IIR Training Opportunities

The CenTF Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. Currently, the program delivers two different training courses:

• Narcotics Commanders Workshop
• Methamphetamine Investigative Workshop

Methamphetamine Investigative Workshop

The manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine is one of the fastest-growing drug problems facing the nation. The rapid spread of methamphetamine from the western United States to other parts of the country is an increasing challenge for law enforcement personnel nationwide. The covert nature of drug laboratories and the hazardous chemicals involved in methamphetamine drug operations pose unique challenges for law enforcement managers and investigators. Investigations must be properly managed to ensure effective and safe outcomes.

In response to this challenge, a Methamphetamine Investigative Workshop has been developed to address the operational aspects of managing methamphetamine investigations, as well as problem areas specific to these types of investigations.

Narcotics Commanders Workshop

The Narcotics Commanders Workshop is a three-day course designed for multijurisdictional narcotics task force commanders and supervisory personnel in the area of multiagency narcotics enforcement operations. It focuses on multiagency-response training needs in the investigation and prosecution of narcotics trafficking conspiracies. This workshop provides valuable training for new and experienced managers, supervisors, and senior investigators seeking advancement. Instruction includes practical exercises covering both administrative and operational aspects of narcotics task force enforcement efforts.

In response to this challenge, a Narcotics Commanders Workshop has been developed to address the operational aspects of managing methamphetamine investigations, as well as problem areas specific to these types of investigations.

External Training Opportunities

• Domestic Training: Clandestine Laboratory Training

  The DEA Basic Clandestine Laboratory Certification School is the most widely recognized law enforcement-sponsored clandestine laboratory training course meeting OSHA standards. It is available for DEA Special Agents and state and local officers throughout the United States and abroad. The DEA Clandestine Laboratory Training Unit also conducts an Advanced Site Safety Officer School for DEA and state and local officers. This school is designed to certify attendees as Clandestine Laboratory Site Safety Officers, an OSHA requirement for every clandestine laboratory site. Advanced assessment and investigative techniques are taught at this school.

• Mid-Atlantic Narcotic Training Academy

  MANTA is a state-based facility sponsored by the North Carolina National Guard Counterdrug Task Force that trains Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) and military personnel in subjects and skills useful in the conduct of counterdrug operations and in the operation of specialized equipment used in these missions.

• Clandestine and Methamphetamine Laboratory Training and Technical Assistance Program: National Sheriffs’ Association

  The National Sheriffs’ Association, under a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, has developed an eight-hour training program entitled “Advanced Awareness Training on Methamphetamine and Clandestine Laboratories.” This in-service training program is designed to introduce line deputies to the problems and dangers of clandestine and methamphetamine labs.

• National Drug Intelligence Center: Multiagency Course—Introduction to Basic Drug Intelligence Analysis

  The Multiagency Course is an intensive, one-week, entry-level training drug intelligence analysis course. This introductory course provides an overview of counterdrug intelligence analysis, introduces students to basic analytical tools and techniques, and allows students to apply newly acquired skills to a "real world" scenario through a comprehensive final practical exercise.

• Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area: S.A.F.E.T.Net

  SAFETNet is a secure Deconfliction Network Application with the primary purpose of officer safety. This training is intended for executive and supervisory personnel of agencies; Drug Unit and Crime Task Force commanders and supervisory personnel; secretaries, analysts, and duty desk operators for these units; and agents, investigators, and officers assigned to these units.

• Policetraining.net: The Calendar for Law Enforcement Training

  Policetraining.net is a comprehensive calendar of law enforcement training opportunities provided by various training organizations.