Must candidates retake the POST test if they apply to a different department?
A.Not for the purposes of satisfying POST requirements. Departments who use the POST test are required by the POST Security Agreement to provide candidates with a letter indicating their t-score. Other departments have the discretion of accepting this letter as evidence that the candidate has met the POST reading and writing standard, if the candidate’s score is deemed acceptable by that department. Alternatively, departments may opt to administer another POST or alternative test to their candidates.
Related Questions
- Would a department be out of compliance if they developed questions, administered the interview, or evaluated candidates in a manner different than what is advised in the POST interview manual?
- What happens if I fail one component of the test, then retake the whole test again and fail a different component?
- Must candidates retake the POST Dispatcher test if they apply to a different department?
