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Reserve/Intermittent Police Academy
Basic Reserve/Intermittent training courses offered by authorized police training organizations are entry-level training programs approved by the Municipal Police Training Committee with the prescribed course of study that a reserve/intermittent police officer must satisfactorily complete prior to exercising police powers in Massachusetts.
This course is a minimum of 372.5 hours administered by regional police training organizations at various locations throughout the Commonwealth. When carrying a weapon, an additional 20 hours of MPTC-certified firearms training is required.
To learn more download the Reserve/Intermittent Police Academy brochure.
Training Schedule
Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Every other Saturday
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cost & Fees
$2,500 per student officer
Additional fee for equipment: ~$350
Application Submission
Please have all the following when turning in application packet:
- Student officer information form
- Course application including signed
- waiver
- CORI/SORI form
- Copy of picture ID
- Copy of high school diploma
- Completed registration form
Register Now
Visit: www.QCC.edu/WD
Call: 508.751.7900
Academy Topics
- Community Policing Overview
- Criminal Justice System
- Criminal Law
- Health and Wellness
- First Responder/CPR
- Constitutional Law
- Integrity
- Fair and Impartial Policing
- Crisis Intervention & Conflict Resolution
- Sexual harassment & Bias Crimes
- Interviewing
- Dealing with Persons with Autism
- Eyewitness Identification
- Traffic Incident Management System
- Information technology (CJIS/CORI)
- Motor Vehicle Law
- Police Response to Mental Illness & Emotional Disturbances
- Report Writing
- Defensive tactics
- Radar
- Lidar
- Traffic Control
- Legal Updates Juvenile Justice System
- Investigations
- ICAT
- ICS 100
- NIMS 700
- Domestic Violence, Victimization & Victim Rights
- Crash Investigation & Reporting
- Stress Awareness
- Arrests & Processing Detainees
- Below 100
- Work Zone Safety
- Fire Safety
- EVOC
- LQBTQ Community
- Violent Extremism Awareness
- Breath Test Familiarization
- Standard Field Sobriety Tests
- Applied Patrol Procedures
- Drill & Ceremony
- History of Policing
- Resume
- How to become a Police Officer
- Career Day