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Since 1972, the FBI Training Division (TD) has served as the center of learning excellence for the Bureau, providing a source of knowledge and training for employees. TDs roots date back to the late 1920s when J. Edgar Hoover institutionalized training for new Special Agents. OnJuIy 29, 1935, Hoover also began the FBI National Police School (later to be named the FBI National Academy) with 23 men from seventeen states as the inaugural class. In 1 940, the FBI Academy was opened in Quantico, VA where firing ranges and dormitory facilities were built specifically for the Bureau. Those facilities were in use until 1 972, shortly after the death of Hoover, when the current complex in Quantico opened. Today, TD continues to train new agents and law enforcement personnel from around the world, and it also focuses on being the career partner for all employees by supporting their professional development at the Bureau.
Currently led by Assistant Director Janet L. Kamerman, TD has close to 400 employees including both Special Agents and support personnel (many of whom are former agents). They encompass classroom, firearms, practical applications and physical training instructors; gunsmiths; nurses; librarians; public affairs and communications specialists; printing and reproduction...