DOCJT Public Safety Dispatch Academy Class 139 Graduates

On December 10, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) announced that 17 dispatchers from across the state graduated the Public Safety Dispatch Academy, and are now ready to begin answering the call to provide assistance and assurance to both citizens and law enforcement officers of the commonwealth.

“Thank you for stepping up and joining Team Kentucky as part of a profession that is being asked to do more now than ever. Today you become, not only a dispatcher, but the essential lifeline for the entire commonwealth,” said Gov. Beshear.  

Dispatch basic training is mandatory for any sworn or civilian employee who will dispatch law enforcement officers by radio at a Criminal Justice Information Systems agency. Graduates of the academy have successful completed a highly structured and comprehensive curriculum to satisfy mandated training requirements. The graduates of Class 139 received 164 hours of academy instruction to satisfy mandated training requirements over 4 weeks. Major training areas include identifying the role and responsibilities of the dispatcher, correct phone and radio procedures, handling emergency and non-emergency calls for service, emergency medical dispatch protocols and use of the state and national criminal databases.

“Remember the words of your instructors and all you have learned as you guide many individuals through the worst days of their life,” said DOCJT Commissioner Nicolai Jilek. “I am proud of the men and women who stand before us today as graduates of DOCJT’s Public Safety Dispatch Academy.”