• Training Division
The jobs involved in supervising offenders in Michigan's prison system require substantial training. In order to provide the highest quality service to the public, other criminal justice agencies, and the offenders under the Department's supervision, the Michigan Department of Corrections provides extensive training for all staff.

• Annual Training Requirements
All employees of the Michigan Department of Corrections are required to attend and successfully complete annual in-service training.

• Leadership Training Unit
The Leadership Training Unit provides a wide array of training to the Department's current and future leaders.

• 2 Phases of Officer Recruit Training (ORT)
The ORT Curriculum is as follows:

• Officer Recruit Training (Corrections Officers)
The officer recruit training program is required by State Statute (P.A. 415) and Department policy. It prepares the new custody employee to perform all job assignments required of correctional officers. In addition to regular custody assignments, this training program also includes specific training for new employees assigned to facilities with gun towers, facilities with female offenders and all specialized training required for assignment to duties involving the transportation of prisoners, self contained breathing apparatus squads and perimeter security assignments.

• New Employee Training in the MDOC
New employee training ranges from orientation for contractual employees to 640 hours for custody officers.

• Non-Custody New Employee Training (All Other Employees)
The curriculum for the non-custody new employee training program is divided into five (5) different programs - A, B, C, D and E.

• Field Agent New Employee Training
(Parole and Probation Agents)
The field agent new employee training program is divided into three (3) phases. Phase 1 is the initial training period which consists of 16 hours of orientation training delivered at the work site and 24 hours of Departmental orientation training. Phase 2 is 360 hours of on-the-job training and is completed at the new Field Agent's work site. Phase 3 is 40 hours of specific new agent training.