Northeast Counterdrug Training Center

[sgt jon]

Northeast Counterdrug Training Center Courses and Schedule

NCTC offers tuition-free training to qualified LE. Visit https://www.trainingforce.com/members/nctc.htm for the course schedule.

[Mcheeks23]

Has anyone been to their basic narcotics investigator course? I see that if you take it at Ft. Indiantown Gap they have lodging? That is free of cost as well??

[Jim1648]

Northeast Counterdrug Training Center

I took Basic Warrant Execution through them at Volk Field in Wisconsin. Yeah, it does sound too good to be true, but it is great training and when I went it was free lodging, free chow, and tuition free. Basically your cost is your time away from work and the cost of getting there. Don't even give it a second thought. If you are interested in a class, just do it. You won't regret it.

[SLDPD]

Just do it!

[Iowa #1603]

These Counter Drug training centers are GREAT.

I have trained at the Midwest Counter Drug TC and yes usually if your home base is 50 or more miles from the training location they pay for your lodging.

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EDIT:

I see by looking at the course schedule that MCTC isn't paying for lodging right now----------------must have lost some of their funding

[sgt jon]

Has anyone been to their basic narcotics investigator course? I see that if you take it at Ft. Indiantown Gap they have lodging? That is free of cost as well??

Yes- it is indeed all covered. The only “expense” to your home agency is getting you there any paying your wages while attending.

They are not alone in offering a “full ride” for training. Rather than post an extensive list that is subject to change- do some Google-foo. These offerings are usually limited to non-federal students due to grant funding conditions (as most are federally funded).

Look to DHS, FEMA and DOJ for a variety of offerings. You can and should reach out to the SAC of your local/regional FBI, BATFE, and DEA field offices as they often provide free training.

I posted this a while ago- along with countless other training opportunities for this very reason; to share. Unfortunately I am no longer focused on training and liaison so I am somewhat out of the loop. Do some homework and share what you come up with!

[magnified]

Took the Narco-terrorism course there last year. Excellent facility and courses!

[RR_Security]

In the think-outside-the-box department, their Photosurveillance-Digital course is obviously meant for someone with a camera in-hand, but I think I could learn things that could help with the IR cams I use:

• Low light Photography
• Night vision photography
• Basic introduction to Adobe Photoshop Elements

That last part alone could be worth the trip. Right now, I can get some improvements to images with PSE, but I think I could get more out of it if I knew more about it.

Doesn't look like the course is on the current schedule, though.