In the year 2004, the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office had a total of 3973.50 training hours for licensed peace officers.  The Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training Board require that all licensed peace officers receive 48 hours of continued education credits every three years.  Some of the courses are required once every three years such as pursuit driving and others like use of force are required yearly.  There are also OSHA mandated courses, which all deputies attend yearly.  The training that the employees receive helps make the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office a professional and safe department.   The training consisted of classes in the following categories:

• Crime Prevention Training
• Criminal Investigator’s Training
• Department Operations Training
• Emergency Management Training
• Legal Update Training
• Management/Supervisor Training
• Mandatory/Certification Training (Firearms)
• Narcotics Training
• Officer Survival Training
• Personnel Development Training
• Special Teams Training
• Use of Force Training
• Pursuit Driving
• First Responder Training
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Haz Mat
• Defensive Tactics

Respectfully Submitted,

Randy Kveene

Chief Deputy