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DONNY YOUNGBLOOD 1350 Norris Road, Bakersfield, California 93308-2231
Sheriff-Coroner Telephone (661) 391-7500
TRAINING BULLETIN
ISSUE: 23-40 DATE: May 15, 2023
nexTEST User Guide and Required Online Training
Current California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) training, security
policies and practices as well as the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) made by the
California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), require
all agency employees and volunteers shall at the minimum complete a Security Awareness
training session and test biennially. To remain in compliance with the enhanced training and
security policies, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office will be utilizing the nexTEST on-line
application to meet these requirements. This test shall be taken by all agency employees and
volunteers even if you may have taken the test earlier this year or with in the last biennial
training term.