| Title | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firearms Qualification | 2025 Mandated In-Service for WCSO | 2025/05/05 | 2025/05/05 |
| Firearms Qualification | 2025 Mandated In-Service for WCSO | 2025/05/06 | 2025/05/06 |
| Firearms Qualification | 2025 Mandated In-Service for WCSO | 2025/05/07 | 2025/05/07 |
| Firearms Qualification | 2025 Mandated In-Service for WCSO | 2025/05/08 | 2025/05/08 |
| HeartSaver CPR AED (WCSO) | CPR Recertification | 2025/05/09 | 2025/05/09 |
| Firearms Qualification | 2025 Mandated In-Service for WCSO | 2025/05/12 | 2025/05/12 |
| Firearms Qualification | 2025 Mandated In-Service for WCSO | 2025/05/13 | 2025/05/13 |
| Firearms Qualification | 2025/05/14 | 2025/05/14 | |
| Firearms Qualification | 2025/05/15 | 2025/05/15 | |
| Firearms Qualification | 2025 Mandated In-Service for WCSO | 2025/05/16 | 2025/05/16 |
| Firearms Qualification | 2025 Mandated In-service Training | 2025/05/29 | 2025/05/29 |
| CIT Crisis Intervention Team Training | CIT is a 40 hour training designed to assist our first responders who respond to incidents involving individuals with a mental health or substance use crisis, and those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Officers will learn to identify and effectively interact with people who have mental illness, intellectual or developmental disabilities, and/or addictions, basic medication awareness, verbal de-escalation skills and awareness of community resources. | 2025/06/23 | 2025/06/27 |
| Basic Tactical Shield | This course highlights the use of police ballistic shields and the advantages shields offer to an agency and officer. Officers use shields in various situations that carry a high risk of injury or death from thrown or fired projectiles. The tactical users of shields will be discussed and demonstrated during the course and students will participate in a variety of practical exercises. For course participation students will need their handgun, 350 rounds of ammo, duty belt, eye and ear protection, helmet, ballistic vest and body armor, tactical gear is optional. | 2025/07/15 | 2025/07/16 |
| School Resource Officer Law | This course will present students with guidelines on operating as a school resource officer as it relates to the fourth amendment and other legal issues concernig juveniles and law enforcement. | 2025/07/24 | 2025/07/25 |
| School Resource Officer Training | NCJA Commission approved SRO certification. This course will present students with guidelines on operating as a school resource officer as it relates to the fourth amendment and other legal issues concerning juveniles and law enforcement. | 2025/08/04 | 2025/08/08 |
| Domestic Terrorism and Radicalization | This relevant and timely training will provide law enforcement officers with an introductory overview of numerous domestic terror indicators and criminally subversive subcultures encountered by law enforcement professionals on a daily basis. The course will provide a definition of violent extremism and focus on identifying individuals and groups who attempt to advance social or political beliefs through force or violence. LE professionals will be educated on the First Amendment and the Constitutional protections afforded to all groups discussed. At the conclusion of the course attendees will be trained to identify racially andideologically motivated behavior and discern between criminal activity and First Amendment protected speach and actions. | 2025/08/05 | 2025/08/06 |
| Radar/Lidar Re-certification | Radar Operator Certification is a program offered under the rules and regulations of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and requires 100% attendance; therefore officers must be in the classroom at 0800 hours for the start of class. Students must have a current Radar Operator Manual and Supplement at the start of class and a vehicle equipped with a radar unit. Officers field testing on units equipped with front and rear antenna must be prepared to test on full operation of the unit. Agencies can contact the Justice Academy Bookstore (910-926-6099) to obtain necessary copies of the current Radar Operator Manual and Supplement. | 2025/08/11 | 2025/08/12 |
| Officer Survival: Vehicle Stop Techniques | This unit of officer survival establishes sound strategies, principles, policies and procedures for conducting both known high risk vehicle stops and unknown risk stops. Students will need their handcuffs and duty belts but no weapons for training. The class schedule includes evening exercises . | 2025/08/12 | 2025/08/12 |
| Firearms Transition to Red Dot | This course is designed for law enforcement who have made or will be transitioning from handguns with iron sights to handguns with red dot sights. It is important to understand the fundamentals, how to best transition and the differences between iron sights and red dot sights. | 2025/08/18 | 2025/08/19 |
| First Line Supervision | This course is designed for officers who are newly assigned to supervisory positions and/or officers serving in supervisory positions without any formal training. Concepts and techniques that have been effectively utilized in the management of human resources are introduced. Instruction will focus on determining an officer's communication/personality traits through a Myers-Briggs assessment, communications skills, legal aspects of supervision, supervising the problem employee, supervision of search and seizure situations, and performance evaluations. Students will need a 3-ring binder to collect lesson plans and handouts through out the week. | 2025/08/18 | 2025/08/22 |
| Cellular Phone Analysis | In this three day 20 hour course, officers will be exposed to the basic knowledge of social media and cellular information and records and how those records can be obtained and used as part of a criminal investigation. The course will further cover such topics as basic cellular theory and function, how to properly and legally obtain cellular and social media records, examination and exploitation of call details records, cellular mapping techniques, NC electronic surveillance laws, pen registers, global positioning, call records research, and the use of electronic surveillance as part of fugitive operations. | 2025/08/18 | 2025/08/20 |
| Radar Operator Re-certification | Radar Operator Certification is a program offered under the rules and regulations of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and requires 100% attendance; therefore officers must be in the classroom at 0800 hours for the start of class. Students must have a current Radar Operator Manual and Supplement at the start of class and a vehicle equipped with a radar unit. Officers field testing on units equipped with front and rear antenna must be prepared to test on full operation of the unit. Agencies can contact the Justice Academy Bookstore (910-525-4151) to obtain necessary copies of the current Radar Operator Manual and Supplement. | 2025/09/08 | 2025/09/09 |
| Patrol Carbine Rifle | The class is two full days and one full evening / night of training. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: nomenclature, assembly, disassembly, cleaning, maintenance, ballistics, best practices regarding proper application and deployment of the weapon system, malfunctions, reloads, and practical use of the weapon system in a real life, dynamic environment from a law enforcement perspective, and legal considerations. Officers will also qualify on the weapon using a qualification course that has been vetted by the NCJA as being one of the only quals in the state that accurately mimics real world conditions and use of the weapon. The class is taught by IBX Tactical, LLC. which is comprised of current NC law enforcement officers with a vast amount of expertise in this subject area. These are seasoned and vetted instructors with real-world experience using and deploying this weapon system in law enforcement environments and encounters. | 2025/09/15 | 2025/09/17 |
| Digital Photography | This course is designed to provide the student with the working knowledge of a digital camera, and how to use it effectively as a tool in criminal investigation. | 2025/09/15 | 2025/09/17 |
| Community Policing | This course will cover the following subject matter: Overview the history of Community Policing, Identifying Today's Policing Challenges, Police Strategies, Problem Solving with SARA, Relationship between social disorder and community engagement, steps law enforcement agencies can take to improve citizen satisfaction. | 2025/09/16 | 2025/09/16 |
| Homicide Investigation | This course will provide instruction on the methods, techniques and strategies utilized in investigating homicides Crime scene processing analysis and management will be featured topics. This course will be directed toward both investigators and patrol officers. The instruction method will include lectures, video programs and review of actual homicide cases | 2025/09/22 | 2025/09/26 |
| Basic Narcotic Investigation | This course is designed to provide training in legally complicated investigations into illicit drug activity, including introduction to Federal and State drug trafficking laws, court decisions affecting enforcement activity, specialized enforcement equipment and techniques, search warrant preparation, interagency co-operations, practical applications of Federal and State asset forfeiture statutes and methods of drug interdiction. | 2025/09/29 | 2025/10/03 |
| Advanced Interview and Interrogation | This course is for officers who have previously attended the Basic Interview and Interrogation course and is designed to enhance the skills and techniques covered in the basic course. Students will work on developing their skills to obtain complete, accurate and truthful information from suspects, witnesses, and victims. | 2025/10/06 | 2025/10/10 |
| Academic Checklist | This course is designed to prepare Criminal Justice Instructors with the tool to navigate MS Word and to prepare PowerPoints for the CJ Instructor Training Course. This course is mandatory for all students taking the General Instructor class. | 2025/10/13 | 2025/10/13 |
| Radar Operator Certification | Radar Operator certification is a program offered under the rules and regulations of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and requires 100% attendance; therefore officers must be in the classroom at 0800 hours for registration. Students must have a current Radar Operator Manual and Supplement at the start of class and a vehicle equipped with a radar unit (allow one vehicle for every three officers). Officers field testing on units equipped with front and rear antenna must be prepared to test on the full operation of the unit. Agencies should contact eh justice Academy Bookstore (910 525-4151) to obtain necessary copies of the Current Radar Manual and Supplement in time to have them for class. Manuals are not available in Wilson Tech's Bookstore. | 2025/10/13 | 2025/10/17 |
| Criminal Justice Instructor Training | This is course is designed to provide the law enforcement officer with a fundamental background in the instruction of other law enforcement personnel. Successful completion of this course allows the student to apply to the Criminal Justice Training and Standards Division for certification as a law enforcement instructor. Each trainee is require to research, develop, and deliver an 80 minute lesson plan as part of meeting course requirements. Trainees must successfully pass the State-administered written exam as well as demonstrate competency in all skill areas in order to be eligible for certification as a criminal justice instructor. | 2025/10/14 | 2015/11/07 |
| Fugitive Apprehension | This course is designed to expand upon the knowledge and skills that officers will need to safely and effectively locate and apprehend violent offenders. The course will place focus on alla spects of apprehensiion from time warrant issued until the ps | 2025/10/20 | 2025/10/24 |
| Survival Spanish for Law Enforcement Officers | This course is designed for the needs of law enforcement officers who come in contact with Spanish speaking people as a part of their law enforcement duties. Students will be taught to hear, interpret and understand an adequate amount of Spanish to conduct typical law enforcement duties. The instruction will include cultural orientation that will enable officers to interact with the Spanish speaking person in a professional and respectful manner. The officer will also be taught signs of danger in the demeanor or speech of the Spanish speaking person. Oral practice with vocabulary and grammar will emphasize colloquial Spanish and specialized needs. | 2025/11/03 | 2025/11/05 |
| Basic Criminal Investigation | This course is designed to provide the initial training of a police officer that is responsible for conducting general criminal investigations. The course will expose the student to a variety of successful investigative techniques utilized during the preliminary scene investigation, the follow-up investigation, apprehension, and case preparation. If departments will allow it, students should bring an open criminal investigation case file to class. | 2025/11/10 | 2025/11/14 |
| Latent Fingerprint Comparison | This course will expose the student to the basics of friction ridge skin comparison and identification principles and techniques. The student will learn the ACE-V methodology of fingerprint comparisons and the accepted practices within the science of fingerprints. Heavy emphasis is placed on practical exercises. Students will need a fingerprint magnifier and pointers for class. | 2025/11/17 | 2025/11/21 |
| Field Training Officer Training (FTO) | This course is designed to prepare experienced officers for the task of training newly hired employees who have successfully completed BLET. Course content includes the role of the field training officer, the training function, interpersonal communication skills, ethics, civil liability, report writing and evaluations, leadership skills, performance evaluations, principles of counseling, and problem solving | 2025/11/17 | 2025/11/21 |
| Search Warrant Prep | This course will provide the skills necessary to conduct enforcement activities associated with search warrants, and to prepare such warrants. | 2025/11/24 | 2025/11/25 |
| Developing and Using Criminal Evidence | This course is designed to train criminal investigators and crime scene technicians in methods and techniques utilized to process crime scenes for physical evidence. Course content includes securing and protecting the scene, scene searches, recognition of evidence, photography and sketching, evidence collection and preservation, use of specialized equipment and techniques, marking evidence for identification, packaging and labeling evidence, forensic lab coordination, and case preparation. Lecture, demonstration and practical exercises are utilized as the primary methods of instruction. | 2025/12/01 | 2025/12/04 |
| Advanced Street Gang Investigator | This 3-day course provides advanced gang training to street gang investigators, security threat group investigators, and intelligence analysts currently assigned to gang investigations who have two to four years of experiences in this field. Topics include: Intelligence- the various types and uses of human and technological information and resources available to gang investigators. Investigations- traditional and non-traditional investigative methods and legal issues in gang investigations and Suppression strategies and tactics- current trends and best practices in gang investigations. | 2025/12/08 | 2025/12/10 |
| Narcotic Covert Surveillance | This is an advanced law enforcement course which serves as an introduction to concepts and techniques of covert surveillance and undercover operations. Students will participate in actual surveillance of role players during the training. | 2025/12/15 | 2025/12/19 |
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