Connecticut - State Police Trooper and Protective Services Trainee

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Connecticut has posted the annoucements for CSP and the Protective Services Trainee exams:

State Police Trooper Trainee 2012

Protective Services Trainee 2012

QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates for State Police Trooper Trainee appointments must:

1. Be at least 21 years of age by November 29, 2012.

2. Be a U.S. citizen by the date of appointment.

3. Be in general good health and have sufficient strength, stamina and agility as required by the duties of the position.

4. Possess a high school diploma or GED (General Educational Development) by the completion of training.

5. Have a good educational and/or work record and excellent moral character.

6. Be free from felony and Class A and B misdemeanor convictions.

7. Have normal hearing, normal color vision and depth perception. Candidates must have binocular vision. Distance and near

vision, with lenses, shall be at least 20/30 in each eye.

8. Prior to academy graduation, obtain or retain a current, valid Connecticut Motor Vehicle Operator's license and establish

residence in Connecticut.

QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates for Protective Services Trainee (Police, Inspection/Enforcement, and Conservation Enforcement)

appointments must:

1. Be at least 21 years of age by November 29, 2012

2. Be a U.S. Citizen by the date of appointment.

3. Be in general good health and have sufficient strength, stamina and agility as required by the duties of the position.

4. Have a High School diploma or GED (General Educational Development) certification prior to admission to the training academy.

5. Have a good educational and/or work record and excellent moral character.

6. Be free from felony and Class A and B misdemeanor convictions.

7. Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a valid Connecticut Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.

8. Incumbents may be required to obtain and maintain Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Paramedic certification.

9. Candidates will be required to complete a course of training to include completion and graduation from the POST Training Academy program or its equivalent.

10. Establish residence in Connecticut before graduating from the training academy.

CSP Trooper Trainee starts at $36,223 but goes up to $50,011 after 6 months.

Protective Services Trainee starts at $36,811 but goes up to $38,537 after 12 months or completion of the academy, whichever comes first.

Preparation Guide for SPTT PST Exam 2012

Edited May 17, 2012 by SageVigiles

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In case you're wondering the different, Trooper Trainee is for the Connecticut State Police, whereas Protective Services Trainee is for the following agencies:

Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services Police

Dept. of Children and Families Police

University of Connecticut Police

University of Connecticut Health Center Police (Farmington campus, right now this is a separate department but it will be merged into UConn PD in the next few years)

State University System (Southern, Western, Central, Eastern CT State Universities)

Community Technical College System

Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) These are the DMV Inspectors that do trucks, weigh stations, inspections, etc.

Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Conservation Officers (EnCon) - Promoted to Conservation Enforcement Officer after completing training program.

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Is Governor Malloy still fighting meeting the minimum requirement staffing level passed by the Legislature years ago, or would these candidates just fill the available pool should the number slip down enough that job slot openings occur through retirement and attrition at some distant future date?

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Sue,

I THINK they are still trying to fight that, but since the legislative session is over I'm not sure what they can do until next session, so until then they are still mandated to have the 1,200-someodd Troopers, even though they've been below that for over 5 years.