ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE THROUGH TRAINING

The Training Unit oversees and coordinates all certified and non-certified training.  The Unit is comprised of three full time employees and groups of instructor trainers in various department assignments who act a trainers on a part time basis.  In house instructors are certified trainers in Survival Skills, Vehicle Operations, Firearms, Basic Life Support,  Communications Skills and Ethics.

The Sheriff’s Office Training Unit strives to meet the Departments vision of taking a leadership role in planning and coordinating law enforcement and corrections training functions in Lane County.  The Training Unit is dedicated to providing the highest quality training possible to Department employees and in assisting them in achieving career satisfaction and excellence in their profession through training.

To achieve its goals the training unit has developed in-house skill based, classroom, and on-line training programs for department employees.  It has also developed partnerships with other public and private agencies to support local course content delivery, making more training available regionally at a reasonable cost.