Training

Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office Personnel Training

Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office prioritizes rigorous and continuous professional development to ensure its personnel are equipped to meet the highest standards of safety and service. This comprehensive training program covers foundational skills, including Basic Training and In-Service requirements, alongside specialized areas like First Responder/CPR/AED certification, Tactical operations and management of Critical Incidents and Traffic.

Furthermore, the program integrates modern technology training, such as Premier Mobile Data Computing and Computer Based Training, complemented by offerings in Professional Development and support via the Wellness Center, guaranteeing a highly skilled and responsive Sheriff's Office prepared for every challenge.

Learn more about Personnel Training.

Region XIV

As a certified training center for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Training Center (MDSTC) offers a variety of courses for law enforcement agencies located within Region XIV, our designated training area, encompassing Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.

Region XIV training courses are open to all sworn law enforcement officers within Region XIV. In some cases, law enforcement support personnel may also be eligible to attend, but classes are limited to space available and preference will be given to sworn personnel.

Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office (MDSO) personnel are required to submit an approved MDSTC-24 form through proper channels. You will be notified by the course coordinator when you are confirmed to attend the class.

Outside agencies must send a letter on appropriate agency letterhead indicating the individuals who have been approved to attend the requested training.

Letters should be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to:

Major Alain Sanchez
Miami-Dade Sheriff's Training Center
9601 NW 58th Street
Miami, Florida 33178

Multi-Agency Training

Multi-Agency (or Shared) Training updates frequently. Please check back for more information about Miami-Dade Sheriff's Training Center's Multi-Agency Training that includes:

• Applied Professionalism Leadership Program
• Entity Specialized Series Four
• Special Response Team (SRT) Basic
• Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) Basic

For more information, email [email protected].

Specialized Training

The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Training Center (MDSTC), Specialized Training Unit (STU) currently coordinates and provides instruction in a vast array of specialized training seminars that are open to outside agencies. As part of one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the southeastern United States, the STU has been providing practical and innovative training programs for law enforcement since 1988. This unit provides an essential service to law enforcement agencies from both throughout the country and abroad. As such, this unit develops and coordinates advanced technical, investigative, and specialized training programs that involve a high degree of expertise and knowledge of all aspects pertaining to the law enforcement environment. Each course addresses a topic of critical concern and is presented with the highest caliber of professional instruction.

All STU courses include lunch, snacks and costs of all student notebooks or manuals, as well as selected promotional items. Breakfast, dinner, welcome and farewell receptions are also included on select courses. Students from all over the United States and from over 46 foreign countries have traveled to Miami to participate in our courses. STU course instructors are drawn from throughout the world to provide students with the latest, state-of-the-art information. Each instructor has been rated for presentation skills and only those with the highest rating are selected for courses conducted by this unit. The STU recognizes that most of these training programs are intensive; therefore, the Unit has always remained committed to providing an atmosphere conducive to learning and relaxation, always ensuring that the student learning experience is second to none.

Classroom/Hotel Information

As a courtesy to our students, the STU has pre-negotiated special room rates at the hotel listed below:

InterContinental at Doral Miami
2505 NW 87th Avenue
Doral, FL 33172

For reservations, please call 305-468-1400 and refer to the course name in order to receive the special negotiated rate.