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The Police Training Unit provides quality training to all Public Safety Departments and Divisions.
All new recruits are required to complete Basic Law Enforcement at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. This consist of 4 weeks of in-house instruction and 8 weeks on-site in Columbia. In addition, new recruits complete a 16 post-academy field training program.
All Uniform Patrol officers are trained as either a Class I or Class III Limited Duty officer. Class 1 Officers are required to complete 40 hours of continuing education every 3 years. This includes:
Additional in-service training including but not limited to:
In addition, the Police Training Department is the liaison between our officers and training agencies.
The Department of Public Safety houses a training room for lessons and use the shooting range out in Conway.