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Refresher Academy

Refresher Academy

This academy consists of two components. Each component focuses on your specific law enforcement goals.

Online Academic Refresher

You identify weak areas of knowledge and direct learning to specifically improve those areas. The program is offered online through Knowledge Factor, Inc. and focuses on:

  • Colorado criminal and motor vehicle code
  • Colorado and U.S. Constitutional law
  • Ethics as it relates to the Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.)

The online academic refresher applies if you are looking for the P.O.S.T. Basic Renewal, P.O.S.T. Provisional Certification and renewal of a conditional letter of certification.

Skills Training

The focus is on the three primary skills required by P.O.S.T. All three skills may be taken through the ACC Law Enforcement Academy.

  • arrest control
  • driving
  • firearms

Eligibility

Each component of the Refresher Academy is separate. You can sign up for one component (either the online academic refresher, all skills or certain skills) or all components.

  • If you are confident with your skills ability, then you are welcome to sign up for only the online law refresher.
  • If you feel confident with your skills now, you are able to schedule and participate in a two-day test-out through P.O.S.T. The two-day test-out allows you to take the written P.O.S.T. exam and practical exams pertaining to arrest control, firearms and driving over a two-day period.

Please contact Colorado P.O.S.T. directly for questions or more information on the two-day test-out. Their phone number is 303.866.5692 or you can e-mail: post@state.co.us.

Certification

Upon completion of the online academic refresher course, and proof of training and competency in arrest control, driving and firearms, Arapahoe Community College’s Law Enforcement Academy will issue a certificate for the completed online academic refresher and skills. While the online law refresher is self-paced, it must be completed within four months from enrollment.

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Contact

Detective John Hallsten
Phone: 303.797.5874
E-mail: john.hallsten@arapahoe.edu