NTOA SWAT Team Leader Development Course

Where: 500 Quantum Rd. NE Rio Rancho, NM 87124
When: September 29 – October 3, 2025, 8AM – 5PM
Deadline to Register: August 30, 2025
Cost: $724 members, $779 non-members

This course is designed for law enforcement personnel who are responsible for deploying in the capacity as a SWAT
Team Leader or as a supervisor who is responsible for the training and deployment of tactical teams. The focus of this
training will be on pre-incident training, planning, organizing, and the tactical decision-making process used in the
resolution of high-risk operations. Also included in the curriculum is an overview of SWAT training topics including
selection and testing, training issues and liability, national SWAT standards and critical incident reviews. Practical
applications will consist of scouting and planning warrants, small team planning, tactics used in the resolution of critical
incidents, and the review of tactical incidents and videos. Attendees will participate in-group discussions, write operations
orders, and develop training plans, plus critique and evaluate tactics and decisions based on a principle based SWAT
decision-making process.