G.R.E.A.T. Training Schedules

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For information on attending training out of your home region, click here.

G.R.E.A.T. Officer Training (GOT)

Prior to applying to a one-week training check the prerequisite qualification to attend.

Please note the registration deadline posted for each GOT training.

Standard 60-Hour Course

Class	Start Date	End Date	Location	Region	Registration Deadline
2-1203	2/13/12	2/22/12	Salemburg, NC ^♠ ^⇒	SE	1/13/12
2-1204	2/27/12	3/7/12	Fort Worth, TX^*	SW	1/27/12
2-1218	3/5/12	3/14/12	Boca Raton, FL	SE	2/3/12
2-1205	3/26/12	4/4/12	Chicago, IL	MWA	2/24/12
2-1207	3/26/12	4/4/12	Nashville, TN^*	SE	2/24/12
2-1209	6/11/12	6/20/12	La Crosse, WI^*	MWA	5/11/12
2-1210	6/18/12	6/27/12	South San Francisco, CA^*	W	5/18/12
2-1211	7/9/12	7/18/12	Ruidoso, NM^*	SW	6/8/12
2-1219	7/23/12	8/1/12	Clayton County, GA	SE	6/22/12
2-1213	8/6/12	8/15/12	Portland, OR^*	W	7/6/12
2-1214	10/8/12	10/17/12	Nashville, TN	SE	9/7/12
2-1215	10/15/12	10/24/12	La Crosse, WI^*	MWA	9/14/12
2-1217	12/3/12	12/12/12	Phoenix, AZ^* ^⇒	SW	11/2/12

Specialized One-Week Course

Class	Start Date	End Date	Location	Region	Registration Deadline
1-1208	5/14/12	5/18/12	Nashville, TN^*	SE	4/13/12

⇒ Indicates this G.R.E.A.T. Officer Training is scheduled in conjunction with a G.R.E.A.T. Families Training (GFT).
* Indicates complimentary double-occupancy lodging offered only for participants commuting more than 50 miles to the training site location.
♠ Indicates the class is now full. Applications may still be sent in to be placed on a waiting list.

For more information about G.R.E.A.T. Officer Trainings, please contact the G.R.E.A.T. Program Training Coordinator, at (850) 385-0600 ext. 240.

G.R.E.A.T. Families Training (GFT) (two-day course)

Only active G.R.E.A.T. instructors are eligible to attend G.R.E.A.T. Families Training and be certified as G.R.E.A.T. Families Lead Facilitators. If you were previously G.R.E.A.T.-certified and wish to be certified as a Families Lead Facilitator, but have not taught G.R.E.A.T. in the classroom during the past two school years, it is required that you be recertified prior to enrolling in a G.R.E.A.T. Families Training.

Class	Start Date	End Date	Location	Region	Registration Deadline
GFT-1202	2/22/12	2/24/12	Salemburg, NC	SE	1/20/12
GFT-1205	6/21/12	6/22/12	Savannah, GA ^* ^→	SE	5/21/12
GFT-1204	7/12/12	7/13/12	Chicago, IL ^* ^→	MWA	6/12/12
GFT-1206	7/26/12	7/27/12	South San Francisco, CA ^* ^→	W	6/26/12
GFT-1207	8/16/12	8/17/12	TBD - Southwest Region, ^→		7/16/12
GFT-1203	12/12/12	12/14/12	Phoenix , AZ ^* ^⇐	SW	11/12/12

⇐ Indicates this G.R.E.A.T. Families Training is scheduled in conjunction with a G.R.E.A.T. Officers Training (GOT).
→ Indicates this G.R.E.A.T. Families Training is scheduled in conjunction with a G.R.E.A.T. Officer In-Service (GOI).
* Indicates complimentary double-occupancy lodging offered only for participants commuting more than 50 miles to the training site location.
♠ Indicates the class is now full. Applications may still be sent in to be placed on a waiting list.

If you are interested in scheduling G.R.E.A.T. Families Training in your area, please contact your Regional Administrator or e-mail the National Program Coordinator through information@great-online.org.

G.R.E.A.T. Officer In-Service Training (GOI) (three-day course)

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) sponsors regional advanced training for G.R.E.A.T. instructors who have taught G.R.E.A.T. for at least one year.

Class	Start Date	End Date	Location	Region	Registration Deadline
GOI-1203	6/18/12	6/20/12	Savannah, GA ^* ^←	SE	5/18/12
GOI-1202	7/9/12	7/11/12	Chicago, IL ^* ^←	MWA	6/8/12
GOI-1204	7/23/12	7/25/12	South San Francisco, CA ^* ^←	W	6/22/12
GOI-1205	8/13/12	8/15/12	Austin-Tentative, TX ^* ^←	SW	7/13/12

← Indicates this G.R.E.A.T. Officer In-Service is scheduled in conjunction with a G.R.E.A.T. Families Training (GFT).
* Indicates complimentary double-occupancy lodging offered only for participants commuting more than 50 miles to the training site location.
♠ Indicates the class is now full. Applications may still be sent in to be placed on a waiting list.

Participants can only attend the training that is offered in their region and will be responsible for their travel, meals, and miscellaneous expenses. G.R.E.A.T. grant funds may be used for these expenses.

The FLETC may have additional funding available to offset the cost of travel and per diem for those who wish to attend the G.R.E.A.T. Officer In-Service Training who may not be able to attend otherwise. Each request will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis for eligibility. You must request assistance in order to be considered. For GOIs that are co-scheduled with GFTs, this assistance may be extended to enable attendance at both training events.

Please contact FLETC about expense assistance:

Lisa A. Harris
lisa.harris@dhs.gov
Phone: (912) 261-4507
Toll Free: (800) 743-5382 extension 4507