AACIS’ ACO certification course approved for use in Florida

AACIS animal control officer certification course approval On 12/8/2021, the Florida Animal Control Association (FACA) approved the American Animal Cruelty Investigations School’s (AACIS) animal control officer certification course for use in the state of Florida. The approval came after tensions rose between AACIS and FACA over a training conference for animal control officers. As a…

ACO Class Schedule
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ACO Class Schedule

Florida Animal Control Officer Certification Class Schedule The Florida Animal Control Training Commission is dedicated to making training opportunities convenient and accessible for all Florida animal care and control agencies. To accomplish this, we have established 24 training locations across the state of Florida and scheduled these classes to include two classes each year held…

About the Animal Care and Control Profession

About the Animal Care and Control Profession

About the Animal Control Profession Animal control officers make up one of the fastest public safety professions in the United States. The two primary responsibilities of an animal control officer are 1) to protect citizens from dangerous domestic animals and zoonotic diseases and 2) to protect domestic animals from neglect and cruelty.  Additionally, animal control…

IDS Courses

IDS Courses

Instructional Design Systems Used in All Certified Courses Introduction Currently, the Florida Animal Control Training Commission only offers courses developed by the American Animal Cruelty Investigations School (AACIS). This is due to AACIS developing and maintaining training curricula for three disciplines: animal control, law enforcement, and animal sheltering. Industry experts from each of the three…

Florida District Map

Florida District Map

Florida Training Districts There are six FACTC training districts in the state. This is to improve responsiveness to an agency’s training needs.  Each district will have a representative that will serve as a point of contact for agencies within that district. Each training district will have designated training locations that can accommodate a minimum of…