• General Information On How To Become A Law Enforcement Officer Licensing as a law enforcement officer in Michigan must be approved through the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES). This happens when the following two requirements are met by the candidate: (1) compliance with MCOLES minimum selection standards which includes satisfactory completion of a basic police academy or recognition of prior training and experience, and (2) employment with a law enforcement agency as a law enforcement officer. Previously licensed police officers in Michigan, or from another state, who are seeking re-licensure are directed to the MCOLES Recognition of Prior Training and Experience program.

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• Reading & Writing Test Find Information About the MCOLES Pre-Enrollment Reading & Writing Test Process and How to Register for a Test Through the PBS Web Site.

• Physical Fitness Test

• Licensing Exam Process

• Drug Testing Information

• Law Enforcement Officer Applicant Drug Test Report Form 

• Basic Training Curriculum and Training Objectives 

• MCOLES Policies and Procedures Manual 

• Employment Standards for Michigan Law Enforcement Officers

• 2014 Recognition of Prior Training & Experience Program and Test Schedule 

• 2013 Recognition of Prior Training & Experience Program Test Schedule 

• Application Requirements for Recognition of Prior Training and Experience Program - Effective January 1, 2010

• Recognition of Prior Training and Experience Program (RPTEP)

• Military Police Basic Training Program: Application Process is Open for Kirtland/Northwestern Michigan

• 2013 Basic Training Academy Schedule 

• Print List of MCOLES Approved Basic Training Academies 

• Training Academies & Programs

• MCOLES Advisory In-service Standard - Officer Safety Self Assessment ~ Adopted September 18, 2013 

• MCOLES Advisory In-service Standard - Legal Update ~ Adopted September 18, 2013 

• MCOLES Advisory In-service Standard - Officer Safety ~ Adopted September 18, 2013 

• MCOLES Advisory In-service Standard - Subject Control ~ Adopted September 18, 2013 

• MCOLES Advisory In-service Standard - Emergency Vehicle Operations ~ Adopted September 18, 2013 

• Audiovisual Recording of Custodial Interrogations ~ Public Act 479 of 2012

• MCOLES Active Duty Firearms Standard: Mandatory Reporting

• Michigan Speed Measurement Standards Adopted by MCOLES ~ Effective January 1, 2010 

• Free Sexual Assault In-Service Training Available to All Law Enforcement Agencies 

• Web Sites of Interest / In-Service Training Resources

• In-Service Training Course Registry 

• Free Domestic Violence In-Service Training Available to All Law Enforcement Agencies