The Training Division is responsible for the coordination and planning of continuing professional training for all police department staff.
Upon entering the police academy, the new officer begins a regimen of ongoing training that will last throughout their career. Upon completion of the Police Academy, the new officers are assigned to a Field Training Officer, where they apply their academy training to hands-on police work.
Training does not end upon completion of the Field Training Program. Every officer is required to attend annual in-service training provided by the Municipal Police Training Committee to maintain their certification as a police officer in the Commonwealth. In addition to this training, Officers attend internal training provided by the Topsfield Police Department.
The Training Division conducts annual firearms qualifications, taser recertification, defensive tactics training, and provides other specialized training in a variety of subjects.
