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Training
The University of Georgia Police Department’s Training Unit is responsible for providing and facilitating training for Police Department personnel.
All new officers are required by law to attend a 408-hour training course at one of the state’s training academies. Officers who successfully complete this course obtain basic police officer certification.
After graduating from the police academy, all new officers are assigned to a series of Field Training Officers for additional training on the job. During this additional training, Field Training Officers take the information new officers received at the police academy and show its practical application in the University environment.
In addition to the training received by new officers, Georgia law requires each certified officer to obtain a minimum of 20 hours of training each year. Officers receive these hours through monthly in-service training within the department, and outside the department through training opportunities available at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center and elsewhere.
