Training
Online Training

The Washington/Baltimore HIDTA provides online training to agencies and initiatives operating within the W/B HIDTA region. This includes the required Case Explorer Entire Program – ONLINE Self-Paced Course, which is necessary to obtain a Case Explorer account.
To complete the steps necessary for a Case Explorer account, please follow the below. For the required forms and training links, contact aleinemann@wb.hidta.org.
Step 1: Complete the 2025 Registration Form.
Step 2: Complete the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies online training (28 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Part 23).
- After completing the BJA online training, email your BJA 28 CFR Part 23 Online Training Completion Certificate along with your 2025 Registration Form to aleinemann@wb.hidta.org.
Step 3: Enroll in the Case Explorer Entire Program – ONLINE Self-Paced Course through the National HIDTA Assistance Center (NHAC) learning management system (also known as HOTT or MOODLE).
Note: The online course is listed once per quarter and remains accessible throughout. Although the course takes only a few hours to complete, it must be finished within the same quarter. If not, you’ll need to re-enroll for the next quarter. All training certificates will be issued by NHAC upon course completion.
- Enter the word Class (case sensitive) for Username = Class and Password = Class
- Select Washington – Baltimore
- Select Click to view Training Events link
- Select the course you want to register for
- Case Explorer, GangNet and other courses that might be held in the future (TBA)
- There may be multiple events scheduled with the same name. Be sure to select the event using the date to indicate the proper event.
- Fill in the HOTT Online Application
- Select Complete Registration
All of the required paperwork is emailed to you as soon as your enrollment has been approved.