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Required Training

For calendar year 2027, peace officers and troopers must receive a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of continuing professional training​. OPOTC has set the minimum at 24 hours, including 6 hours of mandated topics and 18 hours of pre-approved topics selected by each agency. Officers are encouraged to exceed the legal minimum. Agencies can be reimbursed for up to 32 hours above the 24 mandatory hours.
All peace officers and troopers must complete the three topics bolded below, totaling six (6) hours, satisfy six (6) of the 24-hours of mandatory CPT. (REMINDER): Those who successfully complete their basic training or highway patrol cadet program & exam in calendar year 2027 are exempt. Reciprocal applicants are required to complete 2027 CPT.)

 [Note: these are mandatory minimums; Officers may complete more hours in these topic areas and count towards the 24 hours required]:

2027 Mandated Topics set by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission.
  1. Legal Updates – 2 hours
  2. Integrating Communication Assessment & Tactics (ICAT) – 2 hours
  3. Situational Decision Making (SIT-D) – 2 hours
While agencies may create their own curricula for the 6 hours of mandated topics, the content must incorporate the course descriptions provided in the 2027 CPT Hours Memo 

Additional 16 hours

For the remaining 18 hours of required training, each agency will select pre-approved curricula based on any combination of the four tracks outlined below.

Examples Include:

An officer completes 5 hours in-person training, 8 hours VR in-person (headset) and 3 hours of approved online content, the 18-hour requirement has been met.

OR

An officer completes 4 hours in-person training, 4 hours in VR in-person (headset), and 4 hours from approved online content, and 4 hours from a third party, pre-approved course, the 4-hour requirement has been met.

*Any combination hours completed in the areas below that equals 18 total hours counts toward the 18-hour requirement.

The 18 hours will be career path related to your job assignment.