Basic Law Enforcement Training

Basic Law Enforcement Training is a Diploma program taught at Western Piedmont Community College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (2 years) options.

Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) prepares students for entry-level employment as law enforcement officers with county, state, or municipal governments, or with private enterprises. The program uses State Commission mandated topics and methods of instruction, covering criminal, juvenile, civil, traffic, and alcohol beverage laws, plus investigative, patrol, custody, and court procedures, emergency responses, and ethics and community relations.

Students follow a curriculum certificate pathway that qualifies them to take certification exams mandated by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and/or the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission. The program includes course credit options toward the Associate in Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice Technology through successful completion of an accredited BLET course.

Modules

• Criminal Law
• Court Procedures & Evidence
• Investigative Procedures

The minimum requirements for admission in Basic Law Enforcement Training at Western Piedmont Community College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Western Piedmont Community College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Western Piedmont Community College as pre-requiste for admission in Basic Law Enforcement Training.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• Must be 20 years of age or older;
• Must hold a high school diploma or GED;
• Must meet all minimum standards for employment and certification in criminal justice employment;
• Must obtain sponsorship from an organized law enforcement agency.

All students must be in full compliance with job-related tasks established for this program, with a listing provided upon request.

Students who have successfully passed the Commissions’ comprehensive certification examination, and have completed Basic Law Enforcement Training within the last seven years will receive credit for courses toward the Associate in Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice Technology.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.wpcc.edu/blet/

• Law enforcement officers with county, state, or municipal governments
• Law enforcement officers with private enterprises

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