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NEWS
Announcing new course! Crisis Negotiations and De-escalation Skills for First Responders
This instructor-led course will be conducted online via Zoom. Our first class will take place on February 25, 2022. This course is designed to provide first responders, dispatchers and supervisors involved in responding to crisis and barricaded subject calls...
NTOA Educational Scholarship Application Now Open
NTOA's "James Torkar Educational Scholarship Program" provides funding for college tuition and other eligible expenses to dependent children of "Individual" members of NTOA. These scholarships may be awarded directly to the educational institution or into a 529...
2021 Educational Scholarship Winners Announced
We congratulate the accomplished students who were awarded our 2021 "James Torkar Educational Scholarship." Each winner demonstrated outstanding scholastic achievement and community service. This program benefits the children of members of the association and provides...
Basic Crisis Negotiations course now offered online!
The NTOA is now offering another high-demand course online. Our Basic Crisis Negotiations course will be held virtually over 5 days. Our first virtual course filled up in one day! So watch our website or sign up for our enewsletter for future scheduled courses. This...
Four-week Training Plan Released for NTOA’s SWAT PFQ Test
The NTOA's Physical Fitness section has released a four-week training plan designed to give operators a baseline to equip them mentally and physically for their best effort on the NTOA PFQ. More time to prepare is always better, however, a minimum of four weeks is...
NTOA Partners with Wrap Technologies to Launch Virtual Reality Law Enforcement Behavioral Training
Colorado Springs, CO - June 9, 2020 – The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) is pleased to announce our partnership with Wrap Technologies, Inc. to provide in-depth training material and content for Wrap Reality’s virtual reality training scenarios. With...
NTOA Command Academy Announces College Credit
The NTOA is pleased to announce that Command College graduates may receive College Credit through The American Council on Education's (ACE) College Credit Recommendation Service (CREDIT) which connects workplace learning with colleges and universities by helping...
Message from the NTOA’s Chaplaincy Section Chair
Message from the NTOA’s Chaplaincy Section Chair To our NTOA family: Since its founding in 1983, the NTOA and its members have weathered many storms together, from the days following 9/11 and the Global War on Terror to this new war on an invisible enemy, a virus that...
NTOA Announces New TEMS Section Chair
The NTOA is pleased to welcome Dr. Jason R. Pickett as chairman of our Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) section. Dr. Pickett is Deputy Medical Director for Austin/Travis County EMS, Austin Fire Department, and Austin Police Department SWAT and directly...
The NTOA Announces Membership Dues Increase
One of the original goals of the National Tactical Officers Association was to provide the best training at an affordable price. Founder John Kolman recognized most law enforcement officers paid for their own training, and as such, he set the original dues to the NTOA...