Basic Training Division

Ara Baronian, Division Director
Shandi Neal, Division Secretary
Phone: (478) 993-4622
Fax: (478) 993-4295

The Basic Training Division conducts Georgia’s basic, state-mandated training for the law enforcement officers, jail officers, and communications officers. In addition to the main campus in Forsyth, the division operates eight regional academies in Athens, Forsyth, Pickens, Columbia, Columbus, Rome, Savannah, and Tifton.

Georgia Police Academy

Bruce Stanford, Division Director
Angie Grogan, Division Secretary
Phone: (478) 993-4467
Fax: (478) 993-4497

The Georgia Police Academy provides advanced and specialized training for Georgia’s certified law enforcement officers in dozens of instructional areas including: criminal investigations, traffic safety and enforcement, police operations, legal death and forensic investigations, drug investigations, community-oriented policing, and counter-terrorism.

Georgia Fire Academy

Ike McConnell, Division Director
Delores Green, Division Secretary
Phone: (478) 993-4670
Fax: (478) 993-4671

The Georgia Fire Academy oversees all training—both basic and advanced—for career and volunteer firefighters in the state of Georgia. As a division of GPSTC, the Fire Academy operates out of the main campus in Forsyth, Georgia and conducts training at offsite locations. Additionally, the National Fire Academy (NFA) has designated the Georgia Fire Academy to host and deliver national training programs, developed by NFA, to firefighters in Georgia.

Instructional Services Division

Hal Braswell, Division Director
Zada Neal, Division Secretary
Phone: (478) 993-4211
Fax: (478) 993-4647

The Instructional Services Division is primarily tasked with developing curriculum and online learning instruction. The Online Learning program allows Georgia’s public safety officials to enroll in online training modules for POST credit. The Instructional Services Division is also responsible for the Technical Services section.