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NY & NJ Port Authority Police Officer Written Exam Registration The NY/NJ Port Authority has announced their application period for the position of police officer. The online application period is set for May 22, 2017 to June 26, 2017. They are processing the applications online at: https://tara.vitapowered.com/WorkflowEngine/CustomUrl/papdexam/CreateCandidate/apply The initial cost to register as an applicant is $20. The ability to actually take the written exam will be based on random selection at some point in the future. They make it clear that not all applicants will have the opportunity to participate in the process. It is necessary to register no to be considered through random selection for the exam and continuation in the process. All of the eligibility requirements can be found at: http://www.papdrecruit.com/pages/eligibility-requirements  Good luck to those who apply!

CCS Test Prep - The New Jersey Civil Service Commission has released the results for the Law Enforcement Entry-Level Examination (LEE). Congratulations to CCS Test Prep student as the 99's are pouring in! Individuals can check their results at this link: NJ LEE Results. This is always a very exciting time, as all of the hard work and training pays off. The waiting is over! With over 30,000 candidates testing this past cycle, only a limited number of candidates are fortunate to achieve a score of 97, 98 or 99. Candidates who are in that range are among the top 5% to 7% of those who tested. Congrats!   - Dr. David A. Paprota, Ed.D.

11/10/16 - Dedicated CCS students who returned after completing the formal course to participate in one of twenty separate special 3-hour study sessions offered by Dr. Paprota. Thursday, November 10th - Since August 21st, the staff and I at Critical Concepts & Strategies (CCS Test Prep) have worked countless hours to complete 16 formal 2-day and 3-evening course offerings along with 20 additional special 3-hour study (booster) sessions. With testing underway and continuing through December 17th, I am proud to say that the work of CCS is now done and the future of law enforcement is in the hands of the many exceptional CCS students who attended the classes this cycle. I was very impressed with the quality of the candidates who are clearly very committed to ensuring the excellence in public safety statewide in the future. Good luck to all! - Dr. David A. Paprota, Ed.D. (Chief of [...]

Last Chance! Final CCS Test Prep classes are approaching and no more classes will be offered this entry-level law enforcement testing cycle. The final remaining exam preparation classes are approaching quickly and will be the last chance for candidates to attend, as no other classes will be added. The two remaining sessions include: ========================= . . .South & Central Jersey ========================= Tinton Falls – Central & South Jersey 3-Evening Seminar Double Tree Hotel - View Location 700 Hope Road, Tinton Falls, NJ Register today! Seminar includes the completion of all 3 sessions: Wed., Oct. 26th, 2016 – 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm Tues., Nov. 1st, 2016 – 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm Thurs., Nov. 3rd, 2016 – 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm ========================= . . . . . . . North Jersey ========================= Mahwah - Bergen County (North Jersey) 2-Day Seminar Bergen County Police Academy - View Location 281 Campgaw Rd, Mahwah, NJ [...]

Free "Booster" Study Sessions: As an extra bonus to the CCS Test Prep students who are preparing for their upcoming entry-level law enforcement examination, I have scheduled 20 separate 3-hour special study sessions for those students who have completed the CCS two-day or three-evening paid program. Having successfully completed more than 12 separate course offerings since August, I am now transitioning to dedicating my time to the free booster sessions to ensure my students achieve maximum success. These booster sessions are not part of the paid program, as they are an extra bonus I am providing for my students. Returning students will have the opportunity to sit for a 300 item Trait Assessment and a 125 item Biodata assessment which will be Scantron scored. The assessment will be scored through my proprietary software with an individualized scoring report being generated for each student (as was done in the full class). Each [...]