Two Ways to Train!

Live Training
Serving the midwestern states, we offer live classroom training and certification programs that address issues specific to the individual state, as well as the region. Agencies may send staff members to certification training programs wherever they are being presented live or may host certification training at their agency. Agencies may also select classes from the MaSA catalog to make up professional development training programs or agency in-service training programs tailored to meet the agency’s needs.

Online Training
Through our online distance learning platform ACOUniversity.com, MaSA classes may be taken from your location, on your schedule, with the understanding that not all of the laws or code of state regulations may apply within your home state or jurisdiction. ACOUniversity.com classes provide continuing education credit units to attendees taking classes. Certification training is not available through ACOUniversity.com due to the hands-on requirements of certification training that is not available in an on-line training format, however many of the classes taught in the live certification training programs may be available through ACOUniversity.com for educational and CEU value.

Certifications available:

• Basic Animal Control Officer                                                • Animal Control Officer I                                                         • Animal Control Officer II                                                       • Animal Cruelty Investigator                                                   • Animal Attack Investigator                                                  • Animal Care Provider                                                            • Animal Rescue Coordinator                                                 • Animal Behavior and Temperament Assessor                 • Animal Shelter Operator                                                       • Disaster Responder                                                                 • Animal Control Supervisor/Manager                                 • Field/Shelter Training Officer (FTO or STO)                    • Animal Control Training Instructor