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The ALERRT Center eLearning site provides accessible online training based on nationally recognized best practices. It offers self-paced and instructor-supported courses for law enforcement, educators, and community members, supporting ALERRT’s mission to enhance community safety through education and readiness.
✔ Self-paced courses
✔ Research-based content
✔ TCOLE, HB33, and SB1852 Training
Civilian Response to Active Shooter
The Civilian to Active Shooter Events Train-the-Trainer (CRASE) course is a direct delivery, train-the-trainer course designed to provide first responders and other professionals with a model response program they can deliver to civilians within their communities.
✔ Updated online train-the-trainer course
✔ English and Spanish PowerPoint
✔ Live updated manual with instructional videos
✔ Updated statistics
Active Attack Incident Response and Command
The ALERRT Center at Texas State University has developed this introductory eLearning course to meet the requirements of the Uvalde Strong Act (HB 33).
This course provides a foundational understanding of the concepts and principles necessary to effectively respond to and mitigate an active attack incident, with the goal of saving as many lives as possible.
2026 ALERRT Conference
Please join us for our annual ALERRT conference
Monday, November 16 - Thursday, November 19
Kalahari Resorts & Conventions - Round Rock
3001 Kalahari Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78665
Train-the-Trainer Recertification
Recertification courses help certified instructors maintain current credentials by reviewing updated tactics, research, and best practices in active attack response.
These online courses are designed for eligible instructors who need to renew their certification within the required training cycle. By completing recertification, instructors ensure they continue delivering the most accurate and effective training to their communities.
eLearning Courses
Our eLearning courses provide accessible, self-paced training designed to build practical skills and knowledge for law enforcement, educators, and community members. Review each course to see if it is eligible for TCOLE and/or SB1852 Mandate approval.
ALERRT Incident Response and Command
The AIRC course provides a foundational understanding of the concepts and principles necessary to effectively respond to and mitigate an active attack incident, with the goal of saving as many lives as possible.
This course satisfies the TCOLE requirement for course #3608 and will count for 2 hours of TCOLE training. This course meets the HB33 mandate and does count toward the SB1852 mandate. TCOLE credit takes up to 30 days to report from the completion date.
Active Attack Incident Management
The AAIM course will introduce and explain various command phases, zones of operation, command elements, and terminology, as well as interagency coordination, communication, transfers of command, Incident Command Posts, Area Command, and EOC operations.
This course satisfies the TCOLE requirements for course #3366 and will count as 4 hours of TCOLE training. This course does count toward the SB1852 mandate. TCOLE credit takes up to 30 days to report from the completion date.
Fire as a Weapon Integrated Response
Fire as a weapon (FAAW) is the use of fire, smoke, or flammable materials normally used with other attack vectors that confound incident response and which requires an integrated response for incident stabilization.
This course satisfies the TCOLE requirements for course #3356 and will count as 4 hours of TCOLE training. This course does count toward the SB1852 mandate. TCOLE credit takes up to 30 days to report from the completion date.
Active Attack Event Response Leadership
The AAEL course is to provide leaders in first response and emergency management agencies with strategic leadership and integrate response strategies that will prepare them to not only “stop the killing” but to also “stop the dying” in active attack events.
This course satisfies the TCOLE requirements for course #667371 and will count as 4 hours of TCOLE training. This course does count toward the SB1852 mandate. TCOLE credit takes up to 30 days to report from the completion date.
Active Attack Emergency Communications
The AAEC course was designed in conjunction with TEEX (Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service) to provide telecommunicators, first responders, and other professionals with information on effective dispatching to better prepare them to save lives and reduce chaos in an active attack event.
This course satisfies the TCOLE requirements for course #78052 and will count as 3 hours of TCOLE training. This course does count toward the SB1852 mandate. TCOLE credit takes up to 30 days to report from the completion date.
Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events Instructor
The CRASE course was designed to provide first responders and other professionals with a model response program they can deliver to civilians within their communities.
This course does satisfy the TCOLE requirements for course #3364 and will count as 4 hours of TCOLE training. This course, however, does not count toward the SB1852 mandate. TCOLE credit takes up to 30 days to report from the completion date.
Introduction to Active Shooter Response Tactics for Law Enforcement and First Responders
This course is designed to introduce ALERRT's researched based concepts and principles for Law Enforcement when responding to an active attack event. This course is intended for Law Enforcement and First Responders.
This course does not have a TCOLE number assigned and does not satisfy the SB1852 mandate.
Recertification Courses
These online courses are designed for eligible instructors who need to renew their certification within the required training cycle. By completing recertification, instructors ensure they continue delivering the most accurate and effective training to their communities.
Level 1 Train-the-Trainer Instructor Recertificaiton
This class is required for instructors to be updated and certified to continue instructing the Level 1 course to their agencies and neighboring agencies. Mandate for all Level 1 Instructors (CIs and Adjuncts). This course is mandatory for all certified instructors to take every three years. This course satisfies the TCOLE requirements for course #3355 and will count as 8 hours of TCOLE training. This course does count toward the SB1852 mandate.
The recertification course must be completed within 45 days of payment. The online course can be stopped and resumed several times over this 45-day period. However, once a student begins the course, it must be completed fully to receive the final grade.
Active Attack Integrated response Train-the-Trainer Instructor Recertification
This class is required for all instructors to be updated and certified to continue instructing the AAIR course to their and neighboring agencies. This recertification course is mandatory for all AAIR Instructors (CIs and Adjuncts) and must be taken every 3 years to stay current. Additional methods to recertify are to attend or instruct a current version of the AAIR in-person course and report it on the ALERRT.org site. This course satisfies the TCOLE requirements for course #3609 and will count as 8 hours of TCOLE training. This course does count toward the SB1852 mandate.
The recertification course must be completed within 45 days of payment. The online course can be stopped and resumed several times over this 45-day period. However, once a student begins the course, it must be completed fully to receive the final grade.
Webinars
The ALERRT Center at Texas State University delivers webinars designed to provide first responders, educators, and public safety professionals with current, research-based strategies for responding to active threats and critical incidents. These sessions offer practical guidance, expert insight, and real-world application to enhance preparedness and response capabilities.
Mental Health and Resiliency Webinar
This webinar focuses on mental health and resiliency in the first responder community.
Fire as a Weapon
In the Fire as a Weapon webinar, learn how a “routine call” can quickly become anything but routine. Hear from the first responders who were on scene during one of their community’s worst nightmare events. With officers killed, civilians injured, homes and property destroyed, and intense media scrutiny, this webinar examines how quick action, decisive leadership, and solid training can help responders stay ahead of a critical incident and reduce the impact of disaster.
Pre-Staged RTF for Large or Planned Events
The Pre-Staged RTF for Large or Planned Events webinar examines how the Austin Police Department, Fire Department, and Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services developed pre-staged RTFs using ALERRT’s Active Attack Integrated Response (AAIR) course. It also highlights how this approach enabled a rapid, coordinated response in Austin during the summer of 2020.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to commonly asked questions about course access, enrollment, certificates, technical support, and more.
Have further questions? Visit our FAQ page for quick answers and additional support.
To access your course certificate, go to www.ALERRT.org
- The certificate will NOT be located on this site, www.eLearning.alerrt.org
- Certificates take up to 24 hours to generate
- To access your course certificate(s), go to ALERRT.org > Log into your account > Student Website/Dashboard > Class Certificates.
- If it is over 24 hours, please contact
eLearning Support
SB1852 and TCOLE Accepted
- Active Attack Event Response Leadership (AAEL) - Online #667371
- Active Attack Emergency Communications (AAEC) - Online #78052
- Fire as a Weapon Integrated Response (FAAW) - Online #3356
- Active Attack Incident Management (AAIM) - Online #3366
- ALERRT Incident Response and Command (AIRC) – Online #3608 - Satisfies HB33 mandate
- Level 1 Train-the-Trainer Instructor Recertification - Online #3355 - Payment Required
- AAIR Train-the-Trainer Instructor Recertification - Online #3609 - Payment Required
TCOLE Only
- Civilian Response to Active Shooter Train-the-Trainer - Online #3364
Hours will be reported within the 30-day reporting window from the course end date.
Online courses are entered within 30 days of completion, but not necessarily in the order in which they are completed. Two ALERRT staff members handle reporting through a queue system, so sometimes hours may appear out of order.
To review more TCOLE questions, please visit www.ALERRT.org/tcole or contact TCOLE@alerrt.org for assistance.
If you have successfully completed an ALERRT course, then you can find your training materials at
www.alerrt.org/links
- These materials are automatically updated by ALERRT when new materials are available
- You must be logged in to access this material
You will find all receipts under your student dashboard at www.alerrt.org
Steps to locate an invoice:
- Log into your account at www.alerrt.org
- Go to Student Dashboard
- Select Invoices
- You can access all your invoice history there