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2020 Annual Report • Police Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br />20 | Page <br /> <br /> <br />VIII. Police Education Summary <br />PREPARED BY LT. DAN DIEGNAU <br />Training for law enforcement officers is a vital and important part of delivering quality and <br />professional police service to the community. The St. Anthony Police Department is committed <br />to delivering training based on the foundation of the department’s current and future mission, <br />vision, and goals. <br />The objectives of the training program are to: <br />- Provide for continued professional development of department personnel. <br />- Enhance the safety of officers and the community. <br />- Foster unity of purpose and cooperation with the community that they serve and to enhance <br />the image of the department. <br />-Provide training that has been reviewed for content by the MN P.O.S.T. Board and/or the St. <br />Anthony P.D. command staff to ensure our police officers are receiving training that clearly falls <br />in line with the learning objectives set forth by the department mission. <br />This past year, the pandemic situation changed the way training was delivered. Officers were <br />required to primarily utilize online self-study courses provided by POST certified training <br />venues and venues authorized and consistent with department values. In 2020 a total of 984 <br />hours of POST certified training and 413 hours of non-POST certified training was completed by <br />St. Anthony Officers. The training consisted of a wide variety of topics that have been presented <br />into the below six classifications: <br />- SWAT/NEGOTIATOR TRAINING: Training provided and overseen by the Ramsey Co. <br />Sheriff’s Department for St. Anthony Officers assigned to these specialized groups. <br />- ANNUAL POST/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS: The State on Minnesota requires all licensed <br />police officers to complete mandated training annually with a total of 48 hours continual <br />education credits certified by the Minnesota POST Board every three years. Training topics <br />consisted of, but not limited to: Handgun/Riffle Qualifications, Use of Force, and Emergency <br />Vehicle Operation.