Sheriff Pierce takes leadership training
By From staff reports
Published in News on March 29, 2016 1:46 PM
Sheriff Larry Pierce of Wayne County graduated on March 11 from the Sheriffs' Leadership Institute. This training was sponsored by the North Carolina Sheriffs' Association and partially funded through a grant from the Governor's Crime Commission. Twenty-seven sheriffs from across the state received their diplomas at a ceremony held at the William and Ida Friday Center at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
The Sheriffs' Leadership Institute consisted of four one-week training programs conducted over a period of two years. The first two weeks were designed to provide specific, technical skills necessary to assume the Office of Sheriff. The second two weeks were designed to further their knowledge, skills, and abilities in the leadership and management of the sheriff's office.
The institute is a national model and provided leadership and technical training, specifically designed for sheriffs, like no other training in the United States.