Each year Paducah Police officers attend more than 8,000 hours of training with approximately 3,000 hours of this training given by the departmental instructors.  The police department's instructors are efficient in several areas including firearms, defensive driving tactics, Taser, pepperball, chemical munitions, defensive tactics, CPR, mobile field force, and baton use.  Each instructor is certified and proficient in the discipline they teach.

Training Officer Rob Estes is responsible for organizing and scheduling all training for sworn and civilian employees.  He is also the Chief Firearms Instructor, and is certified in several other areas of training.  In his capacity as the Chief Firearms Instructor, he oversees all firearms training, weapons, ammo, and upgrades for the department.  He is the point of contact for new recruits and remains their liaison officer until they graduate from the academy.