Training & Courses
All courses take place at our Training Centre in Lac La Biche, Alberta unless otherwise specified.
Peace Officer Quad Course Qualification | July 7, 2025 | $175
NOTE: MUST SUPPLY OWN QUAD
This course will cover general maintenance and safe handling of a quad. Upon successful completion the rider will be issued a certificate required by most employers for utilizing a quad within their agency.
Space is limited. Register by emailing training@laclabichecounty.com.
Peace Officer UTV Course Qualification | July 8, 2025 | $175
Note: Must supply own UTV
This course will cover general maintenance and safe handling of a UTV. Upon successful completion the rider will be issued a certificate required by most employers for utilizing a UTV within their agency.
Space is limited. Register by emailing training@laclabichecounty.com.
PARE Testing (Physical Abilities Requirement Evaluation)
Available on the following dates:
- July 9, 2025 | $95
- Aug. 18, 2025 | $95
- Nov. 4, 2025 | $95
The Physical Ability Requirement Evaluation assesses an individual's physical fitness and capabilities for work in the Law Enforcement field. It measures strength, endurance, agility, and overall fitness to determine if someone meets the necessary standards for the physically demanding job.
Space is limited. Register by emailing training@laclabichecounty.com.
Cargo Securement Enforcement | July 15-18, 2025 | $700
This course will provide Peace Officers with the knowledge and experience required to effectively enforce cargo securement legislation for both passenger and commercial vehicles. Participants will have the opportunity to go through all applicable legislation, work together on real-life exercises, and partake in a live compliance check for the practical portion, to prove competencies and put together all the information learned in class.
This course is accredited by Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services. Space is limited. Register by emailing training@laclabichecounty.com.
Threat Pattern Recognition with OC | Aug. 11-15, 2025
This five-day course is open to law enforcement and security guards who require Threat Pattern Recognition (including baton training) and/or OC Spray certification. TPR, which was developed by Human Factor Research Group, is a well known and accredited course that is designed to teach officers basic use-of-force skills that can be applied in high-stress situations. For applicants wishing to enroll in OC Spray, they must be working in an appointed position that would allow them to carry same.
Cost breakdown:
TPR with OC Spray - $500 (M-F)
TPR Only - $350 (M-F)
TPR Recertification Only - $300 (W-F)
Space is limited. Register by emailing training@laclabichecounty.com.
Community Peace Officer Induction Program (CPOIP) #08 | Aug 18 – Nov 07, 2025 | $10,399 (includes accommodations)
This intensive 12-week program covers a wide variety of training including: legal studies, physical fitness, strategic communication, use of force training, shotgun training, RADAR/LiDAR training, and the Emergency Vehicle Operators Course (EVOC). This program is accredited by Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services.
This program is open to both self-funded students, and students who are employed by a municipality. Training is conducted 10-hours per day, 4-days per week. The cost of the program includes accommodations, thanks to our partner Portage College.
Space is limited. Click here to apply.
Methods of Instruction | Aug. 25-29, 2025 | $1,200
Location: Calgary, AB
This course is delivered by Chris Butler, a retired 34-year veteran in law enforcement. This course will teach the law enforcement instructor science-based principles that pertain to providing high-quality instruction. This course will promote changes in delivery and teaching techniques for agencies.
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Register by emailing training@laclabichecounty.com.
Training at the Speed of Life - Instructor Certification, Reality Based Training | Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2025 | $1,850
Accommodations included for the duration of the course.
This five-day course covers all aspects of Reality Based Training. Instructed by Kenneth Murray, the original co-founder of SIMUNITION, this class provides instructors with a highly advanced template for running any type of Reality Based Training independent of the technologies being used.
Participants in this class receive five days of both theory and hands-on experiential learning in setting up safe and effective training programs involving the various types of Reality Based Training modalities. Those who have attended in the past have gone on to create training programs that have significantly reduced training costs while improving both the quality and quantity of training within their agencies.
Space is limited. Register by emailing training@laclabichecounty.com.
Shotgun Operators Course | Oct. 14-17, 2025 | $680
Students will learn how to safely handle and discharge a shotgun in a work setting. Students will learn about reporting requirements, legal considerations, and more. Students must be appointed Peace Officers to attend.
Space is limited. Register by emailing training@laclabichecounty.com.
Shotgun Operators Recertification Course | Oct. 16-17, 2025 | $445
Students will review how to safely handle and discharge a shotgun in a work setting. Students will learn about reporting requirements, legal considerations, and more. Students must be appointed Peace Officers and have completed an operators course within 12 months.
Space is limited. Register by emailing training@laclabichecounty.com.
Emergency Vehicle Operators Course | Oct. 20-24, 2025 | $950
Students will learn about vehicle capacity, principles of emergency response, and more. All students must attend in full uniform with operational equipment and bring a patrol vehicle equipped with emergency equipment. This course will include one day of lecture and four days of track time. Night driving will be on Day 4 of the course.
This course is accredited by Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services. Space is limited. Register by emailing training@laclabichecounty.com.
RADAR/LiDAR Operators Course | Oct. 27-29, 2025 | $425
Students will learn the basics of operating RADAR and LiDAR for speed measurements. All students must attend in full uniform with operational equipment, bring a patrol vehicle equipped with RADAR, and a handheld RADAR/LiDAR.
Space is limited. Register by emailing training@laclabichecounty.com.
Emergency Vehicle Operators Course | Oct. 27-30, 2025 | $950
Students will learn about vehicle capacity, principles of emergency response, and more. All students must attend in full uniform with operational equipment and bring a patrol vehicle equipped with emergency equipment. This course will run over four days with a combination of lecture and track time.
This course is accredited by Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services. Space is limited. Register by emailing training@laclabichecounty.com.
Use of Force for Investigators | Nov. 12 - 14, 2025 | $750
Location: Calgary, AB
To ensure officers and agencies are afforded with the most thorough, professional, objective, fact-finding investigations possible, an investigator must have a basic understanding of the fundamental issues relating to use of force principles. This course will cover critical principles include biomechanics, human movement, perception and attention issues, decision making and decision errors, and more.
Register by emailing training@laclabichecounty.com.
Advanced Incident Command System (ICS-400) | Nov. 12-14, 2025 | FREE
ICS-400 is an advanced level of training within the Incident Command System, it is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently in the incident management team. It provides training for senior personnel who are expected to perform in a management capacity in a complex incident environment.
ICS-300 is a required pre-requisite and must be completed a minimum of six months prior to taking this program.
Register by emailing training@laclabichecounty.com.
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