The purpose of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office Recruit Training Academy is a structured recruit training program designed to mirror the curriculum of the ILEA Tier 1 course. This course is The academy provides at least 310 hours of training and consists of 5 components:
40 hours - ILEA Pre-Basic
The curriculum for this training is determined by the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, and is provided by certified instructors. This training is typically provided shortly after a new reserve joins the department.
79 hours - Online
Online classes through Police One Academy, FEMA, and the American Heart Association provide comprehensive education on various law enforcement topics. The online courses selected for the academy are Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board approved per this list from PoliceOne.
11 hours - Classroom
Classroom training is limited to that required for CPR/First Aid and IDACs/NCIC certification. The balance is spent on physical fitness and is based on the ILEA fitness standards.
20 hours - Recurrent
Recurrent training is the required training that every department member must attend throughout the year. Not all recurrent training may qualify for credit in the reserve academy. This training consists of both online classes (usually in PowerDMS) and in person training.
160 hours - Field Training
Merit officers shall complete the entire FTP. All UVSU officers will complete, at a minimum, Phase 1 of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office Field Training program. As part of that program, the FTO will need to document the number of hours they spend on each topic. While the completion of Phase 1 results in 160 hours, 139 of those hours must be spent on specific topics related to the Reserve Academy. If the required topics are not covered in Phase 1, the recruit will continue into Phase 2 until the topics are completed.
Upon completing the 40 hour Pre-Basic, each recruit will complete the rest of the academy. Either before or after the pre-basic course, each officer will have a departmental orientation with a supervisor, or a Sheriff's designee. The department will create a Police One Academy account for the officer and assign courses as appropriate. These assignments are broken down in to 10 parts. Officers should take the courses as assigned, and at should complete the first part before finishing the observation phase (and starting Phase 1) of the FTO Program. The Emergency Vehicle Operations courses must be completed before the officer can drive a department vehicle. After that, they may want to coordinate when they take the rest of the courses with their field training officer.
