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ANNOUNCEMENT: The Providence Police Department (Rhode Island) will complete three weeks of physical assessment of candidates by April 22, 2018, and move on to the written examination on Saturday, May 19, 2018. Those candidates who performed well on the physical and are fortunate enough to progress to the written exam can prepare for the written examination with CCS Test Prep®. The Providence Police Department has chosen to once again use the IOS NCJOSI v2 exam which has proven to be an extremely challenging exam with 40% to 60% of candidates commonly failing the exam while most others who pass achieve very low scores. It is not good enough to "pass" the exam. Candidates need to achieve excellence and can do so with proper exam preparation and hard work. The tuition for the training program is set at $395. Interested candidates can register or obtain more information from Chief David A. Paprota, [...]

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Washington Township Police Department (Morris County) has announced their hiring process which includes a written examination as part of the process. The online application can be accessed at: Washington Township (Morris County) PD Online Application. The FULL announcement from the police department can be accessed at: Washington Township (Morris County) PD Hiring Announcement.   The deadline for submitting the application is Sunday, May 13, 2018. The educational and/or military service requirements are as follows: Possess an Associates's degree from an accredited college; OR Completion of at least 60 credits from an accredited college; OR a minimum of 3 years of military service with honorable discharge. The college requirements must be met by July 1, 2018. The written exam is currently scheduled to be administered on Saturday, May 19th, 2018, at 10 a.m.   Candidates interested in preparing for the examination should contact CCS Test Prep® by CLICKING HERE.

SPECIAL NOTICE: The Monmouth County (Non-Civil Service) Police Exam is experiencing record application submissions with the initial four testing sessions scheduled for Monday, May 14, 2018; Tuesday, May 15, 2018; Wednesday, May 16, 2018; and Thursday, May 17th, 2018, CLOSED OUT as FULL.  The Monmouth County Chiefs of Police Association has added an additional fifth testing date to accommodate the high demand. After closing out the four testing dates, the Chiefs Association has added Friday, March 18th, 2018, as a test date. Like the other dates, this additional date is expected to fill up quickly.  Monmouth County Police Exam candidates who are interested in registering for the CCS Test Prep® Program can review the course information and course schedule at: www.ccstest.com/monmouth/ and facilitate the formal exam prep registration as well.  

Subject: LEE 2019 Testing Cycle UPDATE The New Jersey Civil Service Commission (NJCSC) just released an update indicating that the next Law Enforcement Exam (LEE) cycle will NOT be formally announced until some time in 2019. This is a significant announcement, as the current results (eligible's pool) from the 2016 cycle will now remain active throughout 2018, and into, if not through all of 2019 until the next set of results are released some time in late 2019 or 2020. Dr. David A. Paprota, Ed.D. (Chief of Police - Ret.) is actively tracking which exam the NJCSC will be using for the 2019 LEE cycle. The contracted test-writing company, EB Jacobs (Pennsylvania), was purchased by PSI (California/Nevada) in September of 2017. The previously administered exam, the LEAB-II by EB Jacobs, is being evaluated under the new company's philosophy on exam construct and scoring, so changes are expected before the 2019 test. Dr. Paprota is [...]

Police Test Announcement and Available Prep! There are a number of currently announced and quickly approaching police testing opportunities and many more coming soon. The following police exams are already announced and approaching quickly:   Closter PD (Bergen County) - Test Date: April 10, 2018  (CCS Test Prep® course currently available) Camden County Police Academy Alternate Route Program - Test Date: April 21, 2018  (CCS Test Prep® course currently available) Emerson PD (Bergen County) - Test Date: May 6, 2018  (CCS Test Prep® course will be available) Monmouth County Police Exam and Alternate Route Program - Test Dates: May 14-17, 2018  (CCS Test Prep® course currently available) Essex County Police Academy Alternate Route Program - Test Date: June 2, 2018  (CCS Test Prep® course currently available) Cape May County Police Academy Alternate Route Program - Test Date: June 9, 2018  (CCS Test Prep® course currently available) Washington Twp PD (Gloucester County) - Test Date: TBD While a couple of [...]