Training

2026 Training Calendar

Course	Date	Time	Location	Hours	Audience
Basic Crime Scene – Correctional Setting	December 7-8, 2026	8 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Classroom portion: OIG office 3801 E. Monte Cristo Rd. Edinburg, TX 78541	16	OIG Personnel
Basic Crime Scene – Correctional Setting	November 9-10, 2026	8 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Classroom portion: OIG office 116 Burleson Rd. Mart, TX 76664	16	OIG Personnel
Basic Crime Scene – Correctional Setting	October 22 – 23, 2026	8 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Classroom portion: Simmons Bank Center 1112 E. California St. Gainesville, Texas 76240	16	OIG Personnel

Course Descriptions

Basic Crime Scene – Correctional Setting

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hours: 16 Audience: OIG Personnel

Details: 10 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. To provide students with basic knowledge about crime scene investigations.

DPS-Security Officer Phase II

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Hours: 16 Audience: OIG Personnel

Details: 3 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. The student will have an understanding of the legal authorities pertaining to Security Officer Commission and responsibilities and will be able to demonstrate proficiency in techniques and tactics necessary to carry out duties as a Commissioned Security Officer.

DPS-Security Officer Phase III

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Hours: 16 Audience: OIG Personnel

Details: 3 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. The student will have an understanding of the legal authorities pertaining to Security Officer Commission and responsibilities and will be able to demonstrate proficiency in techniques and tactics necessary to carry out duties as a Commissioned Security Officer.

Firearms Instructor In-Service

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hours: 16 Audience: OIG Personnel only

Details: 12 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. Overall goal is for students to become more familiarized with weapon use in real settings.

OIG-Basic Patrol Rifle

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hours: 16 Audience: Law Enforcement Only

Details: 10 Seats Pre-Requisite: Must have a TCOLE PID number. Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. The student will understand the universal rules of gun handling. The student will understand the history of the AR-15 type rifles. The student will understand the mechanical workings of the AR-15 type Rifles.

OIG-Baton

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hours: 8 Audience: OIG Personnel

Details: 10 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. Students will be able to demonstrate proper carry and baton striking techniques.

OIG-Less Lethal Chemical Weapons (OC)

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Hours: 4 Audience: OIG Personnel

Details: 10 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. Students will learn terminology, history, legal issues and deployment tactics for OC Spray. They will also show proficiency in use and detoxing with OC products.

OIG-Less Lethal Shotgun

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Hours: 4 Audience: OIG Personnel

Details: 10 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. Students will learn the law and policy applicable to less lethal munitions and will demonstrate tactical proficiency with 12 gauge shotgun fired, less lethal rounds.

OIG-Security Officer Training Academy

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hours: 32 Audience: OIG Personnel

Details: 8 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. The student will have an understanding of the legal authorities pertaining to OIG-Security Officer’s and responsibilities and will be able to demonstrate proficiency in techniques and tactics necessary to carry out duties as a Security Officer.

OIG-TCOLE Basic Instructor Course

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hours: 40 Audience: OIG Personnel & Law Enforcement Personnel

Details: 10 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. To provide the student with the basic instructor fundamentals and skills needed to facilitate a training course.

OIG-Uniformed Division In-Service

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Hours: 10 Audience: OIG Personnel

Details: 10 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. The student will have an understanding of the legal authorities pertaining to OIG-Security Officer’s and responsibilities and will be able to demonstrate proficiency in techniques and tactics necessary to carry out duties as a Security Officer.

PREA – Specialized Sexual Abuse Investigations

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Mar. 13th), 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Mar. 14th) Hours: 12 Audience: Civilian and commissioned investigators

Details: 100 Seats Pre-Requisite: None No cost for this course. To provide the student with basic investigative skills relating to PREA investigations. Course material includes: Conducting Quality Investigations, Interview/Interrogation & Report Writing

Specialized Sexual Abuse Investigations

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Feb. 26th), 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Feb. 27th) Hours: 12 (TCOLE Credit available) Audience: Civilian and commissioned investigators

Details: 25 Seats Pre-Requisite: None No cost for this course. To provide the student with basic investigative skills relating to PREA investigations. Course material includes: Conducting Quality Investigations, Interview/Interrogation & Report Writing

TCOLE-Basic Patrol Rifle

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Hours: 16 Audience: OIG Personnel & Law Enforcement Personnel To register, contact Gabriel Medellin at (210) 430-9264

Details: 10 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. This course teaches participants the principles of marksmanship, rifle nomenclature, and operation. Emphasis will be placed on weapons manipulation and how to fight with commonly configured patrol rifles. Although this course is based on the AR-15/M-4/M-16 weapons platform, other systems will be discussed.

TCOLE – Defensive Tactics #2040 GST Level 1

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hours: 16 Audience: OIG Personnel Only

Details: 10 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. Provide students with the knowledge to protect themselves from combative subjects while using ground control techniques.

TCOLE – Defensive Tactics #2040

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hours: 8 Audience: Lee County Sheriff’s Office personnel only

Details: 10 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. Students will learn and recognize ways the human body responds to stress. Apply pressure point control techniques to achieve compliance and demonstrate how to stand defensively and block attacks.

ALERRT Level 1

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Hours: 8 Audience: OIG Personnel only

Details: 20 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. This dynamic course of instruction is designed to prepare the first responder to isolate, distract, and neutralize an active shooter. This course will cover shooting and moving, threshold evaluation, concepts and principles of team movement, setting up for and room entry techniques, approach and breaching the crisis site, secondary responder tactics, improvised explosive devices, and post engagement priorities of work. The course will culminate with dynamic force on force scenarios.

Red Dot (MRDS)

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Hours: 4 Audience: OIG Personnel only

Details: 10 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. Students will show familiarization and proficiency with a Micro Red Dot Sight (MRDS) Optic Range attire Duty Handgun with Red Dot Optic (sights should co-witness) 250 rounds ammunition Ballistic vest Eye protection Ear protection

Handcuffing Techniques

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Hours: 4 Audience: OIG Personnel only

Details: 10 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. Provide the students with knowledge of safe, tactical, practical handcuffing techniques.

Crisis Negotiation Table Top Exercise

Date / Location: See table above. Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Hours: 5 Audience: OIG Personnel only

Details: 25 Seats Pre-Requisite: None Supervisor Approval Required No cost for this course. This exercise is designed to strengthen our team’s understanding of tactical roles and communication strategies through a scenario-based simulation.

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