DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado State Patrol hosted an open house on Saturday in hopes of bringing in its next waves of candidates.
The open house was located at CSP Training Academy in Golden. FOX31 got the opportunity to interview Master Trooper Timothy Sutherland about the open house for the academy, which tries to host open houses at least once a quarter.
“It gives applicants the opportunity to come in, check out the campus, kind of see what they’re getting into with the academy,” said Sutherland.
Sutherland said that cadets going through the academy live there for about 23 weeks, and CSP’s ideal cadet class size is 50.
However, he said that it can often be a challenge even with plenty of applications coming through, as some potential candidates might not meet pre-employment requirements.
“It’s a revolving door, we get a lot of people that come in, try apply two or three times and finally make it,” said Sutherland.
However, he notes that open houses give CSP a better chance to get face-to-face interaction with potential candidates, with the hopes that by providing one-on-one education about the job, more people will join him in helping keep Colorado’s roads safe.
“We just really encourage anyone who really wants to make a difference in Colorado traffic safety to come out,” said Sutherland.
Sutherland also noted the open house wasn’t just for those interested in trooper positions, as they also offered jobs in dispatch and other fields.
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