Entry Level Applicants:
Law Enforcement Hiring Consortium

The Law Enforcement Hiring Consortium is a group of law enforcement agencies in the Metro-Detroit area that cooperate in the application and testing process for entry level patrol officers. This cooperative effort works through Empco, Inc. to find qualified applicants for their departments.

PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS
The following departments participate in the hiring consortium. However, departments do not participate in every consortium process. For a list of the departments that are participating in the upcoming testing process, click the "Apply Now" link at the bottom of this page.

ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for the Law Enforcement Hiring Consortium, you must meet the following criteria:

• Possess current MCOLES passing scores (or, be registered to take these examinations) in the Reading and Writing and the Physical Skills Pre-Employment tests. Generally, current sworn officers in Michigan are exempt from the MCOLES pre-employment tests.
• Officers from out-of-state may be required to obtain a Waiver of Training Certificate from MCOLES. (MCOLES' phone number is 517-322-6525 or visit them on the web at: www.michigan.gov/msp
• Be a US Citizen.
• Be a high school graduate or have a G.E.D. certificate.
• Have no felony convictions on your record.
• Have a valid driver's license.
• Have vision correctable to 20/20 with no major defects.
• Have normal color vision and normal hearing.

Please understand these are minimum requirements to take the examination. Actual hiring criteria are different, generally higher, for each department participating in this program. Specific information on each department is available at this web site.