UPDATE: We are in the process of modifying our FTO course from a 5-day format to a 4-day format (Monday through Thursday) and adjusting the credits to 32. This change aims to streamline the course, enhance focus during the condensed schedule, and provide a more efficient learning experience. By concentrating the course into four days, we hope to improve engagement and retention while still delivering the same comprehensive content.

POST APPROVED 32 Hour FTO Certification Course 

This 32-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:

4-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.