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Many police agencies will be holding entry-level law enforcement tests in 2021. Candidates should regularly monitor https://www.ccstest.com/upcoming-tests/ to see many of the available testing opportunities at any given time.
The officials of the Wayne Police Department in Passaic County, NJ, have announced an entry-level police officer competitive testing process to form their next 3-year hiring list. The application period is open through Friday, April 17, 2020 at 4:30 p.m via www.policeapp.com. The exam is scheduled to be administered on Friday, April 24, 2020. The Wayne Police Department has a Bachelor Degree educational requirement and is under a legal agreement to give preference to residents from Passaic County, Essex County, Bergen County, Morris County, and Sussex County. Applicants who reside in those five counties will be on a list ahead of residents from outside the five counties. The Wayne Police Department conducts one of the most professional hiring processes in the state. The hiring officials operate with complete transparency and keep candidates updated as to their scores and status on the hiring list throughout the life of the list. Likewise, the department [...]
The non-civil service agencies in New Jersey test throughout the year, separate from the New Jersey Civil Service (LEE) testing. The following police departments and police academies are some of the organizations testing in the weeks and months to come: New Jersey State Police (NJSP) New Jersey Transit Police Department (NJTPD) Essex Fells Police Department (Essex County, NJ) Bridgewater Township Police Department (Somerset County, NJ) West Deptford Police Department (Gloucester County, NJ) South Brunswick Police Department (Middlesex County, NJ) Cherry Hill Police Department (Camden County, NJ) Monmouth County Police Officer Exam (NJ) Cape May County Police Academy "Alternate Route Program" (NJ) Camden County College Police Academy "Alternate Route Program" NJ) NY/NJ Port Authority Police Department and many more to come . . . Also available to New Jersey law enforcement candidates is the Pennsylvania State Police testing process. The PSP process is extremely competitive and very fair for NJ candidates. The best [...]
The New Jersey State Police (NJSP) opened their application period on Monday, February 3rd, 2020 for another open-competitive testing cycle. The online application period will only be open for a 3-week period and will close on Sunday, February 23rd, 2020. Once the short-form online application is properly submitted, the competitive process starts with a physical assessment scheduled for late March and early April which includes only push-ups, sit-ups, and a distance run. Only those candidates who pass the physical test will be permitted to move on to the written testing which will be scheduled for late April over a couple week period. CCS Test Prep® trains only the most serious and committed candidates using a very focused written exam preparation program. Only those candidates who register early and are committed to the process will be accepted by Chief David A. Paprota, Ed.D. (Ret.) to complete the CCS Test Prep® Program. Information [...]
The officials at the Cherry Hill Police Department have opened the application period for candidates to sit for the upcoming written, entry-level police officer examination. The initial online (short-form) application is available through a link posted on www.PoliceApp.com with a closing date for applications set as Friday, May 1, 2020. After applying, qualifying candidates will be provided an exam date of either Saturday, May 30, 2002 or Sunday, May 31, 2020. The Township of Cherry Hill contracts a private vendor, Stanard and Associates, Inc, to administer the Police Officer Selection Test (POST). This is a very challenging written abilities (cognitive) exam. Serious candidates should prepare for peak performance on this exam. CCS Test Prep® offers the best training to help candidates enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform well on the POST exam. The registration for the CCS Test Prep® program will open in April/May of 2020. Those who score [...]
The New Jersey Transit Police Department 2020 application process has been announced for Monday morning, February 24, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. via the PoliceApp.com online platform. Only the first 1,500 applications will be accepted, so the application period will likely close out very quickly. Candidates wishing to apply for the upcoming testing process should establish a PoliceApp.com online account in advance of the opening for the submission of applications. Likewise, it is important to have a digital copy of an updated resume, college transcript, and military DD-214 (if applicable) ready, as those documents must be uploaded at the time of the submission of the online application. Advanced planning is important, as any delay in submitting the online application once the portal opens may result in the candidate not being within the first 1,500 applicants. Once the applications are submitted, candidates will be scheduled for a Physical Assessment on either Saturday, April [...]
The non-civil service agencies in New Jersey test throughout the year, separate from the New Jersey Civil Service (LEE) testing. The following police departments and police academies are some of the organizations testing in the weeks and months to come: NJ Transit Police Department (NJTPD) NJ State Police (NJSP) Bergen County Police Academy (NJ) Alternate Route Program (ARP) Camden County College Police Academy (NJ) Alternate Route Program (ARP) Cape May County Police Academy (NJ) Alternate Route Program (ARP) Essex Fells Police Department (Essex County) Also available to New Jersey law enforcement candidates is the Pennsylvania State Police testing process. The PSP process is extremely competitive and very fair for NJ candidates. The best of the best get selected. It is one of the most merit-based and competitive processes among the state police processes in the North Eastern United States. I highly recommend it. The PSP have enhanced their process to include testing [...]
The non-civil service agencies in New Jersey test throughout the year, separate from the New Jersey Civil Service (LEE) testing. The following police departments and police academies are some of the organizations testing in the weeks and months to come: Bergen County Police Academy (NJ) Alternate Route Program (ARP) Camden County College Police Academy (NJ) Alternate Route Program (ARP) Passaic County Police Academy (NJ) Alternate Route Program (ARP) Bridgewater Township Police Department (Somerset County, NJ) Wayne Police Department (Passaic County, NJ) New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Also available to New Jersey law enforcement candidates is the Pennsylvania State Police testing process. The PSP process is extremely competitive and very fair for NJ candidates. The best of the best get selected. It is one of the most merit-based and competitive processes among the state police processes in the North Eastern United States. I highly recommend it. The PSP have enhanced their process to [...]
The 2019 NJ LEE will be administered throughout New Jersey this fall over a 7 week period. The single exam administration is being used to cover NJ Parole Officer Recruit testing in addition to the following titles: Municipal Police Officer County Police Officer Park Police Officer Campus Police Officer Recruit Police Officer Recruit Human Services Police Officer Palisades Interstate Park Correctional Police Officer (NJDOC) Sheriff’s Officer County Correction Officer Correctional Police Officer, Juvenile Justice Commission In addition to the 2019 NJ LEE (Civil Service Law Enforcement Exam) being administered this fall, there are several other non-civil service police exams being administered in New Jersey. The following departments are testing in the weeks and months to come: Ridgefield Park Police Department (Bergen County, NJ) Denville Twp Police Department (Morris County, NJ) Ramsey Police Department (Bergen County, NJ) Egg Harbor Twp Police Department (Atlantic County, NJ) Atlantic County Police Academy Alternate Route Program [...]
ANNOUNCEMENT (8/1/2019) - The NJ LEE test prep seminars are approaching quickly. Chief David A. Paprota, Ed.D. has all of the course materials ready for the quickly approaching classes which are designed to give CCS Test Prep® students every advantage. Students will attend a two-day or three-evening seminar during which every aspect of the exam will be covered. Students will take a Preliminary Diagnostic Assessment as well as a Formal Final Exam during the seminar. Both exams are Scantron™ scored, weighted, and properly scaled, so an individualized scoring report can be generated for each student for both exams to clearly identify each students personal strengths and weaknesses. Furthermore, each student is provided a course binder which contains extensive instructional and practice materials for home study. Beyond the seminar, Chief Paprota is also providing CCS Test Prep® students who complete the program, special "free" access to the CCS Test Prep® Online Learning [...]
