dilemmas facing all FTOs

Audience: This course is designed for all categories of sworn law enforcement and officers who conduct on-the-job training of newly hired officers; shift supervisors responsible for the daily supervision of FTOs and their trainees; watch commanders unfamiliar with FTO program processes; agency training officers; FTO program managers who have not attended the basic Field Training Officer course and FTOs whose basic FTO training was more than the "gold standard" of five years ago.

Students are responsible for lodging ($25.00 per night double occupancy) and meals.

Equipment: Pen/Pencil, notebook, and extra towels if you are staying at NLETC

Start Date: 11/13/2023     Start Time: 8:00 am

End Date: 11/17/2023

Tuition: $360.00 plus lodging and meals as applicable

Class Limit: 30

Location: NLETC

Instructor: Steve Rathman, Chief of Police Plattsmouth P.D.

Prerequisite: None

Click here to register: Spec_Enr.pdf

Dates and Times will be finalized when it gets closer to the course dates listed below.

Students are responsible for lodging ($25.00 double occupancy) and meals. NLETC reserves the right to limit the number of students from any one agency.

This course is mandatory for Nebraska law enforcement officers promoted to a Management position as defined in Title 79 Chapter 1 Sec. 004.32 which may include but is not limited to the following ranks:

• Chief
• Asst. Chief
• Deputy Chief
• Lieutenant
• Major
• Captain
• Marshal
• Colonel
• Lieutenant Colonel
• Sheriff (appointed only). 

Successful completion of an on-line training component addressing Title 79 and liability issues, as well as the classroom portion, is required within 1 year of appointment.  

Once the application to attend Management training has been received, or a waiver has been granted to the student, the NLETC staff will enroll the individual in the next available on-line course.

Training must be completed within 1 year of appointment. If training is not completed within one year, the agency must request an extension of the one year requirement from the Police Standards Advisory Council.

Equipment: No specific equipment needed. Pen/pencil, notebook and extra towels if staying at NLETC.

Start Date: 10/16/2023                  Start Time: 8:00 AM

End Date: 10/20/2023

Tuition: No Tuition if you are mandated to attend. If you are not mandated to attend, the tuition will be based on the number of days the course is scheduled. ($80.00 per day.)

Class Limit: 50

Location: NLETC

Instructor: 

Coordinator: Mark Stephenson

Prerequisite: None

To register: Spec_Enr.pdf

This course is mandatory for Nebraska law enforcement officers promoted to a Supervisory rank:

A Supervisory position is defined in Title 79, Chapter 1, 004.47 as, "A position occupied by a person with lesser responsibility than a management position and who in the chain of command directly supervises subordinate officers or employees in their work performance and for which commensurate salaries are authorized." Typically this means corporals and sergeants in an agency.

Tuition is charged if you are not mandated to attend the training.

Training must be completed within 1 year of appointment. If training is not completed within one year, the agency must request an extension of the one year requirement from the Police Standards Advisory Council.

NLETC reserves the right to limit the number of students from any one agency. This is to provide equitable training throughout the state.

Students are responsible for lodging ($25.00 per night double occupancy) and meals.

Equipment: Classroom supplies, extra towels if staying at NLETC

Start Date: 7/18/2023     Start Time: 8:00 am

End Date: 7/20/2023

Tuition: Based on the number of days the course actually gets scheduled for. ($80.00 per day of training.)

Class Limit: 50

Location: NLETC

Instructor: 

Coordinator: Mark Stephenson

Prerequesite: None

To register: Enrollment Form for Specialized Training

Deadline for registering for Basic Jail Training is 30 days prior to the start of the session.

Please be aware of the physical and mental demands that are made on trainees during this course. The physical demands consist of, but are not limited to the following:

Handcuffing and being handcuffed, bending, kneeling, twisting, punching, pushing/pulling, falling to the ground, thrown to the ground (landing on chest), rolling reaching, gripping hands and fingers, finger dexterity and joint manipulation. Training requires aggressive forward, backward, and lateral movements while afoot.

Equipment: Casual clothing for fingerprinting and pat searches, sweat clothes for subject control training, tennis shoes with non-marking soles, pen, pencil, and notebook, alarm clock, 1 box of non-latex gloves, handcuffs and key, and extra towels if staying at NLETC.

Students are responsible for lodging ($25.00 per night double occupancy) and meals.

Start Date: 09/25/2023               Start Time: 8:00 AM

End Date: 10/06/2023

Tuition: No tuition. 

Location: NLETC

Instructor: 

Coordinator:

Prerequisite: None

Click here to register: Spec_Enr.pdf

NLETC reserves the right to limit the number of attendees from any one agency. This is to provide equitable training throughout the state.

This is a 40-hour course with an emphasis on "at-scene" evidence recognition and collection, scene photography, diagramming and an introduction to mathematical formulas.

Students are responsible for lodging ($25.00 per night double occupancy) and meals.

Equipment: .5mm mechanical pencil and erasers, pen, notebook, Northwestern Traffic Template, drawing equipment (to include a flex curve and eraser shield), Texas Instrument TI-30XA calculator (or equivalent), 6" or larger locking compass, 100' or larger fiberglass tape measure, 25' or 50' steel tape measure, used/old/cheap screwdrivers, spring clamps, 3-5 lb. sledge hammer, digital camera of your department's choice with a tripod (Students who do not bring a tripod will be unable to participate in the photography section of the class.), minimum 1GB flash drive and extra towels if you are staying at NLETC.

Start Date: 8/28/2023                  Start Time: 8:00 am

End Date: 9/1/2023

Tuition: No tuition. Lodging and meals as applicable

Class Limit: 20

Location: NLETC

Instructor: Chris Mannel, Great Plains Technical Services

Pre-requisite: Completion of a basic crash investigation course.

Click here to register: Spec_Enr.pdf

This is a 40-hour course with an emphasis on special problems in accident investigations, vehicle dynamics, report writing, mathematical computations and practical applications.

NLETC reserves the right to limit the number of attendees from any one agency. This is to provide equitable training throughout the state.

Students are responsible for lodging ($25.00 per night double occupancy) and meals.

Equipment: .5 mm Mechanical Pencil, Pen, Notebook / Templates / Drawing Equipment (to include a flex curve and eraser shield) / Calculator (Texas Instruments TI-30XA or equivalent) / 300' Tape Measure / 6” or larger Locking Compass / Stop Watch / Formula Booklet (IPTM Formula booklet from Intermediate Crash Investigation.  Optional for the class:  a minimum 5 megapixel digital camera and tripod and 1 GB flash drive / Video Camera. Also bring extra towels if staying at NLETC.

Start Date: 10/2/2023     Start Time: 8:00 am

End Date: 10/6/2023

Tuition: No tuition. Students are responsible for lodging and meals as applicable.

Class Limit: 20

Location: NLETC

Instructor: 

Pre-requisite: Completion of the Intermediate Crash Investigation course held at NLETC or equivalent.

Click here to register: Spec_Enr.pdf

Students are responsible for lodging ($25.00 per night double occupancy) and meals

NLETC reserves the right to limit the number of attendees from any one agency. This is to provide equitable training throughout the state

Prerequesite: None

Link: Title 79 Chapter 11

Course Description:  Students should have better than basic skill level shooting ability.  This course will provide participants with the basic instructional skills needed to establish and operate a firearms program for their agency.  This course is an instructor level course and is designed to teach you how to instruct others in the skill of shooting their handgun.  It is not merely a shooting course, it is focused on basic shooting fundamentals, how to correct those issues, and instructional development and delivery.

Topics include:  range safety, legal issues, basic marksmanship, reaction and precision shooting, exertion courses, weapons care and maintenance, ballistics, documentation, shot analysis, assisting problem shooters, line drills, and reduced light firing.

All classes and range exercises are conducted at the instructor level.  Students must be physically capable of quickly and safely assuming standing and kneeling positions, maintaining them, and safely recovering from them without assistance.

Entry Criteria:  Upon arrival, participants will be required to pass a pre-qualification course of fire with a minimum score of 90% of shots scoring in the Q.  The pre-qualification course of fire is the State of Nebraska Handgun Qualification course, shot on the standard NLETC Q target.  Failure to pass the pre-qualification will result in the participant being dismissed from the training immediately and not allowed to continue in the class.  There will be no make-up or a re-shoot.  This criteria is designed to insure participants are at a competency level capable of becoming a Firearms Instructor.

Certification Requirements:  Students will be required to successfully pass a written test over the classroom material with a score of 80%.  Students must successfully pass the NLETC Handgun Instructor Qualification Course with a score of 90% of shots being scored in the modified hit zone.  The course of fire is the State of Nebraska Handgun Qualification.  Participants will have 4 attempts through the week to pass the instructor qualification.  If the participant fails to successfully complete the instructor qualification by the last day of the course, they will receive a CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE.

The student will also be required to complete a 12-hour apprenticeship at NLETC the following basic class prior to being awarded the certification as a Firearms Instructor.

Certification is good for 3 years and must be renewed by attending a Firearms Instructor Recertification Course.

Link: HANDGUN INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION INFORMATION

Equipment: Semi-automatic duty pistol and duty gear (what you carry and use on duty), three magazines, handgun cleaning equipment, soft body armor, wrap around eye protection, ear protection (preferably electronic), baseball style cap, flashlight, large sharpie marker, and range clothing (appropriate range clothing does not include shorts, open toed shoes, or sleeveless shirts).

Optional Equipment:  Red dot sights, weapon mounted lights

Ammunition:  1,500 rounds of semi-auto handgun ammunition.

Start Date: 08/21/2023     Start Time: 8:00 AM

End Date: 08/25/2023

Tuition: $400.00 plus lodging and meals as applicable

Class Limit: 20

Location: NLETC

Instructor: Wyatt Hoagland, wyatt.hoagland@nebraska.gov

Coordinator: 

Prerequisite: None

Click here to register: Spec_Enr.pdf

Students are responsible for lodging ($25.00 double occupancy) and meals. NLETC reserves the right to limit the number of students from any one agency.

Link: Title 79 Chapter 11

**Please read this entire description and information before you enroll**

Pre-Requisite:  Must be current Certified Firearms Instructor (Completion of the NLETC Firearms Instructor Apprenticeship is not required to attend the Patrol Rifle Instructor Course). Instructor Certifications will not be recognized for either handgun or patrol rifle until the apprenticeship requirement has been completed. Non-NLETC Certified Firearms Instructors will be considered for attendance on a case by case basis.

You may be required to submit proof of certification prior to receiving your acceptance letter from NLETC. If you have any questions for criteria to enter this course please contact Wyatt Hoagland at NLETC.

Entry Criteria: Upon arrival, participants will be required to pass a pre-qualification course of fire with a minimum score of 90% of shots scoring inside the entire Q area shot on the standard NLETC Q target.  This course requires the participants to shoot the course under certain time standards, from varying distances of 50 yds to 5 yds, and various shooting positions in prone, kneeling, and standing. It will also consist of rifle reloads and transitions from rifle to handgun.  This criteria is designed to insure participants are at a competency level capable of becoming a Rifle Instructor. Failure to pass the pre-qualification shoot will result in the participant being dismissed from training immediately and not allowed to continue in the class.  There will be no make-up or re-shoot.  If the participant questions their skill level, please feel free to contact Wyatt Hoagland for further information regarding the pre-qualification. You should ensure the condition of your weapon is zeroed and ready to shoot prior to arrival. There is no time to sight in your rifle or fix other problems before the pre-qualification.

NOTE: Regardless of the student's previous experience, the student should practice the pre-qualification and qualification courses before attending this course. Students will be allowed to use optics for this entire course.

Link: NLETC Patrol Rifle Pre-Qualification & Qualification course:

Certification Requirements: Participants in this course will be required to successfully complete the instructor's qualification course of fire by scoring a minimum of 90% in the modified hit zone. This course is the same course of fire shot for the pre-qualification but will be shot on the standard "Q" target with a modified "hit zone". The instructor qualification course will be conducted a total of four times (days 2-5). At any time during the instructor qualifying attempts, if the participant shoots a score of 90%, the instructor qualification requirement for certification is considered complete. If the participant fails to successfully complete the instructor qualification by the last day of the course, they will receive a CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE. Unlike the Handgun Instructor Program, there is no apprenticeship requirement for the Patrol Rifle Instructor Program.

In addition to the instructor qualification shoot, students must pass a written examination with a minimum score of 80% tested over the class course materials handed out in class and re-enforced during live fire exercises.

Course Description: This course is designed to provide the student with the fundamentals needed for developing and instructing their agency's patrol rifle program.  This class will enhance the teaching skills, marksmanship fundamentals, shooter competency, and safe weapons handling. This is NOT an Advanced Shooter, Tactical, or SWAT Course.

All classes and range exercises are conducted at the instructor level.  Students must be physically capable of quickly and safely assuming standing, kneeling, seated and prone positions, maintaining them, and safely recovering from them without assistance.

Equipment:

Required Firearm: This course will only accept participants with a shoulder mounted, magazine fed, gas operated, semi-automatic rifle capable of firing 223/556 or 308 caliber rounds. (Magazine capacity of at least 20 rounds is required.) 

All students will shoot their weapon system "as you deploy it on duty". If your agency allows you to carry a patrol rifle with optics, you will be allowed to shoot ALL qualifications, including the pre-qualification, and shooting drills with optics. If your agency does not allow you to deploy with an optic, you will be required to shoot with iron sights.

Patrol Rifle that has been zeroed and ready to shoot, a sling, at least 3 magazines with a capacity of at least 20 rounds each, duty handgun & magazines, DUTY GEAR (type worn on duty), hand held flashlight, pen/pencil, large permanent marker, sight adjustment tool for the rifle, range clothing (appropriate range clothing does not include shorts, open toed shoes, or sleeveless shirts), appropriate cleaning equipment for rifle and handgun, wrap around eye protection, preferably electronic ear protection, baseball style cap. 

Optional equipment:  weapon mounted light, shooting mat, spotting scope, knee and elbow pads.

ALL EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED. Contact Wyatt Hoagland at NLETC with questions regarding acceptable firearms and equipment prior to attending the course to ensure you will not be turned away.

Ammunition:  1500 rounds rifle ammunition, 250 rounds handgun ammunition

Start Date: 09/11/2023      Start Time: 8:00 AM

End Date: 09/15/2023

Tuition: $400.00 plus lodging and meals as applicable

Class Limit: 20

Location: NLETC

Instructor: Wyatt Hoagland, wyatt.hoagland@nebraska.gov

Coordinator: 

Prerequisite: Completion of the NLETC Firearms Instructor Course.