POST APPROVED 40 Hour FTO Certification Course

This 40-hour course is specifically designed for experienced personnel selected to serve as FTO for probationary Police officers.

This course encompasses a full spectrum approach and understanding of one of the most in-depth field teaching platforms,  providing FTOs with a higher level of education, training, and experience. Officers who successfully complete this course will possess the knowledge, adaptability and confidence to prepare their probationer for a successful completion of the Field Training Program.

The course curriculum focuses on the successful completion and proper documentation through paneled teaching and discussion and hands-on application with individual/student exercises. Students will be exposed to daily DOR assessment activities, reviewing BWC footage, and participating in scenario-based training with an actual, one-on-one debriefing with experienced Field Training Officer Supervisor(s), Law Enforcement officers and role players.

The first three days will be in-classroom lectures, activities, and coursework with a distinguished panel of subject matter experts. Days four and five will consist of the Groebner Phase, honorably named after the late Officer Eric Groebner, APD. This phase consists of out-of-classroom, practical exercises, completing DORs, documentation, and debriefing practice in our FTO course- an idea that originated from Officer Groebner.

This course represents one of the most researched, comprehensive, and advanced full-spectrum FTO curricula, preparing your agency's next generation of Field Training Officers.

Core Concepts in LETAC’s Field Teaching Officer’s Course:

• Understanding the Field Training Program (FTP)
• FTP Best Practices & Lessons Learned - A Police Chief’s Perspective
• Ethical & Legal considerations in Field Training Program
• FTP & FTO Civil Liabilities – Training & Policies (Canton / Monell Threshold)
• Understanding the philosophy of “Teaching vs Training”
• Adaptive Teaching Techniques for the adult learner
• Understanding All Field Training Program Forms
• Simplifying DOR Evaluation Guidelines
• Understanding the Importance & best practices for Proper Documentation
• The Proper Use & Designation of “Not Responding to Training” (NRT)
• Developing & Documenting "Remedial Training Action Plans"
• Understanding & Creating - End of Phase Extension / Next Phase Plan(s)
• Identifying Your Agency’s FTO Culture
• FTO Consistency = FTP Success
• Managing Emotions & Conflict
• Understanding & Managing How Stress Impacts a Probationer’s Performance
• Drafting Individual & Agency Procedure’s Manual
• LETAC FTO / Probationer Teaching Model
• The “Groebner” Phase 1 & 2
• Law Enforcement Scenario Role Play & Observational Assessment
• DOR Form & Documentation Practice & FTO Supervisor’s Review
• Train the Trainer - Preparing FTO & Probationer for Court
• FTO Court Room Preparations & Mock Trial

Who Should Attend?

Field Training Officers

Session Type:

In-person course.

Duration:

5-Days

Cancellation Policy:

• Full refund available, 60+ days prior to the event.
• 50% refund available 59-30 days prior to the event.
• No refunds will be made 29 days prior to the event.