Welcome to the Barrow County Sheriff's Office Training Unit!

The Training Unit consists of four full-time training officers, eleven POST-certified General Instructors, and seven POST-certified Firearms Instructors. Our General and Firearms Instructors serve in different capacities within the Sheriff's Office, instructing classes as needed and scheduled by the Training Office. We currently have one 25-seat classroom equipped with audio-visual presentation equipment and one multi-purpose classroom that can be set up for roundtable discussions, defensive tactics training, or judgmental use of deadly force scenarios. We offer a wide variety in-service training classes, as well as advanced classes through the Regional Georgia Police Academy Athens.

The Training Unit is responsible for scheduling, coordinating, and teaching in-service training for the Sheriff's Office. They also schedule Deputies for off-site training at regional police academies and the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, manage and operate the firing range, create and maintain lesson plans, and organize and teach community programs.

Sgt. David Aderhold: Phone: 770-307-3080 x 3936,  email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Training Director

Dep. Vince Schmidt: Phone: 770-307-3080 x 1427  email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Dep. Alan Dial:  Phone:  770-307-3080 x 1798 email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Directions to the Training Office, a schedule of classes, and class registration information are accessible through the links to the left.

Please see our Calendar for a list of available classes. Click on the (bold) text on the Calendar for more information on the class. The Calendar also has links (bold text) to our in-service training request forms and out of agency training request forms.

Gun Range Information

Address: 1059 Briscoe Mill Road, Bethlehem, GA 30620

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Phone: 770-307-3080 x 3970

The range will not be operational on May 4, 2013 due to weather.

The Barrow County Sheriff's Office public range will be open the first Saturday of every month from 8:00 - 12:00 p.m. weather permitting.

Cost is $10.00 per person.

Long guns will be allowed from 11:00 to 12:00 only.

No armor piercing ammunition allowed.

No fully automatic weapons allowed.  

For any other questions please call or email the BCSO Training Division.

For Gun Safety Courses please contact the NRA at www.nra.com.

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