- To formulate learning opportunities that meet or exceed the training
needs of the policing agency and the expectations of the community

- To have trainees apply their academy learning to the community
environment by giving them real life problem-solving activities.

- To foster the trainees growing independence from the Police Training
Officer (PTO) over the course of the program.

- To produce graduates of the training program who are capable of
providing responsible, community-focused police services.

- To prepare trainees to use a problem- solving approach throughout
their careers by employing problem-based learning (PBL) methods.

- To design fair and consistent evaluations that address a trainee's
skills, knowledge, and ability to problem solve effectively.