Basic ACO Certification Course
Hosted by Grass Valley Animal Control
October 21-24, 2025
Grass Valley, California
Schedule of Training
Laws and Enforcement Procedures; Interpersonal Communication; Officer Safety and Protection; Basic Animal Control Officer Investigations; Evidence Law and Collection; Courtroom Testimony and Report Writing; Canine Behavior and Aggressive Dogs; Safe Animal Handling/Capture and Restraint Equipment
Animal Shelter Technician Certification
Hosted by the Platte County Sheriff's Office
October 27-29, 2025
Kansas City, Missouri
Schedule of Training
Animal Care in a Sheltering Environment; Animal Disposition Options; Animal Identification: Breed and Description; Animal Shelter Design and Operations; Animal Shelter Record-Keeping; Canine and Feline Behaviors and Assessments; Disease Exposures in a Sheltering Environment; Emergency Animal Sheltering; Proactive Animal Sheltering
Advanced ACO Certification
Hosted by Cusseta-Chattahoochee County Animal Control
November 3-6, 2025
Cusseta, Georgia
Schedule of Training
Animal Attack Investigation and Reporting; Animal Crime Scene Photography, Videography and Sketching; Animal Hoarding Investigations; Illegal Animal Fighting; Livestock and Exotics Cases; Obtaining and Executing Search Warrants; Officer Safety in the Field; Proactive Animal Control; Using Forensics in Animal Cruelty Investigations