APTA is responsible for facilitating thirty-five weeks of basic recruit training, specialized, and professional development training. In addition, APTA facilities training for the Tactical Field Operator (TFO) program, the Mobile Field Force (MFF), firearms training, and annual training for all Atlanta Police Department personnel.

With a new, state-of-the-art training facility currently under construction, the Atlanta Police Training Academy is currently located at Atlanta Metropolitan State College. Learn more about the new facility by visiting The Atlanta Public Safety Training Center website.

Atlanta Police Recruits are required to perform at very high physical levels during their time at the Atlanta Police Academy

The program encourages participants to provide invaluable feedback necessary to foster enhanced police and community relations. The Atlanta Citizens Police Academy includes twenty-plus hours of skilled and professional instruction delivered in three-hour sessions.

Training takes place at the Atlanta police academy, formally known as the Herbert T. Jenkins Police Academy. Candidates must complete the vigorous 21-week program plus an additional 12 weeks of field and classroom training led by veteran officers.

The police academy training period is twenty-one weeks long. Upon becoming a sworn officer, you will have an additional twelve weeks of Field Training. Housing is not provided at the academy; you attend class during the day and go home afterward.

Jan 14, 2025 · The Citizen's Police Academy is an eight-week program that takes place in Spring, Summer, and Fall. There is a graduation ceremony at the end of the program. The Academy will take place on Tuesday evenings from 6:00pm - 9:00pm, September 10 – October 29, 2024.

May 24, 2023 · The construction for Atlanta’s $90 million training center was expected to begin this summer and a soft opening of the facility is scheduled for the end of 2024, The Atlanta Journal Constitution has reported.

At the Atlanta Police Department, our mission is train the best officers to protect and serve the City of Atlanta. Major Fred Watson oversees the Atlanta Pol...

The Georgia Police Academy, which was founded in 1962 and consolidated with the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in 1991, provides advanced and specialized training for Georgia’s certified law enforcement officers in dozens of instructional areas including: criminal investigations, drug enforcement and drug recognition, firearms ...