FTO SUPERVISION
Supervising and Managing the Field Training Process
POST approved 24 credits
October 25-27, 2021
Location to be determined
Cost: $375 /Member or $400 Non Member
Instructed by Field Training Associates
This three-day hands-on, problem-based learning course is designed explicitly for first-line and administrative support services managers responsible for supervising and managing Field Training Officers and probationary law enforcement employees.
The course emphasizes the necessary components of supervising probationers and Field Training Officers at the patrol shift level to ensure that administrative guidelines and legal requirements are met. The course highlights essential supervisory responsibilities: (1) the ability to comprehensively examine probationer documentation with the standardized Field Training and Evaluation assessment guidelines, and (2) auditing the probationer’s on-the-job training to ensure the Field Training utilizes the most appropriate instructional techniques for training task mastery and when necessary, action. The instructional presentation will focus upon discussion of critical Field Training issues and class review of the course materials during small group and individual in-class exercises. Students are to complete out-of-classroom reading assignments. Course content will include:
- Verifying that your Agency’s Field Training and Evaluation Process structure
- In-class review and assessment of participating agency Probationer’s Training and Evaluation Manual
- Staffing the Field Training Unit: Recruitment, Testing, Selection and Training of FTOs.
- Realistic definition and expectations of Field Training Officer duties/responsibilities.
- Issues of compensation for Field Training Unit personnel.
- FTO scheduling issues/resource allocation.
- Utilizing the non-numerically anchored performance assessment scale and guidelines.
- Performance assessment errors that compromise the objectivity and legality of Field Training.
- Auditing the Daily Observation Report: Application of the standardized evaluation guidelines.
- Auditing the FTO’s application of the on-shift instructional techniques.
- Auditing Probationer training and coaching documentation. Are the FTOs doing what they were trained to do?
- Conducting the Weekly Performance Summary process meeting.
- Special focus: Not Responding to Training (NRT) Probationer and extension of training.
- Supervising the development of the NRT Probationer’s Performance Improvement Plan.
- Supervising Probationers during Step V, the Solo Patrol Certification
- Reorientation of personnel returning to Patrol Operations after extended street-absence.
- Preparing Probationer Employment Status Reports/Recommendation for the Chief Executive.
- Assessing the effectiveness of the Field Training Officers and the Field Training Process.
- Avoiding constructive discharge allegations
- Defending against State and Federal Court wrongful discharge
Special attention: Students should bring a copy of their Agency’s current Field Training and Evaluation Process manual and forms.
FIELD TRAINING
FTO BASIC COURSES
August 22-26 – @ Camp Ripley (this course is filled)
- Lodging can be found in Little Falls, Baxter or Brainerd
- Next date: November 14-18 – Location to be determined
7:30am check in, class begins at 8:00am and ends around 5pm. Lunch is on your own, other than Friday when ATOM will provide pizza and you will be on your way home around 2pm. This course is approved for 40 credits and you will be asked to initial each day you are attending. Certificates will be given out on Friday.
Any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at 952-922-2324 (office) or 612-940-8169 (Cell)
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This forty-hour course is specifically designed for experienced uniformed patrol personnel selected to serve as Field Training Officers with probationary employees. The course emphasizes the FTO’s role in assisting probationers certify for solo patrol operations by applying the knowledge and skills acquired during Basic Police Training/Certification and using them according to agency policy, procedures and community service delivery standards and the Probationary Officer Manual Training Task protocols.
The instruction highlights two essential Field Training and Evaluation Process skills: the ability to examine and objectively document the probationer’s job behaviors using the 2010 revised non-numerical/behaviorally anchored standardized assessment guidelines and, •analyzing the probationer’s training needs and using proper instructional techniques for corrective action. The instruction presentation will focus upon discussion as well as hands-on application of the course materials in small group and individual/student exercises. Students will be required to complete out-of-classroom reading assignments from the course text and workbook, Breaking Routine™: Field Training Officer. The course content will include:
- Inventorying the probationer’s current knowledge and skill proficiencies.
- Utilizing the Probationer Officer Manual as the Field Training playbook.
- Selection and use of on-the-job instructional techniques: finding the best tools to meet the challenge.
- Utilization of legally defensible, non-numerical standardized evaluation guidelines.
- Objectively documenting probationer performance.
- Functioning as a performance enhancement coach and documenting the extent of training and coaching without becomes a best-seller author!
- Strategically addressing Probationer areas of Corrective Action Necessary.
- Practical Directed Patrol Mapping™: Preparing the Probationer for Proactive — Community Oriented Policing: Dancing with SARA!
- Creating a Self-Reliant™ law enforcement agent!
FTO BASIC CERTIFICATION
FTO BASIC CERTIFICATION
FTO Supervision
Supervising the Field Training at the Patrol Shift Level