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Hands-On Partnership Programs

Hands-On Programs

  • Starts Mar. 11, 2013
    Conducting Security Audits
  • Starts Jun. 10, 2013
    Conducting Security Audits
  • Starts Dec. 10, 2012
    Emergency Preparedness
  • Starts Jun. 17, 2013
    Operational Practice in the Management of Women's Prisons
  • Hands-On Partnership Programs

    The host site provides facilities to tour, audit, or where simulated exercises are conducted. Applicants from anywhere in the country may apply online individually or as a team. NIC pays for travel, meals, and lodging for training participants from state or local correctional agencies. Unless otherwise specified for a particular program, participants from federal agencies (or their agencies) must pay travel costs. In most cases, as indicated to the right, dates have already been set for these offerings. Agencies applying should indicate on the site application which offering they wish to host.

    Select a program title for a full course description of the programs and for information on how to apply.

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    Available Training Opportunities

    • Starts Mar. 11, 2013 - Conducting Security Audits
      With NIC’s hands-on, onsite training, gain the experience of auditing out-of-state institutions of various security levels and missions. This 36-hour training program supplements classroom instruction in auditing protocol with tours of assigned facilities and real-world assignments that put newly trained participants in charge of the auditing process.
    • Starts Jun. 10, 2013 - Conducting Security Audits
      With NIC’s hands-on, onsite training, gain the experience of auditing out-of-state institutions of various security levels and missions. This 36-hour training program supplements classroom instruction in auditing protocol with tours of assigned facilities and real-world assignments that put newly trained participants in charge of the auditing process.
    • Starts Dec. 10, 2012 - Emergency Preparedness
      This is a 36-hour training program for 2-person teams from states. The program will concentrate on the methods, practices, and procedures needed to effectively manage small-scale through large-scale emergencies through the Incident Command System for Corrections (ICSC) and coordinate with the requirements of the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
    • Starts Jun. 17, 2013 - Operational Practice in the Management of Women's Prisons
      In addition to receiving traditional classroom instruction, participants in Operational Practices in the Management of Women’s Prisons will explore the operation of a women’s facility and analyze operations from a gender informed perspective.
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