Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy

Can I register myself for in-service training?
No. Requests for in-service training MUST come from your department's training coordinator or Chief/Sheriff. All in-service registration will be done "on-line" by the member agencies.

How can I teach at the Academy?
First, you MUST attend an Instructor Development course. Then you must apply for your Instructor certification through the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board. Once you have received your Instructor certification through the LETB, you should submit a letter to the:

Executive Director
Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
705 East 4th Street
Hobart, IN 46342

In the letter, you should include a copy of your Instructor certification card/number, what type of certification you hold (Primary, Master, Defensive Tactics, Firearms, EVO), and a statement that you would like to teach at the Academy. If you have developed a course/program of your own, include a course outline and a lesson plan. Last, be sure to include the name of your Chief, and your department's address so we know where to send the instructor request letters. Sorry, we can not send them directly to you, they must go through your Chief's office.

How long is the Basic Recruit Training School at NILEA?
Our Basic Recruit Training School is fifteen (15) weeks in length.

How can I attend the Basic Recruit Training?
There are two different ways you may attend the Basic Recruit Trainnig:

1) You can be hired by a member police department.  They will send you to the Academy for basic training. This training must be completed within one year from the date you become a sworn, paid police officer, otherwise you will lose your arrest powers.

2.) Under certain circumstances, an individual may be sponsored by one of our member police agencies. The recruit would be a required to pay tution to attend. Please call for additional details.

Basic Academy graduates may also be eligible for college credits from IU.

Do I have to attend the Academy if I graduated from an Academy in another state?
Information regarding the waiver process is on the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy website.

How many hours of training conducted by an LETB certified instructor can be used toward the instructors 24 hours of mandated inservice training?

Instructors may use no more than four (4) hours of their instructional time to count towards their in-service requirement of twenty four (24) hours.