Candidate FAQs Testing Process Choose a Career Police Fire Corrections Emergency Communications Choose Departments Select as many departments as you like from any state Review minimum requirements for each department to make sure you qualify Schedule a Test Time Test centers around the country Schedule at your convenience Daily Test Sessions Schedule standard test and law enforcement physical abilities test Firefighter CPAT separate Practice test options Complete the Application Fill out an online work history Automatically sent to chosen departments Pay for the test and department application fee Take the test at an NTN center Standardized testing environment Only take the test once Results sent to all chosen departments Retrieve your scores Your scores will be posted in your account within 3 business days of your examination date. Your scores will not be emailed to you.