MCOLES Law Enforcement Basic Training Academy Web Page

May 13, 2026, Training Director Email Supporting Documents

• Curriculum Template
• Courseware Evaluation Rubric
• Curriculum Evaluation Rubric
• Curriculum and Courseware Defined
• MITN Course Registration

I.  FORMS 

Screening Forms 

• Candidate's Personal History Statement and Affidavit
• LEIN Access Policy Notification
• Injury Report Form
• List of Michigan approved private LiveScan vendors
• Pre-Service Recruit Enrollment Check List
• Letter of Understanding Regarding Citizenship
• Protocol for Conducting and Assessing the Farnsworth D-15 Color Vision Test 

Skill Assessment Forms 

• Diagnostic Physical Fitness Score Sheets
• Exit Physical Fitness Score Sheets
• Emergency Vehicle Operations Score Sheet
• Notice of Deficiency in Diagnostic Fitness Test
• Firearms Score Sheet
• Firearms Training Logs
• Subject Control Score Sheet
• Basic Training Skills Remediation Guidelines

II.  LAWS / RULES / POLICIES   

• MCOLES Act - PA 203 of 1965
• MCOLES Administrative Rules
• Employment Standards for Michigan Law Enforcement Officers
• MCOLES Policies and Procedures Manual
• Degree Mills, Act 100 of Public Acts of 2005

III.  TRAINING GUIDES 

• 2026 Basic Training Curriculum and Training Objectives (updated 2-17-2026)

• Behavioral Health Crisis Response
  • Behavioral Health Emergency Partnership Training - Overview
  • Behavioral Health Emergency Partnership Training - Pre-course Information
  • Behavioral Health Emergency Partnership Training - Training Objectives
  • Behavioral Health Emergency Partnership Training - Implementation Planning Tools

• EVO
  • EVO Assessment Graphic  
  • Basic Academy EVO Standard - Instructor Manual

• Firearms 
  • Firearms Assessment Graphic   
  • Basic Academy Firearms Standard - Assessment Manual
  • Academy Firearms Standard
    • Live Fire Qualification Course
    • Drills and Scenarios
    • Score Sheet
  • Patrol Rifle Course - Basic Handling
  • Patrol Rifle Curriculum
  • Patrol Rifle Facilitator Guide 

• Physical Fitness - Wellness   
  • Physical Fitness Test - Proctor Manual 2010 Revision
  • Physician Health Screening Form 
  • Physical Fitness Testing Policy & Procedure Manual 2010 Revision
  • Physical Fitness Test Scores - Quick Reference Guide

• Problem-based Learning 
  • Domestic Violence Instructor Manual 
  • Non-Stranger Sexual Assault Instructor Manual
  • Modernization of Training and Testing - Technical Report 

• Subject Control 
  • Subject Control Assessment Graphic
  • Subject Control Evaluation
  • Subject Control Performance Outcomes - Rubric of Recommended Concepts
  • Subject Control Instructor Guide - 2016
  • MCOLES Subject Control Continuum  

• A Guide to the Development of Academy Written Tests  
• Scenario Guide   
• Scenario Safety Guidelines   
• 2010 Cultural Competence and Sexual Harassment Facilitator Guide
• Terrorism Awareness Facilitator Guide 
• Domestic Violence Officer Manual - Fourth Edition, October 2007 
• Model Policy - Law Enforcement Response to Domestic Violence - July 2009 
  • Standard Domestic Relationship Incident Report (DV-001)
• Law Enforcement and Eyewitness Identifications:  A Policy Writing Guide 2012
• Eyewitness Identification Model Policy & Procedures - Innocence Project
• California Post Guidelines for Student Safety in Certified Courses    

IV.    ACTIVE DUTY FIREARMS  

• Active Duty Firearm Standard

V.  OPERATING PLAN TEMPLATE

• Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy Annual Operating Plan 

• The Development of a Four-Event Physical Fitness Test 
• Color Vision Standard - Validation Report 
• Report Writing - Validation Report
• Speed Measurement Standards for Officers in Michigan 
• Non-Stranger Sexual Assault - Validation Report