A Nationally Accredited Law Enforcement Training Academy

The Academy is generally open Tuesday-Friday from 0600-1630 hours. Professional Development Training classes are held from 0700-1530 hours unless posted differently on the training calendar.  Occasionally, the Academy will be open Mondays to accommodate 5 day/40 hour courses.

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The Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy Professional Development Training offers over 130 different programs with multiple presentation dates throughout the training year.  All of our Professional Development programs contribute to satisfying the mandated hours of Professional Development training required for re-certification by the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS).  DCJS requires 34 hours of general instruction, 4 hours legal instruction, and 2 hours of cultural diversity training every 2 years.

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While most Professional Development training is conducted at the Academy, a gradually increasing segment of training courses are being scheduled for agency-approved satellite training sites. These sites will be listed in the course description on the training calendar.  For record-keeping information, contact the Professional Development Administrative Assistant at x301. Please contact the coordinators listed on the Professional Development  Training Staff page for specific course information and registration.

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The Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy, Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy and Prince William County Criminal Justice Academy have entered into a reciprocal agreement whereby each academy and their personnel would be eligible to receive training at each other's training academies. The enabling Memorandum of Understanding lists various requirements to meet the Professional Development training needs of each academy population.