If you are a licensed Texas peace officer, and/or are seeking licensure or re-licensure and would like to attend an ALERRT course within Texas, you are allowed to attend and earn TCOLE credit. However, it is the sole responsibility of the attendee to ensure that:

   A) the host agency is a TCOLE approved contract training provider** and will report the training hours for all course attendees, or,
   B) your own agency will report the course hours for you. 

If you are not commissioned with an agency at the time of the training, you must ensure the host agency is a TCOLE training provider. ALERRT does not report in-direct deliveries. 

**List of TCOLE Training Providers here TCOLE Training Providers

As of August 14, 2023, ALERRT will report all the TCOLE hours for all direct deliveries in Texas and online training. Courses prior to August 14, 2023, CANNOT be reported by ALERRT. For courses prior to that date students must contact the original host agency.

For indirect and/or informal training hours, your home agency is responsible for reporting these hours to TCOLE. Individuals who are not currently commissioned but are maintaining their TCOLE license, or your home agency does not report to TCOLE, must attend an ALERRT training class through a TCOLE contractual training provider or training academy. Training providers contracted through TCOLE are solely located in Texas and have the ability to report training for all licensees. Please ensure the course you are enrolling in is being hosted by an agency that can report the hours to TCOLE if your agency cannot. If you are unsure, please contact the host of training to determine if you should report it through your agency. Individuals are unable to self-report to TCOLE.

**List of TCOLE Training Providers here TCOLE Training Providers

Hours will be reported within the 30-day reporting window from the course end date.

No. Reporting cannot be expedited, and singular entries cannot be made.

o Level I (3311)
o Level I - TtT (3315)
o First Responder Medical (3357)
o First Responder Medical - TtT (3393)
o Active Attack Integrated Response (3381)
o Active Attack Integrated Response - TtT (3380)
o First Responder Breaching (3317)
o First Responder Breaching - TtT (3376)
o First Responder Operating in Low-Light (3318)
o Solo Officer Rapid Deployment (3382)
o Solo Officer Rapid Deployment - TtT (3392)
o ALERRT Update (3312)
o Exterior Response to Active Shooter Events (3394)
o Exterior Response to Active Shooter Events - TtT (3377)
o Medical Advanced Skills Course (3606)
o Active Shooter Incident Management (3607)
o Level 1 Train-the-Trainer Instructor Recertification - Online - Payment Required (3355)
o Active Attack Event Response Leadership - Online (667371)
o Active Attack Emergency Communications - Online (78052)
o Fire as a Weapon - Online (3356)
o Active Attack Incident Management (AAIM) - Online (3366)

o ALERRT Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events - TtT (3604)
o ALERRT Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events - TtT – online (3364)
o ALERRT Civilian Response and Casualty Care - TtT (3378)

**These courses DO qualify for TCOLE training hours, but do not count toward the 16 hours of mandated ALERRT training.

No. ALERRT currently hosts 15 hours of online training that will satisfy the TCOLE mandate. See course list above. In the future, ALERRT will be developing additional online courses that will satisfy the mandate.

**** ALERRT highly recommends that at least 1/2 of your active attack training be obtained by attendance in an in-person course, where students engage in activities that build muscle memory and offer exposure to conditions and stimuli that cannot be recreated online. 

No. While TCOLE does allow the same course to be reported twice within a single 2-year training unit, it is ALERRT policy that we will only report each online course completion once per 2-year training unit. After completion, students may review the online course as often as they wish, but it will only be reported to TCOLE once. 

Yes. Any agency teaching an indirect delivery of a full course can break up that curriculum into smaller blocks such as 2, 4, or 8 hours.

E.g., a 2-day Level 1 user course can be broken down into 2-hour blocks that can be delivered over several months at the convenience of the agency. See also TCOLE Reporting below for how to report hours in this configuration.

If an ALERRT course curriculum is indirectly delivered in blocks, TCOLE reporting on TCLEDDS will happen one time at the end of the last block using the course completion date of the last day. It is still a TCOLE requirement to have daily sign in TCOLE rosters for their records, and is the agency’s responsibility to manage rostering, attendance and documentation over that time.

 E.g., an agency delivers a 16-hour Level 1 course in 4-hour blocks once a week for 4 weeks. The agency will complete and maintain all TCOLE requirements such as daily rosters and then upload a single TCOLE roster to TCLEDDS to report the full 16 hours one time at the end of the 4 weeks using the last instruction day as the end date of the course. A full course curriculum can be delivered in blocks but cannot be reported in blocks. 

Yes. TCOLE will allow for teaching stand-alone individual
modules from any ALERRT course. However, these smaller blocks will be reported
separately as individual courses using the ALERRT Update number of 3312. See
ALERRT Update below for more information.

E.g., an agency wants just to train on the tourniquet section
of the Level 1 Direct Threat Care module for one hour. The hour will be
reported under 3312 as a stand-alone report. The agency is responsible for
recording and reporting which module or subject was covered in their training
records as well as the notes field on the TCLEDDS rostering site. 

Online training courses can be found on the ALERRT e-Learning site.

An agency can use 3312 - ALERRT Update number to report
continuing training for maintenance, updates and/or delivering stand-alone
individual ALERRT modules. Providers will need to submit a detailed description
in the notes section of TCLEDDS denoting which course module they are training
from. To qualify, the 3312 training must be fragments
of ALERRT courses and must go by the approved lesson plans. The 3312 Update can
be used from 1 to 24 hours per training cycle.

If a student fails a 2- or 3-day user course, then no TCOLE credit hours will be given.

If a student successfully passes the first 2 days of a 40-hour train-the-trainer course, but fails the instructor portion of the class, they may still earn 16 or 24 hours for the user course. Partial credit will only be given to a student who attends and attempts to pass the instructor portion of the 40-hour course.

E.g. A student successfully completes the first 2 days of a Level 1 TtT to include passing the post test, but fails the instructor teach back later in the week, therefore, they will only receive credit for 16 TCOLE hours and a certificate of attendance for the remainder of the TtT course.

Yes. if the hosting agency is not reporting, an attendee's agency can report their own TCOLE hours from any of the above listed courses. However, TCOLE Contract Training providers, academies and academic alternative providers will still be required to report any training they host. When an agency reports any of their own training hours, they will need to submit the roster with the PID of the instructor with ALERRT CI status to TCLEDDS.

For more
information regarding the bill, see SB1852. Visit the TCOLE website and
see the TCOLE Training Provider resources page which includes examples,
requirements, suggestions and downloadable guidelines.

The ALERRT Center strongly recommends full participation in all aspects of its reality-based course curriculum and training as designed. However, minor adjustments to the curriculum delivery are permitted to accommodate individuals who need training while addressing physical limitations. Provided that the core concepts and principles are conveyed, ALERRT considers the curriculum fulfilled even if a few participants engage in a slightly modified manner. For specific situations, please contact ALERRT for guidance.

E.g., If an attendee suffers from claustrophobia and cannot wear a fully enclosed helmet to participate in force-on-force scenarios, they should not be assigned as a suspect or positioned near simulated gunfights, allowing them to use a paintball-style mask or eye protection and/or even participate in non-simunition scenarios as a responder.

E.g., If a student has a back condition that prevents them from performing lifts, drags, and carries, they can still benefit from the lecture and grasp the concepts without being required to physically execute the maneuvers.

TCOLE requires that all chief administrators to include Police Chiefs, Sheriffs, and Elected Constables take an ALERRT Command and Control course once every two (2) year training cycle. The ALERRT courses that satisfy the command-and-control mandate are as follows:

· 3366 ALERRT Active Attack Incident Mgmt (online)
  **Reported to TCOLE by ALERRT. Enroll in the course here: AAIM Online

· 3367 ALERRT Active Attack Inc Mgmt (AAIM) TtT – Estimated release date Jan 1, 2025
  ** Reported by ALERRT for direct delivery, or training provider for indirect delivery.

· 3369 ALERRT Active Attack Incident Mgmt w/Exercises (AAIM) – Estimated release date Jan 1, 2025
  ** Reported by ALERRT for direct delivery, or training provider for indirect delivery.

· 33111 ALERRT Command and Control
  ** Reported by ALERRT for direct delivery, or training provider for indirect delivery.

· 3607 ALERRT Active Shooter Incident Mgmt (ASIM) – TEEX
  Hosted and reported through TEEX. To apply or for more info, please visit: TEEX ASIM

· 3740 Chief’s Continuing Education – LEMIT
  **Hosted and reported by LEMIT.

· 3743 Constables Continuing Education – LEMIT
  **Hosted and reported by LEMIT.

· 3709 Command Staff Leadership Series – LEMIT
 **Hosted and reported by LEMIT.

For additional and specific information pertaining to the TCOLE chief administrator training requirements, please visit TCOLE here: TCOLE Mandated ALERRT Training

Go to the Training at the top of the page and select Upcoming Courses from the drop-down. Click on the course you are interested in taking. If the course is hosted by an agency, you will contact the Point of Contact for that course (email or phone number will be listed there) to check on availability.

If the course is hosted by ALERRT at our Training Facility in San Marcos, Texas, you will be able to register online. Please note that some courses are limited to 25-40 participants, and do fill quickly. 

Go to the Training tab on the website menu and click on Hosting Requests for details.

Under the Training tab at the top of the website, click on Upcoming Training from the drop-down menu and you can search by state. 

However, many of the courses to be delivered are not available on our list of upcoming training because the host has already filled the class.  Please contact the Regional Manager for your area for specific classes and to discuss future classes in your region.

Thank you for reporting your classes! This is very important for us to be able to illustrate the effectiveness of the Train-the-Trainer classes to our funders. The portal for reporting your classes is now in your profile: 

• Log into alerrt.org
  Click on  User Icon (Welcome, Name) in the upper right corner > Select Instructor Website
• Click on Report Informal Trainings at the top of the page
• Fill in the required fields and click Submit.

This will generate a generic ALERRT certificate that does not include student name, course type, or hours completed.

Contact Zane Childress, Director of Logistics (childress@alerrt.org). We can always provide manual/ paperwork support, but other equipment/ expendables support is a case by case basis.

If you are placed on the waiting list and there is a cancellation, you will be contacted by an ALERRT Coordinator that handles registration for our range classes. Being on the waiting list is akin to being an alternate. If/when someone cancels and a seat is made available, up to the last minute, ALERRT will contact people on the waiting list.

Find the course you want to take on the website under the Training tab, then Upcoming Courses. If the class is held at the ALERRT Range in Maxwell, we handle the registration. ALERRT only handles the course registration for classes held at our range. When the class is full, the website automatically changes the class status from ‘apply’ to ‘waitlist’. Click on the ‘waitlist’ button and it will officially add you to the waiting list. If you have any further questions about applying for classes, or the waitlist process, out at the ALERRT Range, please contact Christine Love at love@alerrt.org.

If the class you want to take is held at any other agency, you will need to contact the POC listed for that class to see if there are any spots available. They handle the course registration/waitlist for their class.

Our funding specifically directs us to train community law enforcement and medical personnel from the different agencies who would be working together on the scene of an active attack (local, state and federal law enforcement along with fire and EMS).

In most cases, ALERRT training is delivered at no cost to the officers or the agencies participating. Since 2002, The ALERRT Center at Texas State University has been awarded more than $50 Million in state and federal grant funding (5.2016).

However, our funding does not cover travel, food, or lodging for students.

ALERRT receives a report from TEEX with student completion and contact information on a bi-weekly basis. It then takes a minimum of a week for ALERRT to process that list.

Once ALERRT has received and processed your information, an account will be setup for you on the ALERRT Instructor Portal (if you do not already have one). You will receive an email notification on how to access the instructor materials and ALERRT certificate once your account is ready.

Over the years ALERRT has been contacted by attorneys in reference to use of force cases. Typically, they have asked for course material. In the event it should be necessary or desirable to have an expert witness on a case involving actions taken as a result of instruction provided by us, we are prepared to offer that service. Many regions/agencies have taken ALERRT courses and modified the material to fit the culture of their area when training their officers. We would only be able to speak to the material we provide and to the reasonableness of the many responses to the multitude of variables that can impact a response. If an agency/region decides to limit their officers’ choices, changes or omits any of our material or teaches something outside the realm of what is accepted practice it may limit how much assistance we can offer.

Eventually, all ALERRT instructor certificates will expire every three (3) years, requiring recertification in the most current version of each train-the-trainer curriculum. Starting at the beginning of 2025, the only live recertification will be the Level 1 Train-the-Trainer.

In the future, each T3 curriculum will have a recertification mandate and associated recert course.

One of ALERRT’s primary missions is to maintain the highest training standards and expertise possible, which is accomplished in part by ensuring its instructors stay at the forefront of ever-changing methodologies and information. Through a recertification process, our instructors will stay well-equipped with the latest updates, allowing them to manage all the continually evolving modules and scenarios effectively. 

Instructors will be required to complete a mandatory refresher every three (3) years.

Option 1 – Attendance and successful completion of a current 2-day Level 1 course.
Option 2 – Attendance and successful completion of a current 5-day Level 1 Train-the-Trainer course.
Option 3 – Instruct and/or assist in a full direct* delivery of either current course.
Option 4 – Successful completion of the 8-hour online Level 1 recertification course - $99.00 fee.

*Direct delivery is defined as a course instructed by ALERRT contracted Adjunct Instructors.

• There is no charge to attend a 2-day or 5-day in-person course that is normally calendared through the ALERRT training website.
• There is a $99 fee associated with the online recertification course. 

Yes. The online course can be stopped and resumed several times over a 30-day period. 

Yes. The online recert course counts for 8 hours of TCOLE training under the course number 3355 and does count toward the SB1852 mandate. 

Yes.
Your agency can get a bulk license to recertify all Certified Instructors the
agency employs for a period of 3 years. Please contact one of the Senior Regional
Training Managers for potential pricing. 

If an instructor certification lapses, that instructor will not be authorized by ALERRT to instruct that specific curriculum until recertification. Tactics, techniques, procedures and data change over time and ALERRT is dedicated to providing the most effective, thorough and current training possible.

Yes. Three (3) months before certification expires instructors will receive an automated email reminder of the expiration. Additionally, instructors can go to their ALERRT profile at any time to see the expiration dates on that instructor course certificate. 

Yes. Any time an instructor utilizes one of the instructor recertification options it will automatically reset the expiration date on the instructor profile and certificate. Certification will be valid three (3) years from any attendance or instruction of the most current curriculum. 

The ALERRT Range and training facility is restricted to certified law enforcement agencies. We have 40 agencies that currently utilize the facility, so it is pretty much at max capacity. Please contact Zane Childress, Director of Logistics, for more information.

ALERRT sells gear every year at our annual conference, or you can find merchandise at https://alerrtgear.com/.

San Marcos has a variety of hotels, and most offer a government rate. Some offer a special ALERRT rate. Call the hotel rather than registering online to ask for the ALERRT training rate. Click here for hotel information.

That depends on timing. We can provide equipment support on a case by case basis but depends on how many direct/ FBI-Indirect deliveries are during the same time frame. Please contact Zane Childress, Director of Logistics, for more information.

No. We are not able to rent out equipment.

We allow local law enforcement agencies to bring their Citizens Police Academies out here. All other requests would be a case by case basis. Please contact Zane Childress, Director of Logistics, for more information.

Yes.

CRASE participants and others who learn the Avoid-Deny-Defend® protocol are authorized to deliver this information through their agencies or in a volunteer capacity, and are not allowed or authorized to sell, charge or otherwise profit from instructing or presenting the ALERRT® CRASE course material and/or Avoid Deny Defend®. This training was developed and delivered through federal and state grant funds, and cannot be used for profit or income by end users. ALERRT® and Avoid Deny Defend® are registered trademarks owned by Texas State University and the Texas State University System.   The content of all ALERRT courses are copyright protected and are the intellectual property of ALERRT at Texas State University. Any for-profit or commercial use of vital information without express written permission of the ALERRT Center at Texas State University  is punishable under intellectual property laws and  the US Criminal Code provisions.

ALERRT receives a report from TEEX with student completion and contact information on a bi-weekly basis. It then takes a minimum of a week for ALERRT to process that list.

Once ALERRT has received and processed your information, an account will be setup for you on the ALERRT Instructor Portal (if you do not already have one). You will receive an email notification on how to access the instructor materials and ALERRT certificate once your account is ready.

No. Completing the
CRASE Train-the-Trainer allows you to present the course materials to attendees
as an ALERRT Certified Trainer, but does not allow you to certify others to
become trainers.

The manuals are specifically for our ALERRT students/instructors. Citizens are normally directed to our Avoid. Deny. Defend. website or we have a flier that can be used as a handout if desired.

• Thank you for reporting your classes! This is very important for us to be able to illustrate the effectiveness of the Train-the-Trainer classes to our funders. The portal for reporting your classes is now in your profile: 

  • Log into alerrt.org
    Click on  User Icon (Welcome, Name) in the upper right corner > Select Instructor Website
  • Click on Report Informal Trainings at the top of the page
  • Fill in the required fields and click Submit.

  This will generate a generic ALERRT certificate that does not include student name, course type, or hours completed.