Custody Assistant Training

This program meets the minimum training requirements established by the California Standards and Training for Corrections. 

The proposed Certificate of Achievement will enable students to secure a career pathway by offering them a standardized, State-regulated, entry-level position as a correctional officer or a jailer.  In 2017, the Custody Assistant Training course was offered four times and had a combined total completion rate of 129 students. In 2018, there were fourCustodyAssistant Training courses that have been scheduled, two (2) ending in the Spring/Summer session, and two (2) more cohorts completed Fall 2018 semester.  The number of student completions for this training for 2018 was 100+. It is projected by the local sheriff/police that this rate of 100 students will complete each year. This projection is in line with the Labor Market data demand.

The goal of the Custody Assistant Training Certificate of Achievement is to prepare students for an entry-level position as a jail assistant as mandated by the California Standards and Training for Corrections.

The Custody Assistant Training course is consistent with statewide and agency requirements for entry-level correctional officers and jailers. It provides a pathway for students to enter this profession as a custodial assistant.  This Custody AssistantTraining course has been in place for 19 years at East Los Angeles College. It represents a successful and long-standing relationship with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in an Instructional Service Agreement.  No new funding, resources, or curriculum are required since this training is well established.  For the past five (5) years, this training has produced 100+ student completions and has been an extremely successful program for both the College and the Sheriff’sDepartment. 

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
Public Service 103	Custody Assistant Training	16	S1
Public Service 422	Law Enforcement Professional Standards	1	S2

Public Safety

Citrus, LA Trade, and Rio Hondo in the LA Region. The Colleges with the most completion are East LA and LA Trade. Over the past 12 months, there were no other related program recommendation requests from LA/OC regional community colleges.

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