It may answer some of your questions. STC was created in 1980 to establish and maintain statewide standards that assist local sheriff's, probation, police and corrections departments in selecting and training their professional corrections personnel. STC also helps departments meet these standards by providing funds, technical assistance, and a comprehensive statewide training delivery system. Prior to STC, few local corrections agencies in California had consistent criteria for selecting qualified personnel and maintaining their professional skills. A Core course is formal, structured, job-related training, approved by STC, for professional personnel entering one of three key local corrections positions.
Eligible personnel are from sheriff's, probation, police and local corrections departments.
Core is introductory training, to be completed within the first year of employment. It is a critical part of the overall requirements to reach journey-level status. Within the first year of your job assignment, you must successfully complete the Core course. Core training focuses on you, the student, learning and developing the necessary skills to perform all basic entry-level tasks of your job. It is important to attend the entire course.