Entry-level Police Academy Training

The Municipal Police Training Committee sets the standards for basic police training for candidates hired by individual police departments throughout the Commonwealth. Those police departments submit applications their employee (or sponsored candidate) to our authorized recruit academies. Hiring practices vary by departments and certain departments, operating by Civil Service, must follow a selection process set forth by statute while those departments not covered by civil service are free to design their own testing and selection process.

Several departments employ part-time “reserve” police officers. As with full-time officers, the hiring or sponsorship decision rests solely with the employing or sponsoring agency. Those classes are held evenings and weekends and are administered by Chiefs of Police Associations throughout the Commonwealth.

We suggest that you contact Civil Service or your local police department to discuss the hiring process within that community.