Originally named the Lake Suburban Public Safety Training Council, Inc., the organization’s inception was in response to a legislative mandate that all police officers in Indiana have a minimum of sixteen (16) hours of in-service training to maintain certification as law enforcement officers.

Public Safety Training Council

The four charter member agencies of the Public Safety Training Council were:

  • Highland
  • Schererville
  • Crown Point
  • St. John

Over the Following Decades

Membership grew to as many as over sixty-four (64) police departments covering a twelve (12) county radius. The name of the organization also changed, and by 1990 it was known as the Northern Indiana Law Enforcement Training Center (NILETC).

When the LETB authorized  NILETC to deliver basic recruit training, it was renamed to the Northern Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (NILEA).  Today, NILEA provides in-service training programs to over twenty-five hundred (2,500) police officers, offering in-service training classes and two sixteen (16) week basic recruit academy classes annually.

Course Schedule

25-009 PROTRAIN: Understanding Police Use of Force

Dates: 11/17/2025 through 11/17/2025 at 4:00 PM
Course ID: 25-009
Location: 705 E 4th Street Hobart, IN 46342
Course Number: 25-009
Cost (Member): $275 Cost (Non-Member): $275

2025-429 LETB Instructor Development**COURSE IS FULL**

Dates: 10/6/2025 through 10/10/2025 at 4:00 PM
Course ID: 2025-429
Location: 705 East 4th Street Hobart
Course Number: 2025-429
Cost (Member): $0.00 Cost (Non-Member): $500

25-002 STOPS Instructor

Dates: 9/9/2025 through 9/11/2025 at 4:00 PM
Course ID: 25-002
Location: 705 E 4th Street Hobart IN
Course Number: 25-002
Cost (Member): $599 Cost (Non-Member): $599

911 Dispatchers: Fighting the Crime of Domestic Violence from Behind the Console

Dates: 8/27/2025 through 8/27/2025 at 4:30 PM
Course ID: 25-006
Location: 705 E 4th Street Hobart IN
Cost (Member): $0.00 Cost (Non-Member): $0.00

Responding Effectively to Domestic Violence Calls for Service

Dates: 8/27/2025 through 8/27/2025 at 12:00 PM
Course ID: 25-005
Location: 705 E 4th Street Hobart IN
Cost (Member): $0.00 Cost (Non-Member): $0.00