Courses & Events

Beyond Words strengthens communication, behavioral awareness, and de-escalation skills essential for effective public interactions. Participants learn to read verbal and nonverbal cues, practice active listening, and adapt their communication across cultures to reduce conflict, build trust, and improve safety during law enforcement encounters.

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Monday, April 27, 2026, Edwards Campus KLETC Regional Site

The majority of car seats are installed incorrectly. To help parents and caregivers ensure children are as safe as possible in vehicles, KTSRO hosts Child Passenger Safety Technician Training courses around Kansas throughout the year.

Please register at: National Child Passenger Safety Certification

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May 5-7, 2026, Edwards Campus KLETC Regional Site

This 8-hour introductory community policing course gives officers practical skills to build trust, strengthen partnerships, and proactively address community concerns. Through interactive exercises and real-world scenarios, participants learn how to assess community needs, engage key stakeholders, utilize resources, communicate effectively-including on social media-and develop actionable community-focused strategies. Officers will leave with practical tools they can implement immediately to improve safety, transparency, and public confidence.

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Thursday, March 5, 2026, Edwards Campus KLETC Regional Site

This practical course strengthens the skills officers need to build solid cases and testify with confidence. Participants learn to write clear reports, develop legally sound search warrants, and present credible courtroom testimony that withstands cross examination.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Edwards Campus KLETC Regional Site

This course will strengthen officers' ability to transition safely from physical control techniques to secure handcuffing in dynamic situations. Participants gain practical, hands-on experience applying defensive tactics and effective cuffing procedures under realistic conditions.

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Friday, May 15, 2026, Johnson County Regional Police Academy

This course provides practical defensive tactics training focused on creating time and distance during close quarter encounters. Participants learn distraction techniques, fundamental strikes, and movement strategies that enhance officer safety and improve decision making under stress.

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Friday, April 24, 2026, Johnson County Regional Police Academy

This course prepares law enforcement officers to safely respond to disturbances and active threat situations on public transportation. Participants gain practical, patrol level training in de-escalation, subject removal, bus disabling procedures, and coordinated response techniques designed for confined and mobile transit environments.

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Monday, March 16, 2026, Olathe Health Education Center
Monday, March 16, 2026, Olathe Health Education Center
Tuesday, March 17, 2026, Olathe Health Education Center
Tuesday, March 17, 2026, Olathe Health Education Center
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, Olathe Health Education Center
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, Olathe Health Education Center
Thursday, March 19, 2026, Olathe Health Education Center
Thursday, March 19, 2026, Olathe Health Education Center

Leading a successful drug enforcement unit requires more than just operational knowledge-it demands strategic leadership, sound decision-making, and a firm grasp of legal and ethical responsibilities.

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May 6-7, 2026, Edwards Campus KLETC Regional Site

The Driver Instructor Training Program equips the student with the skills, techniques, operational principles, legal considerations and instructional methodologies to teach a comprehensive driver training program to law enforcement officers. The student will be exposed to a variety of courses designed specifically for the law enforcement driver. These courses will provide fundamental and advanced skills which will enhance the instructor's teaching proficiency. Classroom instruction and practical exercises are used during the training. At the completion of the program, students will have achieved levels of competency that will enable them to successfully design, coordinate, evaluate and facilitate a law enforcement driver training program.

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May 4-8, 2026, Edwards Campus KLETC Regional Site

This seminar will train officers who conduct training for law enforcement officers, as well as supervisors who oversee the officers and the recruits they are training.

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February 23-25, 2026, Hays KLETC Regional Site
March 23-25, 2026, Edwards Campus KLETC Regional Site
May 11-13, 2026, Learning Center Classroom Bldg

Financial Wellness provides practical tools to help public sector professionals manage credit, build savings, and plan for a secure financial future. Participants gain clear, actionable strategies to improve financial stability, protect long term wellbeing, and reduce financial stress throughout their careers.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Edwards Campus KLETC Regional Site

Foundations of Crime Analysis introduces law enforcement professionals to the essential tools and techniques used to analyze crime data and support informed decision-making. Participants will gain hands-on experience with basic Excel functions, crime pattern identification, introductory mapping concepts, and crime bulletin development. This course highlights how crime analysis enhances investigations, patrol operations, and officer safety through clear, actionable analytical products.

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This course contains no sessions

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) is sponsoring "Guiding the Heart: A New Perspective on Leadership, Influence, and Resilience," a cutting-edge course focused on resilience, wellness, and leadership for law enforcement professionals. It introduces innovative mental models and frameworks designed to establish a proactive approach to building mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual strength before a crisis occurs, rather than reacting to it. Participants will gain valuable insights and inspiration to integrate five exemplary leadership practices into their areas of influence, fostering a culture of excellence within law enforcement.

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Monday, March 2, 2026, BEST Conference Center
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, Integrity Auditorium

The Grappler Police Bumper Train the Trainer course prepares designated law enforcement instructors to deliver safe, consistent, and legally defensible training on the operation and deployment of the Grappler Police Bumper system. Participants gain hands on experience, instructional resources, and teach back practice to support effective agency level implementation and ongoing operator training.

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March 23-24, 2026, Kansas Speedway

This course examines how bias can influence decision-making, officer safety, and professional conduct. This course provides law enforcement and corrections personnel with a practical understanding of bias-based policing requirements under Kansas law, along with tools and scenarios to recognize and manage bias in the field. Participants will gain strategies to support fair, impartial policing, reduce liability, and strengthen public trust through informed and transparent practices.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Parsons KLETC Regional Site
Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Parsons KLETC Regional Site
Monday, May 18, 2026, Edwards Campus KLETC Regional Site

This course provides law enforcement professionals with practical, hands on training to strengthen crime scene documentation and evidence collection skills. Led by experienced Crime Scene Investigators, the course emphasizes proper scene security, photography, fingerprint and DNA collection, and decision making related to escalating forensic resources. Participants gain foundational skills that support investigative integrity and successful case outcomes.

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Thursday, April 2, 2026, Johnson County Crime Lab

Life Beyond the Badge helps law enforcement professionals thoughtfully prepare for career transitions through practical tools, private sector insight, and wellness focused guidance. Participants gain strategies to translate their experience, plan intentionally, and navigate the professional and personal realities of life beyond the badge.

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Thursday, April 16, 2026, Edwards Campus KLETC Regional Site

This refresher course strengthens public order response skills through review of case law, commands, formations, and coordinated movements. Participants receive practical training to support lawful and effective crowd management during public disorder and large scale events.

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Friday, February 27, 2026, Lenexa National Guard Armory
Thursday, March 26, 2026, Lenexa National Guard Armory
Friday, April 17, 2026, Lenexa National Guard Armory
Friday, May 15, 2026, Lenexa National Guard Armory

This refresher course reinforces essential post blast reconstruction skills through classroom review and live scene processing exercises. Participants apply investigative techniques to document, analyze, and reconstruct explosive devices based on evidence collected from simulated blast scenes.

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Thursday, August 20, 2026, Edwards Campus KLETC Regional Site