Academies

List of Academies

The Bowling Green Law Enforcement Academy

The Bowling Green Law Enforcement Academy (BG LEA), is one of the newest police academy to Kentucky law enforcement training.

The establishment of the BG LEA represents a significant, historic event and turning point for this agency and law enforcement. It also represents a huge success for our department, city government and the Bowling Green community. BG LEA training staff believe the establishment of their own Basic Academy will enhance the preparation of their new officers through the Bowling Green city and BGPD centric curriculum. This academy will allow new officers to enter into field training with a more comprehensive understanding of our agency, their community, their culture and the department and academy’s expectations. The BG LEA will be responsible for basic training for all Bowling Green Police Department recruits. The new academy has a curriculum of 815.5 hours or 20 weeks.

Our mission statement is, “We, the members of the Bowling Green Police Department, in partnership with the community and on behalf of the city, commit ourselves to maintaining order, creating safe and secure neighborhoods and promoting driver safety. In doing so, we shall adhere to the following principles:

SERVICE – We are committed to quality service and are responsive to the needs of our citizens through problem-solving partnerships.

INTEGRITY – We foster the highest performance standards, ethical conduct and truthfulness.

RESPECT – We value the dignity of every individual and understand ethnic and cultural diversity. We uphold the principles of the Constitution of the United States and the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

In addition to the classrooms, our training facilities include a tactical range, an interactive scenario firearms system, emergency vehicle operations training track, classrooms that facilitate our defensive tactics and a gymnasium and indoor track for our physical fitness training programs.

ADDRESS:

911 Kentucky Street
Bowling Green, KY 42101

PH: Major Josh Hughes
270-393-4396

Administrative Assistant
270-393-4530

EMAIL: Josh.Hughes@bgky.org

WEB:bgky.org

HOURS: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Depending on the Training Schedule

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DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING

Under the umbrella of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, the Department of Criminal Justice Training provides CALEA- and IACET-accredited law enforcement training to an average of 18,000 Kentucky officers annually.

DOCJT's training curriculum, overseen by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council (KLEC), is continuously updated to meet Kentucky Police Officer Professional Standards (POPS) as mandated by state statutes.

The mission of the Department of Criminal Justice Training is to provide quality criminal justice training and services which advance the ability of Kentucky law enforcement to create a safe, secure environment in which to reduce crime and its cost to society.

It is the goal of the Department of Criminal Justice Training to accomplish its mission while adhering to the values of honor, responsibility, and commitment.

ADDRESS:

4449 Kit Carson Drive
Funderburk Building
Richmond, Kentucky 40475

PH: (859) 622-1328

EMAIL: pam.smallwood@ky.gov

WEB: docjt.ky.gov

HOURS: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ACADEMY

The Kentucky State Police Academy Branch is responsible for training all Kentucky State Troopers through our very intense Cadet Training Program. The Cadet Training Program is a 24-week, paramilitary training program, where the vision is to turn Cadets into Troopers. We have a specific way we operate. We expect our Cadets to adhere to our principles and standards. The program is designed to be the most difficult training most cadets will ever experience. The mornings start early, the nights late, and every minute of the over 1,000 hours of training is spent achieving the very rewarding goal of becoming a Kentucky State Trooper. The mission is simple: To never add another fallen Trooper to our Fallen Trooper Memorial. The method to achieve the mission is complex, and we strive every day to train harder than the day before.

The Academy Branch also serves as the central training point for Kentucky State Police Telecommunicators and Facilities Security Branch Officers. In addition to basic training programs for Troopers, Telecommunicators, and Facilities Security Officers, the Academy Branch is responsible for ensuring that all certified personnel are compliant with the in-service training requirements mandated by KRS and KAR.

ADDRESS:

380 Coffee Tree Rd
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

PH: (502) 782-1814

EMAIL: Joseph.Vorbeck@ky.gov

WEB: kentuckystatepolice.org

HOURS:
Outside of Cadet training:
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

During Cadet training:
5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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KENTUCKY STATE POLICE TELECOMMUNICATION ACADEMY

The Kentucky State Police Telecommunications Academy began providing basic telecommunications training, as required by Kentucky Revised Statutes, for agency personnel in 2012 and since then has provided two academy sessions each year. Each telecommunications academy session is five weeks in length (196 hours) and provides a combination of classroom work supplemented with practical exercises that require students to use the information from classroom studies in order to process simulated calls for service. Students are provided with training specific to law enforcement, fire and medical dispatch services. The simulated situations require new agency telecommunicators to develop and improve on the skills that will be necessary to effectively provide needed services requested of the communications center at the particular Post where they are assigned.

In addition to the mandated basic telecommunications training, the Telecommunications Academy also provides mandated in-service telecommunications training each year. The in-service training has been expanded to include telecommunicators from other Kentucky agencies who wish to attend the State Police offered in-service training topics.

The structure and content of basic and in-service training developed and offered by the Kentucky State Police Telecommunications Academy has generated interest from dispatch centers across the state as well as agencies from other states.

ADDRESS:
380 Coffee Tree Rd
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

PH: (502) 782-1864

EMAIL:jason.long@ky.gov

WEB:kentuckystatepoliceacademy.coursestorm.com

HOURS:
Outside of Cadet training:
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

During Cadet training:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Lexington Police Academy

Trained for this city. See your work matter. Lead by example.

Those statements are not just catchy mantras for the Lexington Police Department; they are words to live by. Over the course of 32 weeks, recruits at the Lexington Police Training Academy learn what it takes to become highly skilled officers with a mindset to serve a diverse, growing city. After graduating, new officers spend 15 weeks partnered with an experienced Field Training Officer.

The Academy also hosts its own training for new lieutenants, sergeants and FTO’s, courses for police cyclists, crisis intervention, rifle certification, and other skills. Through local partnerships several outside agencies also attend training provided by the department.

The Lexington Police Training Academy is located on the Bluegrass Community & Technical College Newtown Campus at 500 Newtown Pike. In addition to the classroom building, our training facilities include a firearms range, an interactive scenario firearms system, driver training area, and two gymnasiums that facilitate our defensive tactics and physical fitness training programs.

ADDRESS:
160 Pathfinder Circle
Lexington, KY 40508

PH: (859) 258-3685

CONTACT:
Commander Chris Cooper

EMAIL: lexpdtrainingacademy@lexingtonpolice.ky.gov

WEB: lexingtonky.gov

HOURS: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Lexington 911 Academy

Lexington E9-1-1 provides training to all personnel on matters that affect the delivery of 9-1-1 services. Quality training ensures the agency operates at the highest level of efficiency and helps employees to attain career goals through continuing education. To continue to maintain an exceptional level of service and training, in 2019 Lexington will begin their own KLEC approved eight hour (8) In-Service Academy. Each employee will be mandated to attend the eight (8) hour training in order to keep their Telecommuncator Series certification.

ADDRESS:
115 Cisco Road
Lexington, KY 40504

PH: (859) 280-8181

EMAIL: dnantz@lexington911.ky.gov

WEB: lexingtonky.gov

HOURS: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Louisville Metro Police Academy

The profession of policing is ever-changing. These changes are reflected in new laws, court decisions, and technologies. The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) is committed to providing a professional standard of law enforcement service to the community. In order to fulfill this commitment, LMPD members will be properly trained, with sworn members receiving training as recruits and all members on a continuing basis. Training is provided to recruits with an emphasis on developing their interactions with the community, reasoning ability, and judgment. All officers are required to attend yearly in-service training. This in-service training is one of the means by which officers are provided new information and skills and existing knowledge is reinforced.

ADDRESS:

2911 Taylor Blvd
Louisville, Kentucky 40202

PH: (502) 574-7161

WEB: louisville-police.org

HOURS: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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LOUISVILLE METROSAFE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACADEMY

MetroSafe Telecommunications Academy recognizes the standard requirements of a Public Safety Telecommunicator and are committed to exceed those standards by performing within established policy guidelines, which ensures the safety of all responders and the citizens of Louisville/Jefferson County.

While the telecommunicator’s role to meet required certification is well defined by the Kentucky Revised Statutes, the minimal training conducted at MetroSafe to meet these guidelines are no substitute for agency specific on-the-job training. The training is defined, demonstrated, monitored and evaluated daily by experienced personnel. We are committed to providing thorough, proactive, on-going training to keep well-informed of the changing demands of each agency and the community we serve. It is for this reason as well as our own personal sense of accomplishment and fulfillment that we strive to work as an informative, decisive, empathizing and successful team to ensure that the best possible service is available and utilized for those whom relay on use as their lifelines.

MetroSafe became an KLEC approved Telecommunications Academy under the Jefferson County Police Department in 2002. Once the merger occurred our Academy became the MetroSafe Telecommunications Academy. Our current Academy is approved by KLEC for 180 classroom hours.

ADDRESS:

410 S. 5th Street
Louisville, KY 40202

PH: (502) 572-3524

EMAIL:Mindy.Glenn@louisvilleky.gov

WEB: louisvilleky.gov

HOURS: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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NORTHERN KENTUCKY POLICE & SHERIFF'S TRAINING CENTER

The Police Chiefs and Sheriffs in Campbell, Kenton & Boone Counties through the Northern Kentucky Police Chiefs Association, a regional subsidiary of the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police, have created the Northern Kentucky Police & Sheriff’s Training Center (NKPSTC). This Training Center is based out of the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office and has the added benefit of multiple training sites throughout the Northern Kentucky region. This is an in-service only training center.

On July 14, 2022, Director John Moberly and Chairman Spike Jones of the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council presented the certificate to the Northern Kentucky Chiefs & Sheriff’s, thus establishing the NKPSTC as an official In-Service Training Academy.

ADDRESS:
1098 Monmouth Street
Newport, KY 41071

PH: (859) 292-3833

WEB:nkpstc.org

HOURS: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(M-F)

CONTACTS:
Chris Haddle
Training Coordinator
859-444-7123

Chief James Mills
Taylor Mill Police Department
859-581-1192

Captain Gary Helton
Kenton County Police Department, 859-392-1940

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OWENSBORO POLICE DEPARTMENT BASIC TRAINING ACADEMY

The Owensboro Police Department has established a basic training academy. The academy is based out of the Owensboro Police Department with multiple off-site training areas including a firing range and driving track. At least one basic training class will be conducted annually, with additional classes as needed.

On November 2, 2023, the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council voted to establish the Owensboro Police Department Basic Training Academy officially.

ADDRESS:
222 East 9th Street
Owensboro, KY 42303

PH: (270) 687-8888

WEB: police.owensboro.org

HOURS: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(M-F)

CONTACTS:
Chief Arthur Ealum

Lieutenant Courtney Yerington

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SOUTHERN POLICE INSTITUTE

The Southern Police Institute (SPI) is a division of the Department of Criminal Justice, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Louisville. It is an advanced education and training institute whose mission is to enhance the professional development of law enforcement practitioners. We accomplish this mission by providing educational and career development programs that are designed to challenge and to prepare law enforcement practitioners for the demands of today and tomorrow. The Southern Police Institute consistently is ranked among the top law enforcement educational and training schools in the nation.

Since the creation of the Southern Police Institute in 1951, its program of instruction has been grounded in the belief that law enforcement is a demanding activity requiring the highest level of professional preparation. The Southern Police Institute was established by its founders to provide a place where that preparation can be undertaken. The present faculty and staff dedicate themselves to this mission and continue to maintain the standards of excellence established by our founders. They are uniquely qualified as researchers, consultants, teachers and former law enforcement practitioners to guide and to direct the educational needs of today's law enforcement professionals.