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Improve your skills and keep up with all the latest information in our ongoing training events. We offer a variety of training programs focused on the topics that matter.

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February 2026
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Criminal Interdiction for the Roadside Officer – 7 TS, 1 LS

This 8-hour course has been carefully crafted to include 32 years of field experience throughout the United States, with a concentration on understanding the psychology behind the mule/smuggler.  The class includes a strong concentration on body language, identifying indicators of criminal activity and their meaning, roadside interviews, and MUCH more….. We will end with over […]
12 Feb
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
MSU Public Safety Training Center
35 College St., Camdenton, MO 65020
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Self-Fund, Borrow, or Partner Up? Pick Your Funding Adventure

Explore three primary funding strategies for your business—self-funding through bootstrapping, borrowing through debt financing, and raising capital through equity investment. We’ll compare the advantages and trade-offs of each approach and help you determine which funding path aligns best with your business goals and growth stage. This program is offered in partnership with Justine PETERSEN.  
12 Feb
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online
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LEOSA Training Course

Missouri State University is your certified training provider for the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) HR-218 in southern Missouri.  As a qualified retired or separated officer, you may earn your LEOSA credentials for conceal and carry after successfully completing this training. We will shoot the State mandated 50 round qualification at the firing range. To […]
14 Feb
9:00 am - 10:00 am
MSU - Hammons Student Center Firing Range
731 Bear Blvd, Springfield, MO 65897
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LEOSA Training Course

Missouri State University is your certified training provider for the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) HR-218 in southern Missouri.  As a qualified retired or separated officer, you may earn your LEOSA credentials for conceal and carry after successfully completing this training. We will shoot the State mandated 50 round qualification at the firing range. To […]
14 Feb
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MSU - Hammons Student Center Firing Range
731 Bear Blvd, Springfield, MO 65897
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Essentials of Effective Supervision (12-Week program)

The 12-week Essentials of Effective Supervision course provides a strong knowledge base for frontline supervisors, managers and team leaders. This series is designed to provide new supervisors, and those aspiring to become supervisors, with a unique blend of knowledge, skills and strategies in the areas needed to effectively and efficiently supervise others. Participants will immediately […]
24 Feb - 19 May
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
efactory
405 N Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806
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Dynamic Communication Skills & Strategies

Learn to communicate in a manner that builds trust, teamwork and consensus. Develop key skills that result in two-way communication which is critical to a participative management style. Examine obstacles to effective communication and learn to facilitate supportive communication with diverse individuals and groups. Key Information: Identifying barriers to effective communication •Focus your development to […]
26 Feb
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
efactory
405 N Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806
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Before You Leap: The Real Talk on Business Ownership

Evaluate whether entrepreneurship aligns with your personal goals, skills, and lifestyle through an honest assessment of what it takes to succeed as a business owner. This session covers the realities of business ownership, including time commitment, financial risk, and the mindset needed to navigate challenges and uncertainty. This program is offered in partnership with Justine […]
26 Feb
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online
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March 2026
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Dispatch: 40-Hour Public Safety Communications Course

Missouri Professional Training Partnership 40-Hour Course which meets or exceeds Chapter 650.340, RSMo Joint Communications Center initial training requirements. Students upon completion will understand the position, qualifications, and expectations of a Public Safety Telecommunicator covering topics for professionalism, key interpersonal communications skills, call processing, dispatch skills and liability considerations. Additionally, the course will provide familiarization […]
02 - 06 Mar
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
MSU Public Safety Training Center
35 College St., Camdenton, MO 65020
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Emotional Intelligence: The Ingredient for Effective Leaders

Emotional Intelligence has been identified as the single most important competency for effective leadership. According to Dan Goleman’s ground-breaking book,”Nothing else, including gender, education, geographic area, age, or hours worked came as close to predicting success as did emotional competencies.” Competencies “that have been identified in internal research at hundreds of corporations and organizations as […]
04 Mar
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
efactory
405 N Jefferson Avenue, Springfield, MO 65806
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LEOSA Training Course

Missouri State University is your certified training provider for the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) HR-218 in southern Missouri.  As a qualified retired or separated officer, you may earn your LEOSA credentials for conceal and carry after successfully completing this training. We will shoot the State mandated 50 round qualification at the firing range. To […]
07 Mar
9:00 am - 10:00 am
MSU - Hammons Student Center Firing Range
731 Bear Blvd, Springfield, MO 65897
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Back of someone's head as they shoot at shooting range.

LEOSA Training Course

Missouri State University is your certified training provider for the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) HR-218 in southern Missouri.  As a qualified retired or separated officer, you may earn your LEOSA credentials for conceal and carry after successfully completing this training. We will shoot the State mandated 50 round qualification at the firing range. To […]
07 Mar
10:00 am - 11:00 am
MSU - Hammons Student Center Firing Range
731 Bear Blvd, Springfield, MO 65897
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