Basic Training

Click this link to register your basic training student.

Download the Basic Training Signup Guide (zip).

Watch the Basic Training Webform Registration Video

First time users:

Prospective students must be hired by a law enforcement agency before registration will be accepted.

Contact Christina Carmichael at 620-694-1524 or crcarmichael@kletc.org to register your account.

CHECK-IN and ORIENTATION:

Students must check-in between 7:00 - 7:30 AM on the first day of class. Students need to be in their assigned classroom no later than 7:45 AM. Lunch will be provided. Orientation consists of an introduction to KLETC equipment issues, rules and regulations, a firearms safety lecture, and their classroom and dorm room assignment. 

LOCATION:

KLETC is located 12 miles southeast of Hutchinson south of K-96 near Yoder, Kansas. The GPS address is 11009 South Hornet Road, Hutchinson, Kansas 67501. 

LODGING:

Lodging is provided in our dormitory, two students to a room. Students are allowed to arrive Sunday evening between 6:00 -10:00 PM. An envelope containing their dorm key and additional information will be at the front desk. They need to secure their weapon in their vehicle until they are given instructions on Monday during orientation. Meals are furnished Monday morning through Friday noon. Laundry facilities are available; however, the student will need to provide his/her own laundry supplies. 

DORMITORY REQUIREMENT:

Students attending KLETC must reside in the student dormitory unless authorized to commute by the KLETC Associate Director.

UNIFORM/CLOTHING POLICY:

Beginning July 18th, 2022 KLETC will provide student uniforms as standard dress for basic training students attending all training events at KLETC.  For information regarding student uniforms please read this PDF message from KLETC Executive Director Darin Beck. If the KLETC vendor is unable to provide KLETC uniforms in a timely manner, students will wear department-issued uniforms until the KLETC uniforms are available.  Students will be required to wear an approved department uniform during graduation.  

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE KLETC ANNUAL SECURITY AND FIRE SAFETY REPORT:  The University of Kansas has determined that the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) main campus in Hutchinson and its regional sites in Dodge City, Hays, and Parsons are separate campuses.  This determination was made in consultation with the Department of Education. The report is available online at: https://civilrights.ku.edu/clery.  The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; the procedures the institution will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus.  The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred On-Campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Non-Campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the institution or a recognized student organization; and on Public Property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request.  If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling (785) 864-6414, emailing civilrights@ku.edu, or arrange for pick-up at a KLETC location.  Clery Information provided by Lauren Jones McKown, Associate Vice Chancellor and Jason Goodman, Clery Compliance Officer.

OFFICERS WORKING WHILE ATTENDING BASIC TRAINING:

Kansas law prohibits law enforcement officers from working as officers while they are enrolled and attending a basic training course at KLETC.



Specifically, Kansas Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training (KSCPOST) Kansas Administrative Regulation (KAR) 106-3-2 states: "Each officer who has been granted provisional certification shall work as an officer while enrolled and attending a basic training course only as required by the course curriculum, except whenever the director of police training announces that the training center is closed or otherwise will not conduct basic training courses."



Accordingly, officers enrolled and attending KLETC's basic classes may not work as law enforcement officers at any time during their enrollment and attendance, including weekends. Officers are permitted to work during times KLETC is officially closed. KLETC closes to students during these times of the year*:

 

• Independence Day Holiday Break (one week)
• Labor Day Thanksgiving Break (one week)
• Christmas Holiday Break (two weeks)

*Please refer to the KLETC website for the actual dates (Annual Schedule)

Any known violation of this regulation must be reported to the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training. Your compliance with KAR 106-3-2 is appreciated. 

ITEMS TO BRING:

Basic Training Students are required to bring the following clothing and equipment:

WEAPONS and EQUIPMENT:

• Authorized weapons for firearms training are .9 mm, .40 caliber, .45 ACP caliber semi-automatic pistol. Weapons are required on the first day of Basic Training. Weapons are required to have a firing pin safety.
• Three (3) magazines for their weapon
• 50 rounds of FACTORY DUTY HANDGUN AMMUNITION for a night shoot. It must be the same brand, bullet weight, and type as the ammunition carried on duty, not a practice substitute. NO RELOADS.
• 100 rounds of 12-gauge birdshot for shotgun familiarization training. (7-1/2 to 9-1/2 only). Please do not bring 00 Buck, steel shot, or copper-plated shot.
• Handcuffs
• Flashlight
• Gun cleaning kit
• Hearing and eye protection
• Duty belt and holster - Holster needs to have a positive restraining device.
• Expandable Police baton
• Body armor if provided by your agency•    
• If issued by the department, please bring a Taser holster 
• If issued by the department, please bring a Chemical Agent holster

PERSONAL ITEMS:

• Outer garments suitable for outdoor classes. Please consider extreme weather conditions.
• Jogging / Athletic shoes which must have non-marking soles.
• Alarm clock
• Towels
• Clothes hangers
• Laundry bag
• Soap and Shampoo
• Pillows/Pillowcases (Sheets/blankets will be furnished)

CLASSROOM SUPPLIES:

• Classroom/office supplies as desired by the department

Contact Christina Carmichael at 620-694-1524 or crcarmichael@kletc.org to register your account. 

Satellite Academy Resources

Graduations are held in Integrity Auditorium and are also streamed on KLETC’s Facebook and YouTube pages at the time of graduation.

Part Time Basic Training

Kansas Law permits law enforcement agencies to utilize part-time officers for fulfilling law enforcement duties.  Part-time officers are legally restricted to working less than 1000 hours annually.  Agencies intending to employ part-time officers must inform the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training (CPOST) of their employment and adhere to all requirements for becoming a law enforcement officer in Kansas.  Upon receipt of a provisional certificate from CPOST, the officer is obligated to attend the earliest available training session at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC).  

The training for part-time officers involves roughly 40 hours of online coursework before attending an 80-hour in-person program at KLETC.  During the on-campus segment, students undergo written and performance assessments to meet established standards.  The asynchronous online materials will be accessible to enrolled students 30 days prior to the commencement of their class.

Part-time officers who later aspire to transition to full-time law enforcement roles must complete the comprehensive 560-hour Basic Training curriculum.

Call 620-694-1521 or email the KLETC Registrar at registrar@kletc.org for additional information.

This zip file contains all the basic training forms you might need for your student. Included are the forms for overnight absence authorization, physical ability verification, student eligibility, admission delay, transcript request, reciprocity, and self-identification and disability disclosure.

333rd Basic Training Class 

334th Basic Training Class 

335th Basic Training Class

336th Basic Training Class 

The Kansas Law Enforcement Training Act allows certified Kansas officers who have been inactive for more than five years to take an optional Challenge Examination in lieu of taking Basic Training.

Additional information is available from the KLETC Registrar at (620)-694-1521 or by e-mail at registrar@kletc.org.

KSA 74-5603 mandates that "The director (KLETC director) shall be responsible for determining the curriculum of the program, subject to such changes and modification as are directed by the law enforcement training commission." Pursuant to KSA 74-5603, the director has determined that a 560-hour basic training competency-based curriculum is necessary with all programs conducted on or after August 9, 2021. The Kansas Law Enforcement Training Commission concurred in a public meeting held on December 2nd, 2021. Therefore, the Commission acting pursuant to the authority granted in KSA 74-5603(b) has approved, authorized, and required 560-hours as the minimum number of hours required for full-time law enforcement basic training in Kansas.

The 560-hour basic law enforcement training curriculum culminates an extensive law enforcement officer job task analysis and curriculum review beginning in the late fall of 2018. This comprehensive work relied on a job task analysis from Kansas, and several other states and large police agencies, to create a curriculum based on recent and commonly recognized and accepted police best practices. The curriculum team also relied on a great deal of input from field experts and law enforcement administrators and personnel from across the state to complete their task. It is paramount to law enforcement officers in Kansas and across the nation, and also recognized in such cases as Canton V. Harris (1989), a United States Supreme Court case, that "adequate training" is a necessity for law enforcement today.

The curriculum that took effect on August 9, 2021, was a direct result of countless hours of work by the curriculum team and instructional and administrative staff of KLETC to create a curriculum that was reflective of changes needed for law enforcement officers in Kansas to effectively serve their communities. While the building process was ongoing, end users of the curriculum were frequently involved in the work needed to tailor curricula to the needs of new officers through meetings, visits, phone conversations, and conferences via the internet, with law enforcement leaders and trainers from across the state.

The final results of this work are significant in terms of what are now recognized as core competencies that a newly trained law enforcement officer must possess. The new curriculum relies heavily on teaching adult learners using more of a “learner-centric” approach by using smaller class sizes while the instructional staff become learning facilitators more frequently than lecturers of the subject matter. The team also created a curriculum that was more cross-curricular in nature and less siloed, in other words, a curriculum in which several different key topics might be instructed in one class or series of classes. This allows for a greater understanding and application of policing knowledge across the entire spectrum of what a police officer is expected to be able to do.

Call 620-694-1521 or email the KLETC Registrar at registrar@kletc.org for copies of the part-time or reciprocity training curriculum.



Click here for a copy of the full-time training curriculum.

Following is some very basic information that we hope you will find beneficial about minimum police and law enforcement officer eligibility requirements and admission to a law enforcement basic training program at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) or any of KLETC's certified and authorized satellite academy programs operated by municipal, county, or state agencies.



Kansas law does not permit "self-sponsorship" academy admissions. In other words, you must first be hired by a law enforcement agency before admission to KLETC or any of the certified and authorized satellite academy basic training programs.

The requirements to be a law enforcement officer in Kansas are established by the legislature in KSA 74-5605. Generally, you must:

1) be a United States citizen;

2) have no felony convictions of any kind; and no conviction of certain misdemeanors, including domestic violence;

3) be a high school graduate or the equivalent thereof;

4) be of good moral character;

5) pass psychological testing;

6) be free of any physical or mental condition which adversely affects the ability to perform the essential functions of a law enforcement officer;

7) be at least 21 years of age.



Again, this is only a summary of the requirements. The minimum qualifications are listed in full detail at the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training website.



There is no statutory requirement that you possess a college degree to be a law enforcement officer, but individual police agencies may have a completed degree as a required or preferred entry-level qualification. More importantly, there is strong competition for employment opportunities with higher-paying police agencies, so advance preparation to set yourself apart from other applicants may be a plus in your favor.



Once an individual is employed by a Kansas law enforcement agency, they will be enrolled by their employing agency in a basic law enforcement training program. The current KLETC basic training program is 14-weeks, 560-hours in length. New officers attending basic training are provided intense education and training in contemporary law enforcement procedures and legal topics such as constitutional law, search and seizure, interview, and interrogation law, rules of evidence, warrant requirements, and use of force. In addition, this training has a heavy emphasis on de-scalation, resiliency, and the health and well-being of officers.  Not only do new officers learn about contemporary policing in the classroom, but they also get to experience it in scenario-based performance outcome training practical exercises.



The curriculum implemented August 9, 2021, is a competency-based curriculum requiring new officers to use critical thinking skills to solve complex problems facing society today.  Communities expect to be treated fairly and safely, this curriculum addresses community interactions to build trust between the community and the officers.  There are 30+ inter-related topics where officers learn the basic tasks expected of a new police officer.   



Currently, there continues to be a high demand for well-qualified individuals seeking a career in law enforcement. Please be aware that there is a vast range of beginning salaries for new Kansas law enforcement officers. Past history has reflected those police agencies that have the ability to pay higher starting salaries (and provide better benefits) typically do not have difficulty in attracting applicants. You are encouraged to contact law enforcement agencies directly to determine hiring requirements, starting salaries, and recruitment opportunities.



There are many four-year universities and colleges, and two-year community colleges, that offer criminal justice or administration of justice degrees. While these programs do not take the place of law enforcement basic training, they do help you better understand the criminal justice profession.

The Kansas Legislature passed K.S.A.74-5622 on May 2, 1997; it became effective May 22, 1997, and created, for the first time in Kansas, law requiring law enforcement officers to "reinstate" their certification if they leave employment as Kansas law enforcement officer for more than five years.

Specifically, K.S.A.74-5622 creates a certification lapse law which requires officers holding Kansas certification to meet one of three “reinstatement criteria” if they leave service as a Kansas officer for more than five (5) years. To reinstate certification, officers must, within one year of re-employment as a Kansas officer, successfully complete one of the following procedures:

PASS A “CHALLENGE” EXAMINATION DEVELOPED BY THE KANSAS LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER AND QUALIFY WITH A DUTY HANDGUN

Officers choosing this option must pass a written examination covering contemporary law enforcement procedures, law, and tactics with a minimum score of 70%. KLETC will develop and administer the examination and will make available to officers comprehensive study materials via Blackboard link in advance of the test date. Officers who pass the academic examination must then qualify at the KLETC Firearms Range with their duty handgun. A minimum qualification score of 70% is required.

The material covered in the online classes are a preparation for onsite written testing and firearms qualification on prescribed dates at KLETC.  Dates for the testing can be found on the annual KLETC schedule found at KLETC Website, > Basic Training, > Basic Training Schedule (PDF).  Applicants may contact the KLETC Registrar at (620) 694-1521 or by e-mail at registrar@kletc.org to begin the process to access Canvas.

Officers who pass the written and firearms tests will receive proof of reinstatement. Officers who fail the academic portion must attend and successfully complete a full basic training academy class to achieve reinstatement. Officers who pass the academic, but not the firearms portion, of the challenge procedure may return, with the approval of their agency head, to KLETC for not more than one remedial firearms training session; if they successfully qualify following this training, they will receive reinstatement.

Officers who do not select the “challenge” examination option may obtain reinstatement by attending and successfully completing another certified basic training program.

Officers may apply to the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) for a waiver of further training. The Director of police training may grant a waiver to those officers who, in the opinion of the Director, have received sufficient training or experience that such hours of instruction at the training center would be, unless waived, unduly burdensome or duplicative.

Officers seeking such waivers must show extraordinary circumstances – such as being so closely involved with law enforcement during the period they were not active officers that they remain familiar with contemporary law enforcement procedures – to obtain a waiver of training.

The State of Kansas does have a conditional Reciprocity certification program if the law enforcement officer applicant meets certain requirements. Applicants for conditional reciprocity must be employed by a recognized Kansas law enforcement agency and cannot at the time of the reciprocity application process been out of law enforcement for more than five years. Certified law enforcement officers from another state whose basic training requirements meet or exceed the Kansas requirement during that same time period, or those eligible for certification (who have recently completed a basic training program that meets or exceeds Kansas requirements) may be eligible for conditional reciprocity. Pursuant to an inter-agency agreement with the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training, the Director of Police Training at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center conducts all evaluations of an individual's training regarding their eligibility for Reciprocity in Kansas.

Any applicant (at the time of making an application for conditional reciprocity) who has been out of full-time law enforcement for more than five years is not eligible for conditional reciprocity and must attend a basic training program to gain Kansas certification.

KLETC will provide a cursory review to determine possible eligibility for conditional reciprocity. To do so requires:

1. A copy of the officer's basic training curriculum listing the course title and number of hours allocated to each topic. Course Schedules will not be evaluated in lieu of the course curriculum listing;



2. If certified in another state, provide your law enforcement employment history;



3. If certified in another state, provide a listing of all law enforcement-related continuing education & hours received since completing your basic training.

Based on a cursory review, KLETC will provide an "UNOFFICIAL" preliminary determination based on the documentation submitted. KLETC will not issue any formal determination until after the formal application process is initiated and certified documentation has been received during the application process from the issuing authority. Employment with a recognized Kansas law enforcement agency must precede the formal Reciprocity application process.



KLETC has moved to an online, asynchronous learning package to satisfy the requirements of both Reciprocity and Challenge programming.  KLETC will use learning management system (LMS) software, Blackboard, to deliver program content.  The students will be able to stay within local jurisdictions to view study materials that prepare them for testing.   Reciprocity students must be approved by the Director of Police Training before any online log in credentials are obtained.  Once the formal Reciprocity review approval has been completed by the Director of Police Training, the officer will receive notification of approval and how to access our Blackboard class to complete the training online.  

The content is approximately 35-40 hours of classroom presentations and handouts.  The students will be able to study the material at their own pace.  KLETC will hold testing dates throughout the year for eligible students to come one day and take a written test and firearms proficiency.  

Officers choosing this option must pass a written examination covering contemporary law enforcement procedures, law, and tactics with a minimum score of 70%. KLETC will make available to officers a Blackboard link to study material in advance of the test date. KLETC will administer tests on the KLETC campus.  Officers who pass the academic examination must then qualify at the KLETC Firearms Range with their duty handgun. A minimum qualification score of 70% is required. The KLETC registrar will notify the agency and officer of the assigned testing date.  

Officers who pass the written and firearms tests will receive certification as a Kansas officer. Officers who pass the academic, but not the firearms portion, of the testing process may return, with the approval of their agency head, to KLETC for not more than one remedial firearms training session; if they successfully qualify following this training, they will receive certification.

Dates for the testing can be found on the annual KLETC schedule under the Basic Training Schedule on the Basic Training page.  Applicants may contact KLETC Registrar at (620) 694-1521 or by e-mail at registrar@kletc.org to begin the process to access the learning management system. Those agencies that have students who are not successful will be given the opportunity to complete a basic training course. 

Business Hours

To contact KLETC during business hours 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday

• Voice: 620-694-1400
• Fax: 620-694-1420
• Email: kletc@kletc.org
• Website: KLETC website

After Business Hours

To contact KLETC after business hours, please contact KLETC's security officer:

• After hours staff: 316-239-8882

After Business Hours Emergency

If there is no contact with the Security Officer and this is an emergency please call:

• Reno County 911 Emergency Communications Center: 620-694-2804

KLETC Mailing & Shipping Addresses

• Mailing and Shipping Address:11009 South Hornet, Hutchinson, Kansas 67501