The Government Training Institute and Idaho State University have created a SWAT team training system that addresses the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SWAT Team Classification System. This 15-day, 140-hour course, Type III SWAT Operations, is approved for utilization of DHS grant funds, allowing law enforcement agencies to attend the training using DHS grant monies to pay for tuition, overtime, meals, lodging and associated backfill costs. This course creates standardized curriculum throughout the United States. Without such a course, SWAT team training varies greatly from state to state and jurisdiction to jurisdiction, making it extremely difficult for incident commanders to gain a true barometer of capabilities of the resources available to them.
