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To qualify for the Advanced Certification, you must:

  • Be a certified, registered, or exempt peace officer currently employed by a GA POST recognized Georgia law enforcement agency. 
  • Possess the intermediate certification.
  • Have a minimum of twenty (20) quarter or twelve (12) semester hours from an accredited college or university, as defined in POST Rule 464-2(t).
  • Have at least four (4) years of experience as a full-time, paid peace officer.
  • Complete the required courses. 

Required Courses: 

  • Advanced Traffic Law – Course Code: CAF02G (24 Hours)
    OR
    United Laboratories National Boating Accident Investigation & Analysis (Intermediate) – Course Code: NTI0JG (40 Hours) 
  • Crime Scene Processing – Course Code: CAG02G (24 Hours)
    OR
    Crime Scene Technician – Course Code: SBT02G (40 Hours)
    OR
    National Hunting Incident Investigation Academy (44 Hours)
    OR
    United Laboratories National Boating Accident Investigation & Analysis (Advanced) (20Hours)
    OR
    Crime Scene Investigations – Course Code: SBT03G (40 Hours)
  • Specialized Patrol Techniques – Course Code: CAH02G (14 Hours)
    OR
    Advanced Patrol Techniques (24 Hours)
    OR
    Georgia Applied Public Safety ATV Operator’s Course (20Hours)
  • Interviews and Interrogations – Course Code: CA102G (24 Hours)
    OR
    Any Advanced (not in-service) Interviews and Interrogations course (24 or more Hours) 
  • Search Warrants & Affidavits – Course Code: CAJ02G (16 Hours)
    OR
    Search Warrants & Affidavits, Advanced – Course Code: ALS0JG (24 Hours)
    OR
    Search & Seizure for Law Enforcement – Course Code: AXS04G (40 Hours) 
  • Advanced Firearms – Course Code: CAK0J F (32 Hours)
    OR
    Semi-Automatic Pistol Level 2 – Course Code: CAK03F (32 Hours)
    OR
    Firearms Instructor Course (80 Hours)
    OR
    SWAT I & II
    OR
    Officer Survival II
  • Advanced Report Writing – Course Code: CAL02G (8 Hours)
    OR
    Other approved Advanced Report Writing Course

To apply for your Advanced Certification:

  1. Ensure you meet all requirements and complete all required courses. 
  2. Log into the POST Data Gateway.
  3. Click on Demographics.
  4. Click on Fact Sheet at the top.
  5. Print the Fact Sheet and mark all required courses with a check mark.
  6. Scan the marked Fact Sheet to your computer for later upload.
  7. On your Demographics page, scroll down to your Advanced Report Writing course in your Training History.
  8. Click the Apply for Certification button
  9. Complete the application ensuring you upload all supporting documents.
    • Marked Fact Sheet (Training Checklist)
    • Official college transcript from an accredited school
    • Certificates for external courses (like FLETC) (Miscellaneous Documentation)
  10. Attest the application (Candidate and Agency). 
  11. Save and submit your application.
  12. Allow 4-6 weeks for processing

If you receive notification that your application needs corrections, follow the How Do I Correct My Application instructions.

To qualify for the Executive Certification, you must: 

  • Currently hold an executive position and have done so for at least one (1) year prior to certification. 
    • An executive position is defined as the highest level official with direct operational responsibility for a law enforcement agency. 
    • Duty positions may be identified by the title of chief of police, sheriff, superintendent, warden, colonel, director, or commissioner. 
    • As general manager of a law enforcement agency, the executive has the administrative responsibility for the policies and performance of the Agency. 
    • Determination will be based on job function and not position title.
  • Possess ninety (90) quarter or sixty (60) semester hours from an accredited college or university, as defined in POST rule 464-2(t).; and
  • Complete the 120-hour POST Executive Development Course or the 440-hour GA Law Enforcement Command College Course.

To apply for your Executive Certification:

  1. Ensure you meet all requirements and complete the required course. 
  2. Log into the POST Data Gateway.
  3. Click on Demographics.
  4. Scroll down to your Executive Development course in your Training History.
  5. Click the Apply for Certification button.
  6. Complete the application ensuring you upload all supporting documents.
    • Official college transcript from an accredited school.
    • Marked Fact Sheet (Training Checklist)
    • Brief statement listing executive responsibilities and date placed in an executive position.
  7. Candidate and Agency attest the application. 
  8. Save and submit your application.
  9. Allow 4-6 weeks for processing.

If you receive notification that your application needs corrections, follow the How Do I Correct My Application instructions.

To qualify for the Intermediate Certification, you must:

  • Be a certified, registered, or exempt peace officer currently employed with a Georgia law enforcement agency that is recognized by the GA POST Council.
  • Have a minimum of ten (10) quarter or six (6) semester hours from an accredited college or university, as defined in POST Rule 464-2(t).
  • Have at least two (2) years experience as a full-time, paid peace officer.
  • Complete the required courses. 

Required Courses:

  • Criminal Procedure – Course Code: CAA01G (24 Hours)

     

  • Health & Awareness – Course Code: CAB0IG (22 Hours)
    OR
    Health & Awareness Instructor – Course Code: S/MI0G (40 Hours)
    OR
    Functional Fitness – Course Code: NAB0IG (40 Hours)
  • Interpersonal Relations/Crisis Intervention – Course Code: CAC0JG or CAC02G (8 Hours)
    OR
    Verbal Judo (minimum 16 Hours)
    OR
    Crisis Intervention Team (40 Hours)
    OR
    Tactical Diffusion Strategies (24 Hours)
  • First Responder – Course Code: CAD0IE (40 Hours)
    OR
    Emergency Medical Responder (AER02E) (48 Hours)
    OR
    Emergency Medical Technician Training
    OR
    Paramedic Training
  • Officer Survival – Course Code: CAE0IG (40 Hours)
    OR
    Tactical Combat Casualty Care (FLETC)

To apply for your Intermediate Certification:

  1. Ensure you meet all requirements and complete all required courses. 
  2. Log into the POST Data Gateway.
  3. Click on Demographics.
  4. Click on Fact Sheet at the top.
  5. Print the Fact Sheet and mark all required courses with a check mark.
  6. Scan the marked Fact Sheet to your computer for later upload.
  7. On your Demographics page, scroll down to your Criminal Procedure course in your Training History.
  8. Click the Apply for Certification button.
  9. Complete the application ensuring you upload all supporting documents.
    • Marked Fact Sheet (Training Checklist)
    • Official college transcript from an accredited school
    • Certificates for external courses (like FLETC)
  10. Attest the application (Candidate and Agency). 
  11. Save and submit your application.
  12. Allow 4-6 weeks for processing.

If you receive notification that your application needs corrections, follow the How Do I Correct My Application instructions.

To qualify for the Management Certification, you must:

  • Currently hold a management position and have done so for at least one (1) year prior to certification. 
    • A management position is defined as one where the holder occupies a management position in a law enforcement agency which falls between the supervisor and the executive. 
    • This position typically involves planning, organizing, public relations, discipline, and general administrative work. 
    • Determination will be based on job function, not position title, and attestation of agency head.
  • Possess ninety (90) quarter or sixty (60) semester hours from an accredited accredited college or university, as defined in POST rule 464-(t).; and
  • Complete one (1) of the following POST approved management courses:
    • POST Management Development Course – Course Code: CAN04G (120 Hours)
    • GPSTC Management Program –  Levels I, II, and III (120 Hours Total)
    • Carl Vinson Institute – Management Development Course (120 Hours)
    • Command College PMP Program (160 Hours)
    • FBI National Academy (Approximately 320 Hours)
    • IACP Leadership in Police Organizations Course (Approximately 120 Hours)

To apply for your Management Certification:

  1. Ensure you meet all requirements and complete the required course. 
  2. Log into the POST Data Gateway.
  3. Click on Demographics.
  4. Click on Fact Sheet at the top.
  5. Print the Fact Sheet and mark the required course(s) with a check mark.
  6. Scan the marked Fact Sheet to your computer for later upload.
  7. On your Demographics page, scroll down to your Management course(s) in your Training History.
  8. Click the Apply for Certification button. This button will be next to GPSTC Management Level III or next to another approved 120+ hour course.
  9. Complete the application ensuring you upload all supporting documents.
    • Marked Fact Sheet or Course Certificates (Miscellaneous Documentation)
    • Official college transcript from an accredited school (Miscellaneous Documentation)
    • Brief statement listing managerial responsibilities and date placed in a managerial position.
  10. Attest the application (Candidate and Agency). 
  11. Save and submit your application.
  12. Allow 4-6 weeks for processing.

If you receive notification that your application needs corrections, follow the How Do I Correct My Application instructions.

If your course is from an agency that does not report to POST (Federal, etc.), complete this application. 

  1. Email the following to helpdesk@gapost.org (with the subject “Management Certification Application”):
    • Completed application
    • Certificate(s) from approved Management courses
    • Official copy of college transcript

To qualify for the Senior Deputy Certification, you must:

  • Be a certified, registered, or exempt peace officer currently employed with a Georgia law enforcement agency that is recognized by the GA POST Council.
  • Successfully complete the required Module I and Module II core courses.
  • Complete a minimum of 200 hours of POST recognized training (Module III). 
    • The Module I and Module II required core courses, refresher/in-service training, or a basic training course required for a basic certification by GA POST Council shall not be accepted for the 200-hour requirement. 
    • In-service courses are identified with a course code beginning with the letter “I”.
    • The acceptable advanced/specialized courses can be found on the application, under Module III Completion Checklist.
    • Any training used as electives must be approved by your chief executive.
    • The core courses required for intermediate and advanced certification may be used as electives as long as they have not been used for previous issuance of the intermediate or advanced certification. Once an intermediate or advanced core course is used as an elective, it may not be used for issuance of any future POST certification without re-attending the required course or an approved alternative which has been deemed equivalent.

Module I Required Core Courses:

  • Office of the Sheriff (3 Hrs)
  • Basic Jailer/Jail Officer Course (80 or 45 Hrs)
  • Bonding Procedures (2 Hrs)
  • Civil Process (8 Hrs)
  • Court Services (16 Hrs)
  • Mental Commitments/Transportation of the Mentally ill (4 Hrs)
  • Prisoner Transport (2 Hrs)
  • Sex Offender Registry (2 Hrs)

Module II Required Core Courses: 

  • Advanced Report Writing (16 Hrs)
  • Crime Scene Management for First Resp Ofc (4 Hrs)
  • Domestic Violence: The Officers Response (4 Hrs)
  • Ethics (2 Hrs)
  • Interpersonal Relations (8 Hrs)
  • Public Relations (2 Hrs)
  • Search Proc for Wanted/Missing Persons (2 Hrs) 

To apply for your Senior Deputy Certification:

  1. Ensure you meet all requirements and complete all required courses. 
  2. Complete the PDF Application, which includes the required course completion checklists.
  3. Submit the application to the Georgia Sheriff’s Association (GSA) for review.
  4. After receiving GSA approval, log into the POST Data Gateway.
  5. Click on Demographics.
  6. Scroll down to your Court Services course in your Training History.
  7. Click the Apply for Certification button.
  8. Complete the application ensuring you upload all supporting documents.
    • PDF Application (Misc. Documents under Supporting Documentation)
    • Certificates for external courses (like FLETC)
  9. Attest the application (Candidate and Agency). 
  10. Save and submit your application.
  11. Allow 4-6 weeks for processing.

If you receive notification that your application needs corrections, follow the How Do I Correct My Application instructions.

To qualify for the Supervisory Certification, you must:

  • Currently hold a supervisory position and have done so for at least one (1) year prior to certification. 
    • A supervisory position is defined as those who are responsible for the direct supervision of personnel occupying basic operational line positions – patrol, investigation, or support. 
    • The position title may be sergeant, corporal, officer-in-charge or team leader. 
    • A person in this position commonly performs both the direct supervision of personnel and actual law enforcement duties. 
    • Also included would be coordination of supervised personnel, evaluation, and record keeping. 
    • Determination will be based on job function, not position title, and attestation of agency head.
  • Possess forty-five (45) quarter or thirty (30) semester hours from an accredited college or university, as defined in POST rule 464-2(t).; and
  • Complete the 76-hour GPSTC Leadership in Public Safety: Theory and Practice course, the 120-hour POST Supervisory Development Course (Typically Supervision Levels I, II, and III) or the 160-hour Command College Supervision Program. 

To apply for your Supervisory Certification:

  1. Ensure you meet all requirements and complete the required course. 
  2. Log into the POST Data Gateway.
  3. Click on Demographics.
  4. Click on Fact Sheet at the top.
  5. Print the Fact Sheet and mark the required course(s) with a check mark.
  6. Scan the marked Fact Sheet to your computer for later upload.
  7. On your Demographics page, scroll down to your Supervision course(s) in your Training History.
  8. Click the Apply for Certification button. This button will be next to Supervision Level III or next to another approved 120+ hour course.
  9. Complete the application ensuring you upload all supporting documents.
    • Marked Fact Sheet or Course Certificates (Course Checklist)
    • Official college transcript from an accredited school
    • Brief statement listing supervisory responsibilities and date placed in a supervisory position.
  10. Attest the application (Candidate and Agency). 
  11. Save and submit your application.
  12. Allow 4-6 weeks for processing.

If you receive notification that your application needs corrections, follow the How Do I Correct My Application instructions.

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