The APCO Institute is currently working with individual state agencies to gain approval for APCO courses and programs that meet state training credit requirements. Currently approved states are listed below. Check back often, as additional state-approved courses are continually added.
If you are a state agency that is interested in working with us for training credit approval, please email [email protected].
Approved States
Alabama
Agency
Alabama 911
Training Approved
Credit Process
Contact your agency training coordinator for credit process.
Georgia
Agency
The Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council
Training Approved
- All APCO courses
- Registered Public-Safety Leader (RPL) Program
- Certified Public-Safety Executive (CPE) Program.
See all training opportunities on the APCO training page
Credit Process
APCO submits the information on behalf of students for training credit required by the Council.
Michigan
Agency
Michigan State 911 Administration Portal (MiSNAP)
Training Approved
(In-person and virtual course formats only)
Credit Process
Contact [email protected] for steps to report successful completion of training to MiSNAP.
Mississippi
Agency
BETST Standards & Training
Training Approved
Credit Process
Contact your agency training coordinator for credit process.
Missouri
Agency
Missouri 911 Service Board
Training Approved
Credit Process
Contact your agency training coordinator for credit process.
New Mexico
Agency
New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy
Training Approved
Credit Process
Upload course completion certificates to the NM website for credit.
Texas
Agency
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)
Training Approved
- Active Shooter Incidents for Public Safety Communications, 2nd Edition
- Bullying and Negativity in the Communications Center, 2nd Edition
- Communications Center Supervisor, 5th Edition
- Communications Training Officer, 6th Edition
- Comprehensive Quality
- Crisis Negotiations
- Customer Service in Today’s Public Safety Communications
- Disaster Operations and the Communications Center
- Emergency Medical Dispatch, 5th Edition
- Emergency Medical Dispatch Manager
- Fundamentals of Tactical Dispatch
- Law Enforcement Communications, 1st Edition
- Public Safety Communications Staffing and Employee Retention
- Public Safety Telecommunicator 1, 7th Edition
- Surviving Stress
Credit Process
Contact your agency training coordinator for credit process.