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 Chiefs of Police Association presents
Fall 2025 Physical Fitness Coordinator Class (PFCITP) East*
Certification Class: December 1 - 5, 2025 (5 days/40 hours), COST $400. RECERTIFICATION: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 (1 day/8 hours) COST $100. Note: Three-year recertification of an original PACP PFCITP Certification. COST: Health and Fitness Textbook, Classroom Manual, and body fat calipers included with the class.
LOCATION: Allentown Police Academy - Training Academy 2110 Park Drive, Allentown, PA 18103 POC.: Officer Thurman D’Argenio, Office Telephone No. (610) 437-7744 Click here to register.
The Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association presents
Fall 2025 Physical Fitness Coordinator Class (PFCITP) West*
Certification Class: November 3 – 7, 2025 (5 days/40 hours), COST $400. (20 seats)
RECERTIFICATION: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 (1 day/8 hours) COST $100.
Note: Three-year recertification of an original PACP PFCITP Certification. (12 seats)
COST: Health and Fitness Textbook, Classroom Manual, and body fat calipers included with the class.
LOCATION: Pittsburgh Bureau of Police - Training Academy
900 North Lincoln Avenue, First Floor Classroom, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
POC.: Officer Andy McHugh, Office Telephone No. (412) 323 - 7869
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
Critical Incident Response
August 19 - 20, 2025 Philadelphia, PA Philly Live Hotel and Casino 900 Packer Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19148 8am - 5pm Hosted by the Pennsylvania State Police Instructors: Deputy Chief Dan Flippo, Santa Cruz Police Department (CA)(Ret.) Lt. John Morris, Winston-Salem Police Department (NC)(Ret.) Space is limited so register today at: SavageTrainingGroup.com
Whether you are an officer or supervisor, the decisions you make when responding to an in-progress incident can have a huge impact on how it ends. This course will show you how to do it right. We’ll show you how to respond to an in-progress incident safely, calmly, and methodically. You’ll leave this course with the confidence to easily cut through confusion and uncertainty of a crisis. Spend two days training with us and we’ll skyrocket your leadership and decision-making skills. You will learn not only the industry-standard tactics, but the latest modern concepts to use on fleeing suspects, barricaded suspects, mentally ill persons in crisis, and more. We use contemporary videos and modern approaches to interactive learning to bolster your decision-making capability whether you’re an officer or a supervisor. You will leave the course with the tools to assume a leadership role during "hot calls". Perimeters Decision Making Apprehending Fleeing Suspects Barricaded Suspects Incident Leadership Actual Incident Videos A Customizable Critical Incident Checklist A fun and energetic instructor using modern teaching techniques In this course, you will learn: $459/student
The School of Police Staff & Command - Northwestern Center for Public Safety
COURSE LOCATION: Northern York County Regional Police Department 1 Regional Way York, PA 17406 Sept. 15 - Nov. 21, 2025 TUITION $4900 per person PREREQUISITES: 2 years of supervisory experience
Download the course brochure here: 25-09-SPSC-NYorkCoPA-Flyer.pdf
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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