Dispatchers from across the state graduated from the 112^th Public Safety Dispatch Academy at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training on Friday. Dispatchers completed five weeks of training consisting of 205 hours of academy instruction to satisfy mandated training requirements. Major training areas included identifying the role and responsibilities of the dispatcher, correct phone and radio procedures, handling emergency and non-emergency calls for service, emergency medical dispatch protocols, and use of the state and national criminal databases. Dispatch basic training is mandatory for any sworn or civilian employees who are employed to dispatch law enforcement by means of radio communications on a full-time basis at a Criminal Justice Information Systems agency.