Basic Law Enforcement Training

[C55120] Certificate (Day)
[C55120] Certificate (Evening)

Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) is designed to give students essential skills required for entry-level employment as law enforcement officers with state, county, or municipal governments, or with private enterprise.

This program utilizes State-commission-mandated topics and methods of instruction. General subjects include, but are not limited to, criminal, juvenile, traffic, and alcoholic beverage laws; investigative, patrol, custody, and court procedures; emergency responses; and ethics and community relations.

Students must successfully complete all units of study and pass the certification examination mandated by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission to receive a certificate.

COMPETENCIES

Randolph Community College is committed to continuous improvement through program evaluation. One part of the evaluation is to assess program competencies. While our program contains many competencies for students to achieve, each year a select few are chosen for assessment purposes. This year, program competency assessment will focus on these:

• Basic Law Enforcement Training certificate graduates being able to use essential skills required for entry-level employment as sworn law enforcement officers.

This program is offered during the day in the spring semester only and during the evening from fall semester through spring semester.

Randolph Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training program has been accredited by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission. To receive accreditation, RCC had to meet certain criteria including documentation of instructor qualifications; facility requirements such as space and lighting; equipment needs such as audiovisual equipment and automobiles for training; availability of reference materials; and formalized agreements with agencies sharing training facilities such as firing and driving ranges.

A copy of this accreditation may be obtained by calling the director of BLET/law enforcement coordinator, (336) 633-4165.

For admissions requirements specific to the Basic Law Enforcement Training program,
see Additional Basic Law Enforcement Training Admissions Policies & Procedures.