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E-mail: askOPOTA@OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov. Law Enforcement > Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy > OPOTA Course Catalog > Locations > Contact OPOTA.
OPOTA London Main Campus. 1650 State Route 56 SW. P.O. Box 309. London, OH 43140. Phone: 740-845-2700. Includes a gymnasium, computer lab, running track, scenario house, weight and exercise room, cafeteria, seven classrooms, lounge, pool table and 44 dorm rooms.
The Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) is the cornerstone of law enforcement training in Ohio. Aspiring peace officers who wish to serve their communities must pass a series of rigorous assessments and practical training programs to become certified.
Successful completion of this academic program leads to an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Criminal Justice. The Peace Officer Academy (OPOTA) is a state certification and is required training for anyone wishing to be a peace officer/law enforcement officer in the state of Ohio.
Commission staff oversees training requirements and curriculum for peace officers, private security, local corrections, jail personnel, K-9 units, and humane agents, in addition to firearms programs for public defender investigators, bailiffs, probation officers, and parole officers.
Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy. Before you can be employed as a police officer in Ohio, you must successfully complete the OPOTA. Your training is state mandated and covers firearms, legal administration, human relations, traffic, patrol, driving, subject control, investigations, civil disorder, physical conditioning and other aspects of ...
The Advanced Training staff provides law enforcement officers with innovative training in firearms, vehicle operations, subject control, de-escalation techniques, investigation & interviewing skills, and a variety of other areas relevant to current public safety needs.
