Intermediate And Advanced Certification

01. Intermediate Certification. An applicant shall hold a current POST basic certification, and have acquired either the combination of college credits and/or POST training hours, combined with the prescribed years of law enforcement experience, or an associate or baccalaureate degree from a college recognized by a regional accreditation agency, combined with the prescribed years of law enforcement experience, as set forth in the following subsections: (3-31-22) a. Peace officers. IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 11.11.01 – Rules of the Idaho Peace Idaho State Police Officer Standards & Training (POST) Council Section 072 Page 17 (3-31-22) b. Detention officers. (3-31-22) c. Emergency communications officers. The applicant shall: (3-31-22) i. Have completed a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) hours of POST certified training, which must include Emergency Communications basic training. (3-31-22) ii. A minimum of three (3) years of emergency communications officer experience. (3-31-22) d. Juvenile justice officers. (7-1-26)T POST Training Hours Including POST Basic Patrol Academy 600 hours 800 hours 1,200 hours 1,600 hours 1,800 hours POST Basic Patrol Academy One College Credit Equals Twenty (20) POST Training Hours The above may be a combination of College Credits and POST Training Hours Associate Degree Baccalaureate Degree Years of Law Enforcement Experience 8 or more 7 6 5 4 4 2 POST Training Hours Including POST Basic Detention Academy 600 hours 800 hours 1,200 hours 1,600 hours 1,800 hours POST Basic Detention Academy One College Credit Equals Twenty (20) POST Training Hours The above may be a combination of College Credits and POST Training Hours Associate Degree Baccalaureate Degree Years of Law Enforcement Experience 8 or more 7 6 5 4 4 2 POST Training Hours Including POST Basic Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Corrections, or Juvenile Detention Academy 200 hours 400 hours 600 hours 800 hours 1,000 hours POST Basic Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Corrections, or Juvenile Detention Academy One College Credit Equals Twenty (20) POST Training Hours The above may be a combination of College Credits and POST Training Hours Associate Degree Baccalaureate Degree Years of Juvenile Justice Experience 8 or more 7 6 5 4 4 2 IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 11.11.01 – Rules of the Idaho Peace Idaho State Police Officer Standards & Training (POST) Council Section 072 Page 18 e. Juvenile probation officers. (3-31-22) f. Misdemeanor probation officers. (4-6-23) 02. Advanced Certification. An applicant shall hold a current POST basic certification, possess or be eligible to possess an intermediate certificate, and have acquired either the combination of college credits and POST training hours, combined with the prescribed years of law enforcement experience, or an associate, baccalaureate, master’s or doctoral degree from a college recognized by a regional accreditation agency, combined with the prescribed years of law enforcement experience, as set forth in the following subsections: (3-31-22) a. Peace officers. Graduation from the Drug Enforcement Administration School in Washington, D.C., the Northwestern University Traffic Institute School of Police Staff and Command, the FBI National Academy or Southern Police Institute’s Administrative Officers Course/Command Officers Development Course shall be accepted in lieu of the fifteen (15) POST Training Hours Including POST Basic Juvenile Probation Academy 200 hours 400 hours 600 hours 800 hours 1,000 hours POST Basic Juvenile Probation Academy One College Credit Equals Twenty (20) POST Training Hours The above may be a combination of College Credits and POST Training Hours Associate Degree Baccalaureate Degree Years of Juvenile Justice Experience 8 or more 7 6 5 4 4 2 POST Training Hours Including POST Basic MPO Academy 600 hours 800 hours 1,200 hours 1,600 hours 1,800 hours POST MPO Basic Academy One College Credit Equals Twenty (20) POST Training Hours The above may be a combination of College Credits and POST Training Hours Associate Degree Baccalaureate Degree Years of Misdemeanor Probation Experience 8 or more 7 6 5 4 4 2 POST Training Hours Including POST Basic Patrol Academy 500 hours 600 hours 700 hours 800 hours 900 hours 1,200 hours POST Basic Patrol Academy College Credits 15 20 30 40 45 60 Associate Degree Baccalaureate Degree Master’s Degree or PhD Years of Law Enforcement Experience 13 or more 12 11 10 9 8 8 6 4 IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 11.11.01 – Rules of the Idaho Peace Idaho State Police Officer Standards & Training (POST) Council Section 073 Page 19 college credits required for the Advanced Certificate with thirteen (13) years or more of experience. (3-31-22) b. Detention officers. Graduation from the Drug Enforcement Administration School in Washington, D.C., the Northwestern University Traffic Institute School of Police Staff and Command, the FBI National Academy or Southern Police Institute’s Administrative Officers Course/Command Officers Development Course shall be accepted in lieu of the fifteen (15) college credits required for the Advanced Certificate with thirteen (13) years or more of experience. (3-31-22) c. Emergency communications officers. (3-31-22) i. Have completed a minimum of five hundred (500) hours of POST certified training, which must include POST approved Emergency Communications basic training. (3-31-22) ii. Have at least ten (10) years of communications specialist experience. (3-31-22) d. Misdemeanor probation officers. (4-6-23) 03. Probationary Period. An applicant shall have completed a probationary period of at least six (6) consecutive months with the employing agency prior to applying for intermediate or advanced certificates. Agencies may require a longer probationary period prior to application. (3-31-22)