Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET)

Overview

Craven Community College's respected Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program can give you the skills and knowledge you need to become an effective law enforcement officer with state, county or municipal governments or with private enterprise.

The BLET program uses state commission-mandated topics and methods of instruction modifications may be made to comply with accrediting agency rules and regulations). BLET students must meet mandated attendance requirements.

To receive the BLET certificate, students must successfully complete and pass all units of study, including the certification examination mandated by the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and the N.C. Sheriff's Education Training Standards Commission.

High standards

A candidate for BLET admission must meet these Commission Standards and supply appropriate paperwork to the school director prior to the first day of class:

• Fill out and turn in the appropriate forms.
• Be a citizen of the United States (You must provide a copy of your birth certificate or citizenship paperwork.)
• Be 20 years old. (Students who are 19 may begin the program, with approval, if they will turn 20 by the time they finish.)
• Have a High School Diploma or GED (Diplomas earned through correspondence enrollment are not recognized towards educational requirements. An applicant must supply his or her transcript/copy of high school diploma.)
• Have a valid driver's license.
• Provide a criminal/arrest history (Certified criminal record check for local and state records for the time period since the trainee has become an adult and from all locations where the trainee has resided since becoming an adult, in both married and maiden names (required). An Administrative Office of the Courts criminal record check or a comparable out-of-state criminal record check will satisfy this requirement.)
• Have a medical examination (Medical examination report, properly completed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina, a physician's assistant or a nurse practitioner, to determine the individual's fitness to perform the essential job functions of a criminal justice officer.)

Certificate Requirements

Gainful Employment

Select Gainful Employment to review the specific information associated with this Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program.

Contact Information

For more information, contact Program Director Pat McCain at mccainp@cravencc.edu or (252) 638-7282.