Wake Tech's Public Safety Training Academy is accredited by CALEA^®, the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission and the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission. CALEA^®, the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, recognizes best practices and professional excellence in policy and practice. Wake Tech was the first community college in North Carolina – and the second in the nation – to earn CALEA^® accreditation for its training academy.

The training academy includes the following facilities to take your training to the next level:

• Firing range
  An indoor firing range with 12 shooting stations is located on the Public Safety Education Campus.
  Phone: 919-866-6150
  For reservations, contact Travis Baker at [email protected] or 919-866-5880.
   
• Reality-based training
  Simulations are held in rooms that can be reconfigured into various scenarios, from an apartment to a hallway to a trailer. Wake Tech provides all safety equipment, SIMS guns and non-lethal marking cartridges. The program focuses on stress inoculation with an emphasis on de-escalation, shoot/don't shoot scenarios and verbal command skills.
  For reservations, contact Troy Young at [email protected] or 919-866-6125.
   
• FATS
  Part of the reality-based training is a virtual system known as FATS. It allows students to evaluate and react in real-time to verbal cues, facial expressions and overall body language. The marksmanship side of the system allows officers to practice and identify areas of concern with their shooting, such as anticipation of recoil, jerking the trigger or not focusing on the front sight. The scenarios reflect current, real-life incidents and threats, including school shootings and domestic disturbances.
  For reservations, contact Troy Young at [email protected] or 919-866-6125.
   
• SCAT room
  The SCAT room is a 2,200-square-foot matted defensive tactics room with access to kick shields, focus mitts, boxing gloves, headgear and related equipment.

The Public Safety Training Academy consistently strives to provide state-of-the-art training to students and personnel of member jurisdictions. Every effort is made to ensure the training is legally viable and that the content follows currently accepted practices and procedures of the judicial system and the law enforcement community.

To provide a solid foundation for students to build their law enforcement careers, the Academy employs skilled and knowledgeable instructors and emphasizes ethics and leadership principles. All programs are presented with the highest degree of integrity, competence, quality and professionalism. The goal is to exceed the public's trust and expectations by upholding the values of character, accountability, cooperation and excellence.

CALEA^® accreditation strengthens the academy's accountability through a continuum of standards that clearly define authority, performance and responsibilities. CALEA^® maintains a public feedback portal for members of the community to submit comments, commendations and other information. These comments can be in reference to an agency's compliance with CALEA standards, engagement in the service community, delivery of public safety services and overall candidacy for accredited status.

Scan the QR code to go directly to the feedback access portal for Wake Tech's Public Safety Training Academy. The link is not for filing complaints or specific employee commendations with the academy, as the information submitted is sent to CALEA^® staff members and not the agency. CALEA^® is not an investigatory body, and the public portal should not be used to submit information for such purposes.