Note location change This is an in-person class
Location: to be announced Dates: to be announced Cost: $881
Times: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
For information about this course, CLICK HERE
The course consists of six classes, held one day a week for six weeks, with no lunch breaks.
Rutgers' Center for Government Services is pleased to offer this 25-hour in-person course, which provides training in the following areas:
* Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; * Statutory requirements; * Speed limits; * Traffic signals; * Traffic surveys; * Site plan reviews; * Traffic management systems; and * Pre-construction meetings.
There are times when the traffic officer must work closely with government officials. This course will familiarize the traffic officer with traffic regulations, mandates, traffic control criteria, teamwork, and problem-solving.
Lessons for this course focus on how traffic officers manage their responsibilities. Students learn how to use the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUCTD), perform traffic surveys for traffic signals and stop & yield signs, post all types of signage, place adult school crossing guards, enhance bicycle safety, establish speed limits, delineate roadway parameters; write traffic ordinances and resolutions; develop written and verbal presentations for government officials and planning boards.
National TIM Awareness Materials
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This three (3) day New Jersey Police Training Commission certified course is designed for police officers wishing to become Police Traffic RADAR instructors.
The course will include basic principles of radar speed measurement, speed offenses, and enforcement, operation of specific radar devices, managing instruction,
and record keeping.
Prerequisite:
Radar Operator Certification
Two (2) years of Radar Operator experience
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Police Traffic RADAR Instructor Refresher Training
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Listed below are the titles of the current courses offered by Rutgers CAIT which are related to Police Traffic Safety.
Click the link above to go to the Rutgers CAIT Training website and search for the appropriate course
NJDHTS Crash Analysis Tool - Demonstration
Traffic Incident Management Training for Emergency Responders
Work Zone Safety Awareness for Local Police
NJDHTS - Police Work Zone Safety Train-The-Trainer
NJDHTS – NJTR-1 Crash Form Refresher
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Contact Nick Ackerson
Email: nackerson@lasertech.com
Cell: 303-881-8452
Office: 303-881-8452
Stay tuned for a new certification program coming in 2027
Contact Traffic@njptoa.org if you have any questions
2026 Crash Class Training Updates!
Rutgers - Practical Traffic Engineering for Police Officers (In-Person)
Police Traffic RADAR Instructor Classes (in-person)
Police LASER / LIDAR Speed Enforcement Operator’s Classes (In-person)
Notice Regarding the LIDAR Operator Training Program
Below is a list of academies offering the Radar Instructor Recertification courses. If you are aware of other academies providing this course, please forward that information to the association
Click here for the Fundamentals & Technical Course Syllabus for 2026
Kean University offers these courses through a grant from the NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety; they are free of charge to NJ Police Officers.
Fundamentals of At-Scene Crash Investigation
This class is replacing the Basic Crash Investigation course.
Middlesex County from July 6 to July 10, 2026
For the course syllabus and to register, go to https://form.jotform.com/260281051815147
Somerset County from July 20 to July 24, 2026
For the course syllabus and to register, go to https://form.jotform.com/260281719694163
Ocean County (South), Little Egg Harbor, from July 27 to July 31, 2026
For the course syllabus and to register, go to https://form.jotform.com/260406159041146
Morris County from August 10 to August 14, 2026
For the course syllabus and to register, go to https://form.jotform.com/253516260663153
Middlesex County from August 24 to August 28, 2026
For the course syllabus and to register, go to https://form.jotform.com/260281436598162
Passaic County from September 28 to October 2, 2026
For the course syllabus and to register, go to https://form.jotform.com/260267118131146
This class was just added
Kean University in Union from November 9 to November 13, 2026
For the course syllabus and to register, https://form.jotform.com/261537532727158
Registration will open on August 10th
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Advanced / Technical Crash Investigation and Vehicle Dynamics Analysis
This class is replacing the Advanced Crash Investigation Class.
The Technical class schedule is now posted on the Division of Highway Traffic Safety's website:
NJ School Crossing Guard Train the Trainer
Est. 1974
Traffic Safety Related Training
The New Jersey Safe Routes to School Resource Center in the Rutgers Bloustein School of Public Planning has information for training School Crossing Guards. For more information on the New Jersey Crossing Guard Program, go to njcrossingguards.org
Rutgers CAIT
New Jersey Police Traffic Officers Association
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