25 graduate Class of 2021 Nevada POST law enforcement training
The Nevada Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, also known as POST, is pleased to announce 25 graduates, from 16 Nevada agencies, accepted their peace officers’ oath as POST Academy Class 2021-01.
The graduation ceremony highlighted Sheriff Daniel Coverley, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, as the keynote speaker along with POST Executive Director, Michael Sherlock. Sheriff Daniel Coverley, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, administered the peace officers’ oath for all twenty-five graduates.
The ceremony was held on Thursday, May 20 at the Douglas County Community and Senior Center.
The Category I POST Academy is 662 hours of intensive peace officer training over 17 weeks. The Category II POST Academy is 386 hours over 10 weeks in duration and is contained within the 17-week Category I academy.
The following twenty-five graduates’ representing agencies are:
Carson City Sheriff’s Office
Churchill County Sheriff’s Office
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Elko County Sheriff’s Office
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Lyon County Sheriff’s Office
Mineral County Sheriff’s Office
Nevada Department of Wildlife
Nevada Division of State Parks
Nevada Department of Corrections, Inspector General’s Office
Nye County Juvenile Probation
Pershing County Sheriff’s Office
Storey County Sheriff’s Office
White Pine County Sheriff’s Office
Winnemucca Police Department
The Nevada Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) is the regulatory agency for law enforcement training throughout the state and is responsible for the certification of the nearly 10,000 peace officers serving in over 130 criminal justice agencies in the state. NAC 289.010 thru NAC 289.380 and NRS 289.010 thru NRS 289.820 govern POST. For more information on POST refer to http://www.post.nv.gov.