Government of Canada celebrates official opening of interim National Training Academy in Kingston and announces plan to construct permanent location
News release
June 29, 2018 Kingston, Ontario Correctional Service of Canada
Today, on behalf of the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands announced the official opening of CSC’s interim academy at the Correctional Learning and Development Centre (CLDC) in Kingston, Ontario. He also announced that CSC plans to build a new National Training Academy in Kingston.
For operational reasons, CSC’s National Training Academy was relocated from the RCMP Depot Division in Regina, Saskatchewan to Kingston, Ontario in April 2018. The interim National Training Academy is now located at the CLDC in Kingston, until the new academy is built. Renovations occurred at the interim location to ensure that CSC can continue to effectively deliver the Correctional Training Program (CTP).
The new, state of the art centralized National Training Academy will include classrooms, simulation spaces, and areas for weapons and physical training and will benefit not only recruits, but also correctional staff, as it will also be used for the continuous training of CSC employees. The academy will be built on the grounds of Collins Bay Institution and construction is expected to begin by 2021 and be complete by 2024.
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“Correctional employees work in one of the most challenging environments. A new National Training Academy will allow CSC to train recruits and employees in a modern and centralized location that meets the specific needs of their day to day jobs. We’re proud to celebrate the official opening of the interim National Training Academy and look forward to the construction of a new, modern training facility here in Kingston.”
-Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands on behalf of the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
“I know that a new training facility will evoke a sense of belonging, pride and professionalism with our new recruits and staff – something that is integral to the work we do each and every day. The construction of a new National Training Academy will be a huge step in the right direction in meeting CSC’s training needs and I look forward to witnessing the many benefits it offers to CSC recruits and employees in the future.”
– Anne Kelly, Interim Commissioner, Correctional Service Canada
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Quick facts
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The New National Training Academy will be located on the grounds of Collins Bay Institution. It will be a separate building and will not be part of the actual institution.
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All new correctional officer and primary workers from across the country receive the CTP. The CTP is a blended learning program that is part of CSC’s hiring process and prepares new Correctional Officers and Primary Workers to assume their assigned duties within a federal institution. The CTP uses a problem solving and scenario based approach and is conducted in a variety of settings, including online learning, classrooms, gymnasiums, simulations, and the firing range. The CTP is 18 weeks long, with the in-class component being 12 weeks.
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