Continuing Education

Once your registration is received, an invoice will be sent to the email address provided. Payment will be due by the first day of class.

For questions, please call 573-518-2148 or email lea@mineralarea.edu.

Patrol Rifle Instructor 40 Hours

September 28 - October 2, 2026 | 0800-1700 | $250

This course is for anyone interested in becoming a patrol rifle instructor. This course will cover the legal and liability aspects of being a patrol rifle instructor. It will also teach the student the rifle's breakdown and how to teach someone to shoot.

Students will go through drills, both dry and live fire. Students must be able to identify when someone is a problem-shooter and explain the problem and how to fix it. Students will be placed into the role of the instructor and have to run courses of fire on the live range.

Supplies needed:

Training Clothing

Vest, Duty Belt, Rifle

Eye/Ear Protection

3 magazines minimum

Hand-held flashlight

250 rounds of Rifle

Patrol Rifle Instructor Refresher 24 Hours

September 28-30, 2026 | 0800-1700 | $125

This course is for anyone who is already a rifle instructor and needs a refresher course. This course will cover the legal and liability aspects of being a patrol rifle instructor. It will also teach the student the rifle's breakdown and how to teach someone to shoot.

Students will go through drills, both dry and live fire. Students must be able to identify when someone is a problem-shooter and explain the problem and how to fix it. Students will be placed into the role of the instructor and have to run courses of fire on the live range.

Supplies needed:

Training Clothing

Vest, Duty Belt, Rifle

Eye/Ear Protection

3 magazines minimum

Hand-held flashlight, 250 rounds of Rifle

Firearms Instructor 40 Hours

October 5-9, 2026 | 0800-1700 | $250

This course is for anyone interested in becoming a firearms instructor. This course will cover the legal and liability aspects of being a firearms instructor. It will also teach the student how to break down a pistol and a shotgun and how to teach someone to shoot.

Students will go through drills, both dry and live fire. Students must be able to identify when someone is a problem-shooter and explain the problem and how to fix it. Students will be placed into the role of the instructor and have to run courses of fire on the live range.

Supplies needed:

Training Clothing

Vest, Duty Belt, Rifle

Eye/Ear Protection

3 magazines minimum

Hand-held flashlight

250 rounds of handgun

Firearms Instructor Refresher 24 Hours

October 5-7, 2026 | 0800-1700 | $125

This course is for anyone who is already a firearms instructor and needs a refresher course. This course will cover the legal and liability aspects of being a firearms instructor. It will also teach the student the breakdown of a pistol and a shotgun, and how to teach someone to shoot.

Students will go through drills, both dry and live fire. Students must be able to identify when someone is a problem-shooter and explain the problem and how to fix it. Students will be placed into the role of the instructor and have to run courses of fire on the live range.

Supplies needed:

Training Clothing

Vest, Duty Belt, Rifle

Eye/Ear Protection

3 magazines minimum

Hand-held flashlight

250 rounds of handgun

Basic Patrol Rifle 24 Hours

September 21-23, 2026 | 0800-1700 | $150 for non-contract students

This course is designed for law enforcement officers who have successfully completed basic firearms training and qualification in police handgun and shotgun use.

The modern law enforcement patrol rifle has become an increasing standard item of police firearm equipment in the last decade.

As a result, basic skills in the safe, accurate handling and use of a patrol rifle are rapidly becoming a necessity for today’s law enforcement officer. This course provides the instruction and skill-building exercises a patrol officer needs to use the basic patrol rifle. This course is specifically designed around the AR-15 model of the modern patrol rifle.

Course Requirements for successful completion:

100% attendance

Successful completion of written exam with minimum score of 80%

Successful completion of Basic Rifle Qualification Course

No grievous safety violations or disciplinary issues during this course- such violations constitute grounds for dismissal from this training course.

Supplies needed:

Training Clothing

Vest, Duty Belt

Eye/Ear Protection

3 Magazines minimum

250 rounds of .223

More classes will be added. Check back periodically for updates.

Continuing education training contracts are returning for 2025.

Basic Contract $250.00 per officer

Courses covered under Basic Contract Training are any MACLEA-based courses, excluding Instructor Developmental Courses, CORE School, and any course marked as not covered under the contract.

Advanced Contract $300.00 per officer

Courses covered under Advanced Contract Training are all MACLEA-based courses, excluding any course marked as not covered under contract.

Agency Contract

If the agency contracts its entire department, the cost is $200 per officer per year, and each officer will have the Advanced Contract coverage. Agencies must provide a roster with the officer’s name and POST ID. It is the agency's responsibility to ensure MACLEA is updated on any personnel changes.

Interested departments and individuals may download the contract and registration form below.

Once your registration is received and processed, an invoice will be sent to the email address provided.

For questions, please call 573-518-2148 or email lea@mineralarea.edu.

Training Agreement and Registration Form

For the current Continuing Law Enforcement Education (CLEE) reporting period, POST will rely on the online CLEE system to determine peace officer compliance with the training requirements. If you have not already created a MO Login account and connected to the online CLEE system to view your training records or the training records for your commissioned officers, please contact the POST Program at (573) 751-3409 or post@dps.mo.gov so they can send you an onboarding email and instructions for creating an account.

For the 2026 Continuing Law Enforcement Education (CLEE) reporting period, just like the 2025 CLEE reporting period, POST will rely on the online CLEE system to determine peace officer compliance with the annual training requirement. If you have not already created a MO Login account and connected to the online CLEE system to view your training records, or the training records for your commissioned officers, please contact the POST Program so we can send you an onboarding email and instructions for creating an account.

The CLEE training requirements for the Jan. 1, 2026 to Dec. 31, 2026 reporting period are outlined below:
Peace officers licensed prior to Jan. 1, 2026 must obtain 24 hours of Continuing Law Enforcement Education (CLEE) by Dec. 31, 2026, with at least 8 of the 24 hours coming from an "Approved Provider" of training. Of these 24 hours, officers must obtain a minimum of:
- 2 hours in Legal Studies;
- 2 hours in Technical Studies;
- 2 hours in Interpersonal Perspectives;
- 2 hours of Skill Development in the area of Firearms;
- 16 hours of Electives (Any of the above-listed core curricula areas);
- 1 hour of Racial Profiling training;
- 1 hour of Implicit Bias training; and
- 1 hour of De-escalation training.
  - Racial Profiling, Implicit Bias, and De-escalation training are part of the required 24 hours, not in addition to it.
Peace officers instructing basic academy training and CLEE training courses can receive 1 hour of CLEE credit for each hour of basic training or CLEE training they instruct. Training credit for instructors will be entered into the CLEE system by the training provider.

For more information, please visit the CLEE Training & Reporting Requirements for MO Peace Officers.

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