training academy

Place for learning

A training academy is an institution dedicated to teaching specific skills, typically for professional or vocational purposes.

Police departments, fire services, and military branches operate training academies to prepare recruits for their duties.

The term also applies to private schools focused on specialized instruction, from culinary arts to athletic development.

She spent sixteen weeks at the police training academy before joining the force.

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instructor · chain of command · military · recruits · graduation · graduation day · uniforms · dress uniform · discipline · barracks · fitness · police · obstacle · obstacle course · march · whistle · pushups · formation

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Opposites
educational formality and breadth

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Institution combining teaching and scholarship

liberal arts college · university · academic institution · ivory tower · graduate school

structured learning vs. informal acquisition

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Education through suffering

self-teaching · autodidacticism · trial and error · independent study · self-education

skill development vs. skill loss

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Leaving the workforce permanently

deskilling · atrophy · obsolescence · discharge · decommissioning

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G