In the fast-paced world of law enforcement, ensuring that you get the law enforcement training and upgrading you need while balancing the demands of the profession is a challenge. The Atlantic Police Academy provides students with the means to rise to that challenge.

Located at Slemon Park, near Summerside, The Atlantic Police Academy, a division of Holland College, is one of the pre-eminent law enforcement training institutions in Canada. Graduates are certified to be hired by police departments in Atlantic Canada and in most other provinces in Canada. Offering both full-time and in-service programs, the Academy trains men and women who want to enter the field of law enforcement, and offers advanced training to dedicated law enforcement professionals who need to upgrade their skills or acquire new skills in order to effectively apply new technology in their jurisdictions.

Since the Academy opened its doors in 1971, thousands of law enforcement professionals have received the training they needed to enter and remain in the field. Graduates from the Academy can be found working across Canada
and law enforcement professionals from all over the country turn to the Atlantic Police Academy when they need further training.

In-Service Training
In addition to its full-time law enforcement programs, the Academy offers in-service courses in specialized areas for experienced law enforcement officers. The courses are delivered at advanced levels at the Atlantic Police Academy and on site, depending on the training requirements. These courses are suitable for any officer and agency involved with professional law enforcement. A full listing and schedule of the programs is available on the website at www.hollandcollege.com/apa

Technology and Training
The Academy provides current and future law enforcement personnel with high quality hands-on practical and professional training. The Academy completed an $8.5 million renovation project that expanded and updated the facility and its technology, enabling the Academy to significantly add to its programs. The renovations are part of the process of continual appraisal of resources that ensures that the programs offered at the Academy are relevant, meet the highest professional standards, and reflect the constantly changing demands of the justice and emergency response professions.

At the Atlantic Police Academy, classroom sizes are carefully controlled to ensure that a safe student/teacher ratio is maintained. High quality contemporary training standards are employed in all of the Academy’s programs, and students learn using the latest equipment and resources, including:
- One of the most technologically advanced live fire indoor range in Canada;
- A unique and tactically innovative Interactive Crime Scene Village and Domestic Residence;
- A Simmunitions (paintball) Interactive High Risk Training Centre;
- A 10,000-foot concrete runway for Patrol and Guaranteed Arrival driver training;
- Fourteen fully equipped police patrol vehicles;
- A fully equipped sports gymnasium, fitness center, and a separate control tactics gym;
- Two advanced computer labs, one dedicated to training for Canadian Police Information Center (CPIC) and Police Reporting and Occurrence System (PRO’s). The other computer lab is used to teach Internet Crime Investigations as well as other subjects;
- A specialized technology lab for the investigation of alcohol-related offences;
- A specialized technology lab for the investigation, analysis and reconstruction of traffic accidents and crime scenes;
- Video and teleconference capabilities;
- A modern resource library with computer reference and research capability and individual study rooms;
- A student lounge for dining and breaks; and
- A customized residence featuring private rooms for the Police Science (Cadet) program. Each room has its own bathroom, air conditioning, and wiring for cable TV, telephone and internet service connections. Cable TV and internet access are provided; telephone is available at the students’ expense.

Students learn in an environment that enables them to get the most out of their training at the Atlantic Police Academy and to form friendships that will last a lifetime.

Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN)
The Atlantic Police Academy is closely involved with the Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN). Operating from the Atlantic Technology Centre in Charlottetown, CPKN is the leading not-for-profit provider of e-learning for the Canadian law enforcement community. CPKN works directly with police services and training institutions across the country to develop effective, relevant and economical e-learning training options for police. Since the launch of CPKN’s online learning portal in October 2004, thousands of police officers across Canada have used CPKN courses to enhance their knowledge and re-certify essential skills for effective enforcement.

Program Review
All programs at the Atlantic Police Academy are reviewed on a regular basis in order to ensure their relevance to the law enforcement profession. The changing environment of Canadian communities and new law enforcement methods and technologies are constantly monitored and assessed. Employers, administrators, supervisors, graduates and other interested stakeholders from government and the community participate in the formal review process of all of the Academy’s programs.

Student Accommodations
Students in the Police Science (Cadet) and the Conservation Enforcement programs are required to stay in the residence. As previously indicated the rooms are single person units. For students in all other Atlantic Police Academy programs, Holland College’s Student Services Department provides information to help students find suitable accommodations in the local community. The Summerside Area Accommodations List includes houses, rooms with kitchen privileges, homes offering room and board, and listings for individuals seeking roommates. The list is available on the Student Services section of the College website. Students who wish to stay closer to the Academy can contact Slemon Park Corporation at 902-423-1780.

Program Offerings
Full-time programs offered at the Atlantic Police Academy are:

- Basic Firefighting
- Conservation Enforcement
- Correctional Officer
- Law and Security
- Police Science (Cadet)

Graduates of Holland College’s Police Science program Police Science (Cadet) program who meet Cape Breton University’s entrance requirements may receive one year of credit towards a Bachelor of Arts, Community Studies. Graduates of Holland College’s Police Science program who satisfy criteria identified by the University of Prince Edward Island may be granted 45 semester hours of credit (1.5 years) toward a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Psychology) or a Bachelor of Science degree (Psychology) at UPEI. UPEI Arts and Science students who meet Holland College’s admission requirements for the Police Science program have the opportunity to acquire a university degree through the recognition of the Holland College Police Science diploma to a maximum of 45 semester hours of credit (1.5 years).

Contact:
Holland College Atlantic Police Academy
Arlene Heffell
66 Argus Street
P.O. Box 156
Slemon Park, PE
C0B 2A0
Telephone: 902-888-6704
Facsimile: 902-888-6720
Email: aheffell@hollandc.pe.ca
Web Site: http://www.hollandcollege,com/apa

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