NLLEA Training Academy 2011

In light of the fiscal climate across the nation and the fact that out of state travel has been put on hold in most states, the NLLEA Executive Board, in consultation with Academy Director Chuck Conkling, has decided to put the Training Academy on hiatus for one year.  While we are disappointed that there will not be a 2011 NLLEA Training Academy, the financial uncertainties in our states and within our departments resulted in our decision to not put the NLLEA at a financial risk with holding an academy in which very few students would be able to attend. Please know that the NLLEA Executive Board is committed to the Academy, and we will be assessing the curriculum and budgetary considerations over the next year in order to provide a first class training academy for 2012. 

The NLLEA is committed to the professional development of its members. To assist its member agencies in achieving their enforcement and regulatory objectives, the NLLEA sponsors a national training academy. Since the first session in 1996 (Click here for a history of the NLLEA Training Academy), the academy has grown to encompass four separate and distinct phases of training each held during the same week.

Phase I (Basic) - Courses related to underage drinking issues, fraudulent IDs, investigations on licensed premises, and handling informants.

Phase II (Advanced) - Courses related to financial and hidden ownership investigations and critical incident stress management, among others.

Phase III (Special Investigations) - Specialty courses such as video gambling; using the internet as a tool to gather intelligence on underage sales, consumption and illegal parties; and other investigations.

Phase IV (Leadership) - Specialty course designed for first line supervisors, especially ones who have recently been promoted.

These courses are designed to improve the specialized knowledge and professional skills of officers for effective and efficient administration and enforcement of state and provincial alcohol beverage laws.

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For additional information about the NLLEA Training Academy, please contact:

Chuck Conkling, NLLEA Training Coordinator
cconkling@cwcinv.com