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
2-1209	6/11/12	6/20/12	La Crosse, WI^*	MWA	5/11/12
2-1222	6/11/12	6/20/12	Las Vegas, NV ^⇒	SW	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
2-2020	10/29/12	11/7/12	Chesterfield, VA	SE	9/28/12
2-1217	12/3/12	12/12/12	Phoenix, AZ^* ^⇒	SW	11/2/12

Specialized One-Week Course

⇒ 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-1205	6/21/12	6/22/12	Glynco, GA ^*	SE	5/21/12
GFT-1211	7/9/12	7/10/12	Sunset Beach, NC	SE	6/8/12
GFT-1206	8/16/12	8/17/12	Portland, OR ^* ^⇐	W/SW	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 lodging and meals offered for participants commuting to the training site location. Participants can only attend the training that is offered in their region and will be responsible for their travel and miscellaneous expenses. G.R.E.A.T. grant funds may be used for these expenses.
♠ 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	Glynco, GA ^* ^♠ ^←	SE	5/18/12
GOI-1202	7/9/12	7/11/12	Glynco, GA ^*	MWA	6/8/12
GOI-1204	7/30/12	8/1/12	Artesia, NM ^* ^←	W/SW	6/29/12

← 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 lodging and meals offered for participants commuting 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 and miscellaneous expenses. G.R.E.A.T. grant funds may be used for these expenses.