Education/Training Classes
There are several training opportunities throughout the year for PCPA members and associates to attend.
If you have an event you want posted and announced contact us at: [email protected]
Click here to go to the Calendar
*Indicates Courses Provided by the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
The Pennsylvania Western University is offering training courses. See the full line up of courses being offered below.
All registrations and information is at www.veritytraining.org. Also, the courses are listed on the PCPA Calendar.
Crime Scene Investigations
April 6-10, 2026 $495
Allegheny County Police Training Academy
700 W Ridge Rd, Allison Park, PA 15101
Criminal Investigations
April 20-24, 2026 $595
Tinicum Twp. Police
629 North Governor Printz Bl. Essington, PA 19029
ADVANCED Crime Scene Investigations
May 11-25, 2026 $495
Allegheny County Police Training Academy
700 W Ridge Rd, Allison Park, PA 15101
Sex Assault Investigations
Sept 21-23, 2026 $345
Allegheny County Police Training Academy
700 W Ridge Rd, Allison Park, PA 15101
Sex Assault Investigations
October 5-7, 2026 $445
Marple Twp. Police (Delaware County)
1001 Sussex Blvd, Broomall, PA 19008
Criminal Investigations
Oct 12-16, 2026 $495
Allegheny County Police Training Academy
700 W Ridge Rd, Allison Park, PA 15101
If there are any questions, please contact Brian Kohlhepp: [email protected] or [email protected]
2026 Physical Fitness Coordinator Class (PFCITP) (Certification and Recertification) Erie Location
Dates:
June 15th - 19th, with one day recerts on June 17th.
Location:
Mercyhurst University Municipal Police Training Academy
5999 State Route 89
North East, PA 16428
Contact:
Bill Hale, Director, phone: 814-824-2780
The nearest hotel is:
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
6310 Old Station Rd,
North East, PA 16428
Phone: (814) 725-4400
Click here to register: https://pcpa.memberclicks.net/2026physicalfitnesscoordinatorclasspfcitpcertificationandrecertificationerielocation
The School of POLICE STAFF & COMMAND
Preparing experienced law enforcement professionals for success in senior positions.
Northwestern Center for Public Safety nucps.northwestern.edu
BETHLEHEM, PA
April 6 - Aug. 14, 2026 (2 weeks on / 2 weeks off)
TO REGISTER, VISIT
nucps.northwestern.edu/reg4spsc
TUITION
$5000 per person
COURSE LOCATION:
Ben Franklin Tech Ventures
116 Research Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18015
PREREQUISITES:
2 years of supervisory experience
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY CREDIT: 6 units
COURSE SPONSOR:
Lehigh University Police
LEARN MORE! Northwestern school of Police staff and command.pdf
FBI National Academy Associates
Eastern PA Chapter
2026 Annual Conference
May 17th – 19th, 2026
Hershey Lodge
325 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Download the full announcement here: Hershey 2026 Retrainer.pdf
Force Analysis
Through the Digital Lenses
January 29th, 2026 0800-1600
1805 Cornwall Road, Lebanon, PA 17042
Unlock the power of digital in todays investigations
Northeast Counterdrug Training Center (NCTC)
No-cost, congressionally funded training courses to support law enforcement agencies at all levels.
Free Training Opportunities!
How to Register:
- Create a student account on our website: nctc.counterdrug.org
- Navigate to the "Training" tab and select "Upcoming Training"
- Search for our available courses nationwide and register for the training of your choice
New course anouncement: Northeast Counterdrug Training Center (NCTC) Polygraph Institute. We offer free tuition and lodging for municipal, county and state law enforcement personnel for the 12-week course. Upon graduation, students will be certified polygraph examiners from an American Polygraph Association (APA) accredited course.
Chris Boyle Law Enforcement Consulting, LLC
2025-2026 Monthly Caselaw Updates
CLEE APPROVED BY MPOETC!
Date: New one-hour of videos on the 1st of every month
Time: Watch them any time that fits your schedule
Location: PowerDMS, PlanIT Schedule by NeoGov, or my online Learning Management Site – Teachable
Cost: $8.25/officer/month ($99 yearly subscription)
Online information: https://www.chrisboyleconsulting.com/monthly-online-training
Join for 2026, and you get August - December of 2025
ON THE HOUSE!
Every day, I review every case that comes out of the United States Supreme Court, every case in the Third Circuit, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, and every reported Pennsylvania state law case from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on down, that mentions law enforcement. I pull any case involving a change or clarification in the law, and any that my thirty-two years in, and defending, law enforcement tells me is worthy of your time. Why is it worthy? - Either because I have defended officers sued based on the same concept, or it is an area where we fall short in applying criminal law, and the guilty go free.
Every month, I provide these cases to you in four, fifteen-minute videos, on the first of each month, adding relevant “check-the-box” topic discussion as the need arises through the year. The oldest case you will ever see in one of my updates? 31 days. Each month I provide cadre members a test on that month’s training, to gauge “knowledge transfer”. I don’t think it gets any better than that.
Keeping up to date on the most recent developments in the law will help keep you and your officers out of federal court as defendants, and at the forefront of professional policing. Each cadre member receives twelve hours of high quality, up to the minute training over the course of a year for less than ten bucks a month. If you head off just one federal lawsuit, the investment pays for itself many times over. I look forward to you joining the 77 127! Departments already taking part, and stand ready to answer any questions you might have, or to sign you up. Thanks for your time!
(Ret.) Lt. Chris Boyle #125, Esq.
[email protected]
Christopher Boyle, Esq.
Law Enforcement Consultant
Chris Boyle Law Enforcement Consulting, LLC
Ph: (215) 919-7879
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LEJIS Training
Full criminal arrest booking system training from start to finish on the DataWorksPlus All-in-One livescan and CPIN mugshot booking system. Contains videos of how to take a proper mugshot and livescan fingerprints.
Contact Ken Zipovsky at: [email protected] if you do not have PAVTN sign in credentials.
PCPA's Lunch & Learn Series-Lessons Learned from 30 years of Defending Law Enforcement
PCPA's Lunch & Learn Series - "Building Your Knowledge" FBI & PSP Lunch & Learn:
Pennsylvania Participation within the Use-of-Force Data Collection
with Alicia Wetzel, Management & Program Analyst, FBI and Joshua Kembel, UCR State Program Manager, PSP
PCPA Lunch & Learn Series - Professionalism with Body Camera Analytics with Truleo CEO, Anthony Tassone
PCPA's Lunch & Learn Series: The United States Marshall Service and the Utilization of Evidence Based Training, with Assistant Director Matthew Hershey and Chief Inspector Brett Hall
PCPA's Lunch & Learn Series - "Building Your Knowledge" with Bobby Merhaut, Sales Manager, CARFAX for Police, "CARFAX for Tools"
PCPA's Lunch & Learn Series - "Building Your Knowledge" with Chris Boyle "Medical Marijuana and Law Enforcement in Pennsylvania"
PCPA's Lunch & Learn Series - "Building Trust in Law Enforcement - Through Internal Affairs Policies by Christopher Gerber, Esquire of Siana Law.
PCPA's Lunch & Learn Series - "Being First Matters" - Firstnet
PMI RollCall Training - Illicit Trade and Trafficking
ABLE Project Executive Session 04/05/2022
Accreditation Information and Manager Training
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