Basic Law Enforcement Academy

The Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) is Washington’s mandated training academy for all city and county entry-level peace officers in the state. Through a centralized training model, Washington ensures all officers are equipped with the same base-level understanding of their responsibility to the communities they serve, standards to uphold, and education for effective community-oriented policing . To facilitate this training, WSCJTC hires exceptional training officers from agencies throughout the state and current subject matter experts.

With a focus on a guardian model of policing, students attend a wide array of courses throughout the 720 academy hours. A description of the courses covered is available on our Core Block Descriptions page and in our syllabus. WSCJTC is committed to developing new officers to high standards and providing exceptional training to ensure they have the knowledge and skills to safely and effectively protect the life, liberty and property of the people they serve.

Syllabi for past and present academies are available for download on our Curricula page. These will provide a complete breakdown of academy hours.

Washington State does not allow for self-sponsorship to attend BLEA. All students must first be hired by a law enforcement agency who will submit application materials on their behalf. Training must be commenced within six months of hire. For more information, please review RCW 43.101.220 and WAC 193-05-210.

IMPORTANT: The Basic Training Division has moved to online registration through the WSCJTC Acadis Portal by agency authorized personnel. For technical questions regarding the WSCJTC Acadis Portal please email lms@cjtc.wa.gov. For registration questions please email basictraining@cjtc.wa.gov.

Cost

The Legislature has continued the mandated 25%, plus ammunition, cost share for the Basic Law Enforcement Academy. Agencies will be billed post the first day of class and payment is expected prior to graduation per RCW 43.101.200.

View our full cost share sheet for mandated and non mandated agencies here.

Contact

Haley Johns (Registrar)

basictraining@cjtc.wa.gov

Phone

(206) 255-0043

Who can attend our classes?

This academy is open to recruits who have been hired by a recognized Washington State law enforcement agency. Sponsoring agencies will submit application materials on the recruits' behalf.

The Basic Law Enforcement Academy must be completed by all general authority law enforcement officers employed by a general authority Washington law enforcement agency per WAC 139-05-200 and RCW 43.101.200.

Mandated agencies: City, County, State Universities, Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, and Railroad

Non mandated agencies: Tribal Police, Gambling Commission, Liquor & Cannabis Board, WA State Parks & Recreation, Arson Investigators, DNR and Reserves.

Required Equipment

Equipment and attire requirements have recently been updated. Read our message from Executive Director Alexander regarding this change here.

Please review the latest equipment and attire requirements.

Pre-Course work

Pre-course work for this class is required. Upon successful completion of the PAT, recruits will receive the pre-academy assignment from their TAC Officers.

Agencies, recruits, and prospective applicants can view the PAT requirements here. The PAT scoring sheet can also be found here.

Training Officers: Pre-academy assignments will be emailed directly to the training officer listed on the recruit's BLEA application.

Regulation

Mandated agencies: City, County, State Universities, Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, and Railroad

Non mandated agencies: Tribal Police, Gambling Commission, Liquor & Cannabis Board, WA State Parks & Recreation, Arson Investigators, DNR and Reserves.

Schedule

BLEA classes are typically held 0700 to 1730 Monday through Thursday. There will be some evening training required.

The number of BLEA classes held per year will vary each year depending on legislative decisions and funding. The schedules below outline all classes approved for the specified fiscal year.

Please note: These schedules are subject to change without notice. Training Officers must read selection notices carefully to ensure they have the correct dates.

Cancellation

Agency's wishing to cancel an applicant must notify the registrar via phone or email.

REQUIRED FORMS

To register an applicant for this Academy, the following attachments must be included:

CJ-1251 Statement of Fitness
CJ-1253 Student Liability Release

All forms are available for download below. Note: The below application document is for your reference only.

Effective May 1st, 2021:

Submitting an incomplete registration request through the Acadis Portal is allowed. However, the request will not be processed until it is completed- it will remain in the queue (Application List) until all prerequisites are attached. Doing this only guarantees a spot in the queue, incomplete requests will not secure a spot in any specific class. Complete registrations are processed into open seats daily on a first-come/first-served basis. Therefore, it is best to submit only complete registration requests, confirming all aspects of the prerequisites are completed, to secure a seat in a class.

Agencies wishing to cancel an applicant must notify the registrar via phone or email.

Documents

Notices of Hire and Separation can be found on the Certification Information information page.

Training sessions

Session	Session Title	Selection Date	PAT Test Date	Instructor(s)	Dates & Hours	Location	Status	Downloads
854	BLEA	10/20/2022	11/2/2022	Smith / Miller	11/15/2022 - 3/28/2023	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	In-Session	BLEA 854 Schedule
855	BLEA	11/16/2022	11/29/2022	Cornmesser / Cheeseman	12/13/2022 - 4/24/2023	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	In-Session	BLEA 855 Schedule
856	BLEA	12/14/2022	12/27/2022	Razey / Lyons	1/10/2023 - 5/17/2023	Spokane Police Training Center 2302 North Waterworks Street Spokane, WA 99212	In-Session	BLEA 856 Schedule
857	BLEA	12/28/2022	1/11/2023	Smith / Myers	1/24/2023 - 5/31/2023	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	In-Session	BLEA 857 Schedule
858	BLEA	1/12/2023	1/25/2023	Hunt/Cheeseman	2/8/2023 - 6/15/2023	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	In-Session	BLEA 858 Schedule
859	BLEA	1/26/2023	2/7/2023	Woodard / Peyton	2/22/2023 - 6/29/2023	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	In-Session	BLEA 859 Schedule
860	BLEA	2/8/2023	2/21/2023	Peyton / Woodard	3/7/2023 - 7/13/2023	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	In-Session	BLEA 860 Schedule
861	BLEA	2/22/2023	3/8/2023	Christman/ Cornmesser	3/21/2023 - 7/27/2023	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	In-Session	BLEA 861 Schedule
862	BLEA	3/14/2023	3/28/2023	Cheeseman / Reyes	4/11/2023 - 8/17/2023	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	Full
863	BLEA	3/29/2023	4/11/2023	Chung / Myers	4/25/2023 - 8/31/2023	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	Full
864	BLEA	4/3/2023	4/17/2023	Lyons / Snyder	5/1/2023 - 9/7/2023	Spokane Police Training Center 2302 North Waterworks Street Spokane, WA 99212	Full
865	BLEA	4/10/2023	4/24/2023	Vargas / Sullivan	5/8/2023 - 9/14/2023	WSCJTC Pasco Campus 204 West Clark Street Pasco, WA 99301	Full
866	BLEA	4/12/2023	4/26/2023	Smith / Peyton	5/10/2023 - 9/19/2023	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	Full
867	BLEA	4/25/2023	5/9/2023		5/24/2023 - 10/3/2023	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	Full
868	BLEA	5/16/2023	5/30/2023		6/13/2023 - 10/19/2023	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	Full
869	BLEA	5/30/2023	6/13/2023		6/27/2023 - 11/1/2023	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	Full
870	BLEA	6/14/2023	6/27/2023		7/11/2023 - 11/14/2023	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	Full
871	BLEA	6/28/2023	7/11/2023		7/25/2023 - 11/29/2023	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	Full
872	BLEA	7/18/2023	8/1/2023		8/15/2023 - 12/20/2023	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	Full
873	BLEA	7/26/2023	8/8/2023		8/22/2023 - 12/28/2023	Spokane Police Training Center 2302 North Waterworks Street Spokane, WA 99212	Open
874	BLEA	8/23/2023	9/5/2023		9/20/2023 - 1/30/2024	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	Full
875	BLEA	9/6/2023	9/19/2023		10/4/2023 - 2/13/2024	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	Full
876	BLEA	9/20/2023	10/3/2023		10/17/2023 - 2/27/2024	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	Full
877	BLEA	10/4/2023	10/17/2023		11/1/2023 - 3/13/2024	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	Full
878	BLEA	11/13/2023	11/28/2023		12/13/2023 - 4/23/2024	WSCJTC 19010 1st Avenue South Burien, WA 98148	Open

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