The
Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) Curriculum is designed to
prepare entry level individuals with the cognitive and physical
skills needed to become certified law enforcement officers in North
Carolina. The course is comprised of 35 separate blocks of instruction
to include topics such as Firearms, Driver Training, Motor Vehicle
Law and Arrest, Search and Seizure. The BLET course is filled with practical
exercises and an extensive Ethics section that is woven throughout
the training experience.
The
BLET course has been thoroughly researched, legally reviewed and
contains the most current law enforcement information available.
The Commission mandated 618-hour course takes approximately 16 weeks
to complete and concludes with a comprehensive written exam and
skills testing. Upon completion of the course, the new law enforcement
officer is certified to work as a sworn law enforcement officer
in North Carolina. However, many agencies include an additional
Field Training Officer’s experience which involves several
more weeks of actual field training. This ensures that the
new officer can perform correctly in their new locales.
There
are more than 70 accredited BLET delivery sites in North Carolina.
They include community colleges, local law enforcement agencies, the NC State
Highway Patrol and the State Bureau of Investigation.
