Home Team Academy
| Akademi Home Team 内政群英学院 |
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Logo of the HTA
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| Formed | 2006 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| Headquarters | 501 Old Choa Chu Kang Road |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Website | http://www.mha.gov.sg/basic_content.aspx?pageid=324 |
Coordinates: 1°22′22.40″N 103°43′20.80″E / 1.3728889°N 103.7224444°E
The Home Team Academy (abbreviation: HTA; Malay: Akademi Home Team; Chinese: 内政群英学院) is the training institute for various organisations of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Singapore, including the Singapore Police Force, the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the Central Narcotics Bureau, the Singapore Prison Service, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, and the Internal Security Department, amongst other agencies. Located at 501 Old Choa Chu Kang Road, it cost about S$266 million to build. It was operational since January 2006, had an operational launch in April 2006, and was officially opened on 2 September 2006 with an open house and concert [2] [3].
Plans for a new training ground to replace the Old Police Academy at Thomson Road of the Singapore Police Force laid the foundation for the development of the HTA. When plans were mooted to incorporate other organisations involved in law enforcement, such as the auxiliary police forces, the facility was tentatively named as the Law Enforcement Academy of Singapore (or LEAS for short). Subsequent changes, which also include the training schools of other "Home Team" organisations, led to a renaming of the complex to the Home Team Academy.
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