The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is dedicated to providing high-quality leadership training for those whose career paths lead them into supervisory, management, or other leadership positions in their organizations. Whether you are an aspiring or first-time supervisor transitioning into a management role, a current manager looking to cultivate new skills for influencing your team, or a seasoned senior administrator seeking to build deeper knowledge of managing your organization, the BCA has a leadership development plan for you.

Choose the program below that best fits your leadership goals. Those who successfully complete all requirements for the indicated program will earn the BCA Supervision or Senior Leadership Certificate.

Program Participation

To earn your certification, complete the listed training requirements and document on the corresponding program form. Participants can locate completed trainings under the Credits tab of their BCA training account.

Once all requirements have been met, submit completed form via email to bca.training@state.mn.us. The BCA will confirm the requirements have been met and issue the certificate.

Participation Forms

Use the form below to track your progress for the program you are interested in completing:

Supervision Form (PDF)

Senior Leadership Form (PDF)

Contact

For questions regarding these programs, email bca.training@state.mn.us.

Target audience: Current and aspiring law enforcement leaders, managers, supervisors and leads.

Required courses: Attend All

• Ethics and Integrity in Supervision
• Influence in Supervision
• Leading Beyond Compliance
• Maxims and Truths in Supervision
• Mentoring and Coaching in Supervision
• Trust and Legitimacy

Elective trainings: Attend Two

• Change Management
• Employee Misconduct and Discipline
• Employee Recruitment and Development
• Labor Contracts and Arbitration 
• Leadership in Police Organizations (LPO)
• Organizational and Employee Wellness
• Practical Wisdom for PIOs: Your Message and the Media
• Team Dynamics and Decision Making

The instructors complemented each other so well. Their humor along with an unlimited amount of knowledge made this course outstanding.

Target audience: Current and aspiring executive leaders in law enforcement.

Required courses: Attend All

• Budgeting and Staffing
• Change Management
• Crisis Resilient Organizations
• Labor Contracts and Arbitration
• Leadership Lessons Learned

Elective courses: Attend Two

• Employee Recruitment and Development
• Leadership in Police Organizations (LPO)
• Leading Beyond Compliance
• Mentoring and Coaching
• Organizational and Employee Wellness
• Practical Wisdom for PIOs: Your Message and the Media
• Trust and Legitimacy

I found this course to be very interesting and how much one can learn from past leaders of the past. It was exciting and educational.

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