Law enforcement officers in Kentucky are required to complete 40 hours of KLEC-certified continuing education classes every year to maintain their certification. Public Safety Dispatchers are required to complete 8 hours of KLEC certified in-service training a year. Court Security Officers are required to complete 40 hours of biennial KLEC certified in-service training. The Department of Criminal Justice Training offers more than 200 in-service classes in approximately 90 different course areas each year that encompass a wide variety of topics from which to choose. Those topics include:
Firearms
Vehicle operations
Patrol procedures
Investigations
Tactical
Leadership
Legal
Defensive tactics
Public Safety Dispatch
Coroners
Court Security Officers
Many of the courses fill up quickly and are available on a first-come, first served basis. To help facilitate class sign-ups, agencies are encouraged to keep officers’ rank and titles updated in the LETRS system.
COURSE BOOK
The course book gives an outline of every in-service class DOCJT offers. A PDF version of the book is posted on this website every November and has information for the upcoming year’s in-service trainings, including course descriptions, training locations and dates offered. For the latest download link, use the TRAINING drop-down menu in the main navigation.
HOW TO SIGN UP
To sign-up for in-service classes, visit DOCJT’s LETRS system.
PREREQUISITES
Some of the in-service courses require prerequisites. For example, the DEA Basic Narcotics Investigator’s class requires that those taking the class must be a part of their agency’s drug unit or a member of a drug task force. The LETRS system will identify those courses that require prerequisites.
The Criminal Justice Executive Development (CJED) course and the Kentucky Criminalistics Academy (KCA) require the submission of resumes and cover letters as selection to these classes are determined by a panel for inclusion to the class.