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Law Enforcement Continuing Education and In-Service Training

Law Enforcement Continuing Education and In-Service Training

Listed below are upcoming Law Enforcement Training classes that will be offered through A-B Tech. If you have any questions or if there is a training program you would like to see offered in the future, please let us know.

Course registration is restricted to sworn law enforcement officers. Federal law enforcement and company police officers are not fee-exempt.

 

A-B Tech Law Enforcement Training Staff

R. Daryl Fisher, MPA, FBI NA231
Director, Law Enforcement Training

Scott Pruett
Continuing Education Training Coordinator

To complete or print out the registration form, go to the Law Enforcement Training Continuing Education Data Form.

Please email completed registration forms to robertdfisher@abtech.edu

Classes Offered for 2026

For more information and class registration, visit Advanced Police Concepts | Cold Case Homicide Investigations Seminar.

  • When: Tuesday - Wednesday, December 15 & 16, 0800 - 1700
  • Offered by: Atlanta-Carolinas HIDTA / A-B Tech

This introductory course is designed to educate drone operators and narcotics investigators in the implementation of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for surveillance in drug-related investigations. This two-day course includes sUAS flights for mock drug investigations.

No Part 107 Certification required.

 

Register For This Class

Please register for the class through your Acadis Training Portal

If you are ready to lead, our First-Line Supervision Class on Monday, December 7 through 11, 2026 teaches new and aspiring supervisors how to build trust, set expectations, and drive team success. The move from a single contributor officer to first-line supervisor will be the hardest jump in your career.

Our upcoming First-Line Supervision Class gives you the practical tools you need to delegate, coach, resolve conflict, and lead your team. Reserve your spot today by submitting a class registration form and emailing it to scottcpruett@abtech.edu.

This course is designed to provide emergency responders with the skills to recognize and respond to incidents involving homemade explosives, including manufacturing indicators, HME precursors, and exposure indicators.

For more information and class registration, visit Advanced Police Concepts | Homicide Investigations Seminar.

  • Dates:
    • August 31 - September 4
    • November 2 - 6
  • Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: A-B Tech Woodfin — Room 202
  • Dates:
    • July 7 - 10
    • October 29 - 30
    • December 7 - 9
  • Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: A-B Tech Woodfin — Room 202

To sign up: Go to Acadis and register under the class name Forensics Testing for Alcohol.

LT Mike Murphy with the Buncombe Co. Sheriff’s Office will be the Lead Instructor for this course.

Participants have three weeks to complete all 26 credits and must complete all blocks of instruction in order to receive successful completion.


2026

  • 03/16/2026 – 04/06/2026
  • 03/26/2026 – 04/16/2026
  • 04/03/2026 – 04/24/2026
  • 04/08/2026 – 04/29/2026
  • 04/16/2025 – 05/07/2026
  • 04/25/2026 – 05/16/2026
  • 05/02/2026 – 05/23/2026
  • 05/17/2026 – 06/07/2026
  • 05/30/2026 – 06/20/2026
  • 06/19/2026 – 07/10/2026
  • 08/05/2026 – 08/26/2026
  • 09/01/2026 – 09/22/2026
  • 10/06/2026 – 10/27/2026
  • 10/25/2025 – 11/15/2025
  • 11/28/2026 – 12/19/2026
  • 12/10/2026 – 12/31/2026

Please Note: CJ Standards no longer allows for the Firearms Classroom block to be offered online.

Please print off this registration form, complete it, and e-mail it back to Lt Mike Murphy at michael.murphy@buncombecounty.org.

  • Date: June 16 - June 18
  • Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: A-B Tech Woodfin — Room 235

Please print off this registration form, complete it, and e-mail it back to Lt. Mike Murphy at michael.murphy@buncombecounty.org.

Registration is now open for the NTOA Less Lethal, FSDD & Chemical Agent Instructor Course, scheduled for October 5-9, 2026, at A-B Tech Woodfin.

This five-day course covers instructor development, deployment tactics, legal considerations, and practical application of less-lethal impact munitions, flash-and-sound diversionary devices (FSDD), and chemical agents.

  • Date: October 5-9, 2026
  • Times: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Course Fee:
    • NTOA Members: $938
    • Non-Members: $993
  • Location:

Registration and Course Information

November 2026

  • Basic Radar Operator - November 16 - 18, 2026
  • Radar Recert - November 19, 2026
  • Radar & Lidar Recert - November 20, 2026
  • State Testing - November 23, 2026

All basic and recertification testing will occur at A-B Tech Woodfin the same week as training.

A copy of the operator’s current, valid operator certificate must accompany registration forms for recertification classes.

A current, valid Radar operator certificate must accompany any registration forms for Lidar Operator school.

Basic Lidar Operator Training

Basic Radar Operator Training

Radar Operator Recert

Radar – Lidar Operator Recert

The following courses are being developed and training dates will be posted once confirmed. Some classes may only be offered on an as-needed basis.

  • ARIDE
  • Detention Officer Certification (DOCC)
  • General Instructor Training
  • Social Media Investigations
  • Taser Certification
  • Telecommunicator Certification

Course registration is restricted to sworn law enforcement officers. Federal law enforcement and company police officers are not fee-exempt.