Are you really ready to be a certified police officer? Good question, isn’t it? And what’s the answer? While you may say yes, do you really know what is involved in becoming an Ontario police officer? If you happen to be in one of the foundation courses prior to taking the police entrance exam, then [….]

You’ve all heard this saying before, that until you walk a mile in another person’s shoes, you don’t know what they are going through. Well let’s take the old adage and see what you would do if you were the police officer in the following situation. Figure out what you would do with the following [….]

It is very important how you handle your verbal answers on the B-PAD exam. You will be speaking out loud and your responses recorded with a camera and they are merciless in showing everything you say and do on tape. Think about that for a minute. The cameras see and hear everything during your response [….]

I have recently read several poems written by a few retired police officers. To be honest, I was quite surprised at the level of realism and meaning being reflected in the poems. After reading several more police-related poems, I finally realized how these poems can be so beautifully written. Law enforcement officers and police officers [….]

You may already know this, but policing is more than just a career, it is a distinct lifestyle and the people who choose it are dedicated and work hard at protecting others. Does this sound like something you want to do for the rest of your life? Do you know the reasons why you want [….]

It’s true, good cops don’t grow on trees. They don’t just spring into action, ready to go out and do a tough policing job overnight. No, they sweat blood and shed tears to become a cop, and the road to that goal is littered with many hard days’ nights. It’s a tough, hard job that [….]

Congratulations to Tyler H. for winning our Police Ready contest in January 2009. He just scored himself a FREE one-year membership to our Police Ready training system. Congrats Tyler, we hope you enjoy access to our training material to make your lifelong dream of becoming a police officer a reality. Our promotional contest is not [….]

We had explained in an earlier post why Police Ready was charging US dollars (for logistical reasons) even though we are providing training for Ontario police tests. We are glad that you expressed your concerns to us, and we have certainly taken those concerns into consideration, and now Police Ready is happy to announce that [….]

Policing is no easy task, and it certainly wasn’t easier a century ago. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the OPP since its establishment in 1909 and they plan to celebrate and remember their early predecessors in a very special way. In this upcoming February, two OPP officers will travel through five communities in [….]

Too busy to prepare for your upcoming police exam? Need help? SOS will help you! SOS is an acronym the Police Ready team used while we were brainstorming ideas to mentally visualize what an ideal police training system would be like. SOS represents self-directed, on-demand, and self-paced – these are essentially 3 benefits that we [….]