Education & Training

Whether you are new to your role as an employer partner, local board member, local board support staff, or you just need a refresher on your responsibilities, the PSPRS Employer and Local Board Training Department offers a variety of resources and training events.  The training events are held statewide, regional in-class sessions, webinars and in some circumstances, on-site at your agency.  For questions regarding training resources, to host an event in your area, or for general questions regarding PSPRS or CORP, please contact our Employer and Local Board Training Department at [email protected].  Schedules for the training events are continuously updated, so please be sure to check back frequently.

For instructions to access the Employer and Local Board Online Services, click here.

Training Resources and Presentation Archives

To guide you in your role, the Local Board Manual is a helpful resource of information for processing retirements, disability, survivor, DROP and Reverse DROP benefit payments.  You may access the manual from the Forms & Resources section of the website.  You may also click here for the Model Uniform Rules of Local Board Procedure, or you may access this section for prior local board meeting presentations.  Additional webinars and videos are available on the Arizona PSPRS channel on YouTube.

Training Events conducted by PSPRS Staff

This section will be updated with future training events as they become available. 

Training Events conducted by Public Safety Financial/Galloway

By statute, PSPRS is required to make benefit education services available to members and has contracted with Public Safety Financial/Galloway for this purpose. PSPRS does not endorse any fee-based asset management services for our members. Additionally, members may always choose their own financial and investment counseling. Public Safety Financial/Galloway can be contacted by phone at (480) 325-8668, in-person at 1138 N. Alma School Rd., Suite 201, Mesa, AZ 85201, or online at https://galloway911.com.

Monday, September 18, 2023, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: WEBINAR PSPRS Educational Curriculum for Public Safety Personnel
Visit: https://www.galloway911.com/webinars or email: [email protected] to register to receive Zoom invitation.


Monday, October 2, 2023, 1-2:30 p.m.: IN-PERSON
- DROP/Retirement: What You Need to Know Before and After
Location: PSPRS, 3010 E. Camelback Rd., Ste. 200, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Visit: https://www.galloway911.com/seminars to register.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 10-11:30 a.m.: WEBINAR - PSPRS Educational Curriculum for Public Safety Personnel
Visit: https://www.galloway911.com/webinars or email: [email protected] to register to receive Zoom invitation.


Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 1-2:30 p.m.: WEBINAR - Public Safety personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) - Tier 3: Plan Options & Benefits
Visit: https://www.galloway911.com/webinars or email: [email protected] to register to receive Zoom invitation.