Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy

This free course is a shortened version of the Blue Courage leadership development workshop. 

As of Jan. 1, 2017, the Peace Officer Training Academy is no longer printing advanced training certificates. The agency or officer may print certificates by logging into OHLEG.

Scenario-based training offered by the Attorney General’s Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) was highlighted in a recent article in the Journal-News of Butler County.

Many Ohio communities have growing populations from Middle Eastern countries or with ties to Middle Eastern culture. This course will educate officers on cultural norms and dispel common myths and misconceptions. In addition, participants will learn more about Islam, the religious practice of many people from Middle Eastern nations.

Car crashes are one of the leading causes of line-of-duty deaths for police officers, which makes driving courses an important component of officer training and development. 

Because a hostage-negotiation situation involves multiple units and officers, hostage negotiation takes a group effort. Each member of the team must carry out their role to make the best outcome a possibility: the safe retrieval of the perpetrator and victims.