| License Description |
The NH Police Standards and Training Council is responsible for providing mandatory training for all full-time and part-time police officers. They must complete the basic school for their requested certification within six months of hire. State Troopers, Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs, Conservation Officers, Liquor Investigators, Gaming Investigators, Corrections Officers, Probation and Parole Officers, University Police Officers, and Marine Patrol Officers, as well as municipal Police Officers all attend training at New Hampshire Police Standards.
Individuals must already be appointed to a law enforcement agency to attend the Academy; outside students are not accepted. The local police department pays the student's salary while he/she attends. For full-time officers, a 16-week residency is required. The school is run according to paramilitary discipline, with reveille at 5:30 am and lights out at 9:30 pm.
PSTC also conducts academies for part-time law enforcement officers, who must complete a 200-hour curriculum. These are usually commuter (non-residential) schools with classes at night and on the weekends.
The Council also holds in-service training seminars and school for full-time and part-time officers, regionally and in Concord. These are non-mandatory and at no cost to the student, but he/she must be an active police officer in order to attend.
Academy Pre-Entry Requirements:
- Must be hired by a law enforcement agency
- High school diploma or GED
- No serious criminal or motor vehicle record
- Good credit history
- Pass a background investigation and a fingerprint check
- Pass a psychological evaluation and medical exam by a licensed health professional
- Pass a physical fitness test
- Meet minimum visual acuity and hearing standards
- Must be a United States citizen
Academy Graduation Requirements:
Part-Time Officers
- Must complete a 200-hour part-time curriculum
- Must pass a background investigation, medical exam, and psychological evaluation
- Achieve a satisfactory grade in each academic module of the program
- Successfully complete all practical requirements including driving, firearms and defense tactics
- Attend at least eight hours of ongoing training in other subjects annually, exclusive of firearms training, first aid and CPR certificate renewal, and defense tactics refreshers
- Complete annually required Use of Force training and firearms qualification
- Officers hired after January 1, 2001, are required to pass physical fitness tests and medical exams every three years during their active service
Full-Time Officers
- Attend a 16-week residency at the Academy
- Must pass a background investigation, medical exam, and psychological evaluation
- Achieve a satisfactory grade in each academic module of the program
- Successfully complete all practical requirements including driving, firearms and defense tactics
- Attend at least eight hours of ongoing training in other subjects annually, exclusive of firearms training, first aid and CPR certificate renewal, and defense tactics refreshers
- Complete annually required Use of Force training and firearms qualification
- Officers hired after January 1, 2001, are required to pass physical fitness tests and medical exams every three years during their active service
Fees:
- All associated costs are paid by the employer
Reciprocity:
- Anyone currently serving as a certified, Academy-trained, full-time police officer in another state may be eligible to become certified through the reciprocal certification program
- All pre-hiring background investigations, medical and psyc
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