Wyo. Code R. 015-0009-5
Peace Officers Standards & Training Commission
Chapter 5: Certification & Training Standards for Dispatchers
Effective Date: 01/17/2008 to 12/04/2012
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 015.0009.5.01172008
(a) No person shall receive a basic dispatcher certification unless such person has completed a Commission approved dispatcher basic training program and is employed as a dispatcher in Wyoming.
(b) A dispatcher shall have two (2) years from the date of employment to complete a Commission approved dispatcher basic training program.
(i) The basic course curriculum and number of training hours shall be approved yearly by the Commission.
The Commission may grant an extension of the two (2) year time requirement upon the written application of the dispatcher and their employer. The application shall explain the circumstances which make an extension necessary. Factors which the Commission may consider in granting or denying an extension include the illness of the dispatcher or a member of their immediate family, or the absence of reasonable access to the basic course. The Commission shall not grant an extension exceeding two hundred and ten (210) days.
(a) Every person who holds a permanent appointment and holds a basic certification as a dispatcher in any law enforcement unit in the state of Wyoming is required to complete additional training beyond the requirements of the basic certification.
(b) Upon satisfactory completion of an additional twenty (20) hours of commission approved training, and following one (1) year of additional experience as a dispatcher, the dispatcher shall receive certification as an advanced dispatcher.
(c) The advanced training requirements in this section shall be completed within two (2) years following the date of basic certification.
(d) Failure of any dispatcher to complete advanced training as provided by this section shall result in the denial of recertification.
(a) Professional certification shall be awarded to a dispatcher who meets any of the following requirements:
(i) Has been awarded advanced certification, has completed an additional forty (40) hours of commission approved training and has acquired three (3) additional years of experience as a dispatcher;
(ii) Has been awarded an associate’s degree, has been awarded advanced certification, has completed an additional twenty (20) hours of commission approved training and has two (2) additional years of experience as a dispatcher; or
(iii) Has been awarded a baccalaureate degree or beyond, has been awarded advanced certification and has completed one (1) year additional experience as a dispatcher.
(b) The professional training requirements of this section shall be completed no later than three (3) years following the date of advanced certification.
(c) Dispatchers awarded professional certification shall complete twenty (20) hours of continuing training every two (2) years. Verification of required training shall be provided to the commission within two (2) years following the date of professional certification, and every two (2) years thereafter.
(d) Failure of any dispatcher to complete the requirements of professional training as provided by this section shall result in the denial of recertification.
The Commission may grant an extension of time limit for completion of continuing training required by these rules upon a presentation of evidence by the department that a dispatcher is unable to complete the required training within the time limit prescribed because of illness, injury, military service, special duty assigned or required in the public interest of the concerned jurisdiction, or because of restriction on the availability of required training.
(a) Currently certified Wyoming dispatchers
(i) The employing agency shall submit a Re-entry Employment Form to the Commission within fifteen (15) days of appointment.
(b) Previously certified Wyoming dispatcher
(i) A dispatcher unemployed as a dispatcher for less than three (3) years may be recertified.
(ii) Dispatchers unemployed for more than three (3) years but less than five (5) years may be recertified providing they successfully pass the challenge exam provided by the Commission. (An applicant shall not apply for and take the written exam for waiver more than twice.)
(ii) Dispatchers unemployed for more than five (5) years shall attend the current Commission approved dispatcher basic training course.
(a) A pre-service graduate is certifiable upon employment within two (2) years from date of graduation.
(b) A pre-service graduate is certifiable upon employment after two (2) years but before five (5) years if the graduate completes the challenge process.
(c) A pre-service graduate whose fifth anniversary since graduation has passed shall successfully complete the current dispatcher basic course.
(a) Job related semester credits will be equivalent to ten (10) commission training hours.
(b) If a college is using the quarter system, the quarter hours are equivalent to seven (7) commission training hours.
(c) College hours can only be applied to continuing training requirements.