The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board administers the Intergovernmental Law
Enforcement Officers In-Service Training Act (P.A. 82-674). This Act, coupled with the Traffic
Surcharge and Criminal Conviction fund, provides the structure and financial support for a unique
state\local partnership. This partnership provides decentralized delivery of in-service training
within commuting distance of virtually every law enforcement and corrections officer in the state.

On January 1, 1983, The Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board launched A Statewide System of In-Service Training, known as the ASSIST Program. Within five years, the Mobile Team Unit conducted over 7,000 courses for over 120,000 in-service practitioners. The ASSIST Program has since gained national recognition as one of the most cost-effective and comprehensive inservice training systems in the United States.

The objectives of the program are:

• To encourage local law enforcement and corrections officers to upgrade their
  knowledge, skills, and techniques pertinent to the law enforcement profession
• To provide local law enforcement officers with training opportunities within
  their own locales and on flexible schedules
• To provide quality training on topics of instruction centered on specific training
  needs