Curriculum and Program Development

The Community/Academic Partnership Unit is responsible for exploring partnerships with higher education entities to award Continuing Education Units and credit toward degrees for both academy and university-based programs. Partner with professional organizations to augment employee training and professional development programs.

The Curriculum Design Unit (CD) is responsible for developing learning materials used for academy training courses for incoming and current corrections staff, to ensure staff are kept current with recognized best practices, policies, legislation, and court mandates. Learning materials include lesson plans, participant workbooks, performance measures and supplemental materials such as slide presentations, practical application demonstrations, videos, and other multi-media materials using the latest in electronic media. The CD also provides consulting and advice for the organization’s training and performance improvement needs.

The Evaluation Unit is responsible for evaluating, recommending and following through on planned improvement activities for all training academies.