Tennessee Correction Academy Programs
Basic Training Programs
Pre-Service Programs
The Tennessee Correction Academy delivers Basic or Pre-Service for the following program:
Basic Correctional Officer Training (BCOT) - A six-week pre-service program designed to prepare new correctional officers for working in a correctional environment. The first two weeks are conducted at the hiring facility. The remaining four weeks of the program are facilitated through the Tennessee Correction Academy.
Basic Probation/Parole Officer Training (BPOT) - A six-week training pre-service program facilitated at the Tennessee Correction Academy designed to provide new probation parole officers with the skills and knowledge base needed to effectively and safetly perform their duties in a correctional environment.
Basic Correctional Professionals Training - A one-week pre-service program for staff that do not attend BCOT or BPOT (such as medical, food service, administrative, maintenance, chaplains, mental health professionals, and other support professionals) designed to prepare them with the skills and knowledge base needed to effectively and safely perform in a correctional environment.
In-Service Programs
All in-service training will be conducted on site at each facility or regionally, if available. The curriculum is prepared and approved by the academy and provided to the institutions for instruction. In-service training can also be accomplished by attending specialty training related to their field of work at local technical centers or workshops.