Training Opportunities

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Active Shooter Preparedness Webinars/Workshops

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) developed an independent study course, resources, fact sheets, and guides to provide the public with guidance on how to prepare for and respond to active shooter crisis situations. The training and materials provide users with the ability to describe the actions to take when confronted with an active shooter, how to assist responding law enforcement, how to recognize potential workplace violence indicators, actions to take to prevent and prepare for a potential incident, and how to manage the consequences of an active shooter incident.  

Active Attack Integrated Response Training

Through an award to Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) at Texas State University, multidisciplinary, scenario-based training on responding to active shooter and other mass casualty events is available to first responders nationwide. 

Department of Justice Active Attack Event Response Leadership Training

This is an online version of a classroom course for public safety leaders, which offers strategic leadership guidance and response strategies to prepare for an active shooter attack. 

Department of Education School Readiness and Emergency Management Training

The Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance (REMS TA) Center supports schools, districts, and institutions of higher education in school emergency management and planning, including the development and implementation of comprehensive, all-hazards, high-quality emergency operations plans. REMS TA Center offers on-site training for train-the-trainer, specialized training packages with self-paced training materials and tabletop exercises, and online courses for practitioners on emergency operations planning development and more. 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention VetoViolence Training and Tools

VetoViolence is the Division of Violence Prevention’s public-facing online resource for violence prevention education and training.  It provides online trainings, step by step guides, resources, and information. With over twenty different trainings, tools and resources, the topics covered range from prevention fundamentals to information on how to address risks shared by different forms of violence, and tools for effectively building partnerships to prevent violence.  

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Training Opportunities

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) delivers numerous trainings for law enforcement, including the Law Enforcement Awareness Briefing (LAB) which provides a comprehensive overview of targeted violence and terrorism prevention, Threat Assessment and Threat Management (TATM) which equips front line officers with the knowledge and tools to prevent mass casualty violence, and the Physical Security Assessment Training (PSAT) which introduces concepts and demonstrates techniques for conducting physical security assessments in locations or on facilities/infrastructure where mass gatherings are likely to occur (e.g., stadiums, houses of worship, schools, convention centers).

Department of Homeland Security Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Training for Law Enforcement and Hometown Security Partners

The Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI) training strategy is a multifaceted approach designed to increase the effectiveness of state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement and public safety professionals and other frontline partners in identifying, reporting, evaluating, and sharing pre-incident terrorism indicators to prevent acts of terrorism. These trainings are designed for frontline officers and hometown security partners to provide information on documented and verified behaviors and indicators that, when viewed in the context of all known facts and circumstances, may indicate terrorism-related criminal activity.  

Category: Training Opportunities; Threat Identification and Assessment Training 

Bureau of Justice Assistance State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training Program

The State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT) Program addresses how to prevent terrorism, targeted violence, and hate crimes by providing no-cost and role-based training, resources, and technical assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers and agencies.