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Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy

Rolling Out New Course

12/27/2016
The Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy is pleased to announce two new courses in 2017.  These courses will be offered at six regional sites around the state.  Check the online catalog for dates, times and locations.
 
Foundations: Patrol Tactics is a four-hour course designed to teach various aspects of patrol including mental and physical preparation, overview of patrol methods, aspects of proactive patrol, and aspects of responding to calls for service.
 
Foundations: Dealing With Dangerous Drugs During Patrol Stops is a four-hour course designed for officers to assess and maintain public and officer safety through recognition and proper handling of patrol stops where dangerous drugs are involved.
 
In other news –
 
We’re trying to go paperless. Effective Jan. 1, 2017, OPOTA will no longer print advanced training certificates. The agency or officer will be able to print their own certificates by logging into OHLEG.
 
To print OPOTA advanced training certificates and transcripts:
  •  Log into OHLEG.
  • Select "OPOTA Online Registration."
  • Click on "Registrations."
  • To print a list of courses (transcript), select "Print My Attended Courses."
  • To print a duplicate certificate, select "Print" next to the desired course.