Recognizing the need to provide legal-based, quality training for line level staff throughout the state of Alabama, Alabama Jail Administrators’ Council (AJAC) and National Institute for Jail Operations (NIJO) developed the Alabama Basic Corrections Academy. ABC Academy offers 72 hours of training combining online training with live training taught by some of the top experts in corrections.  

LIVE TRAINING SESSIONS (Choose from on of the following sessions) - $130/person

Session 1

May 8-10, 2023 (3 Days)

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Pell City Municipal Complex - 1000 Bruce Etheridge Parkway, Pell City, AL

Hosted by St. Clair County Sheriff's Office

Session 2

July 18-20, 2023 (3 Days)

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Demopolis City Civic Center - 501 N Commissioners Ave, Demopolis, AL

Hosted by Marengo County Sheriff's Office

ONLINE TRAINING - $120/person

The online portion of the ABC Academy will be a pre-requisite for the live training and is powered by NIJO’s online training platform DACOTA. The online curriculum, developed by NIJO for AJAC, contains 35 hours of legal-based training specific to Alabama. (Please note that online access to the ABC Academy is for one-year from the date of enrollment. This DOES NOT give an individual access to the full DACOTA Library, as that is a separate cost and service. For more information about the full DACOTA Library, contact online@jailtraining.org.)

NCCO CERTIFICATION - $145/person

All ABC Academy training is pre-approved for all levels of NIJO Certification. Participants who successfully complete all 72 credit hours of the ABC Academy are eligible for NCCO Certification. To learn more about the requirements for pursuing national certification through NIJO, please visit:  www.jailtraining.org/certification.

COMPLETE TRAINING PACKAGE (LIVE + ONLINE) - $250/person

COMPLETE TRAINING PACKAGE + CERTIFICATION - $395/person