11/25/2024 1:33:01 AM	AJ 390 Course Outline as of Fall 2023	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  AJ 390	Title:  FIELD TRAINING OFFICER
Full Title:  Field Training Officer
Last Reviewed:11/14/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	7.00		1 max.	Lecture Scheduled	7.00
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	33.00		1 min.	Lab Scheduled	33.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	40.00			Contact Total	40.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  14.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 54.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Non-Applicable
Grading:  P/NP Only
Repeatability:  21 - Legally Mandated Repetition
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  AJ 380.5

Catalog Description:

This course is designed to train peace officers to become Field Training Officers (FTO) according to the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). (P/NP Only)

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:
Completion of POST Basic Police Academy, successful completion of a POST-approved Field Training program, minimum one year peace officer experience, and at Director's discretion.

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course is designed to train peace officers to become Field Training Officers (FTO) according to the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

(POST). (P/NP Only)

(P/NP Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:Completion of POST Basic Police Academy, successful completion of a POST-approved Field Training program, minimum one year peace officer experience, and at Director's discretion.
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:21 - Legally Mandated Repetition

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Obtain Field Training Officer POST certificate

2. Demonstrate and perform the skills required to evaluate, document, and train new trainees as a Field Training Officer

3. Identify and demonstrate the essential principles of adult learning

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Evaluate a trainee's performance, utilizing POST standard evaluation guidelines

2. Document a trainee's performance in accordance with POST standards

3. Determine necessary training needed for the trainee to perform as a solo officer

4. Apply adult learning concepts to meet the needs of the trainee

5. Observe, practice, and discuss crisis intervention techniques (CIT)

Topics and Scope

I.   Adult Learning Concepts

    A.  Modalities

    B.  Trainee retention

II.  Evaluations

    A.  Standards Evaluation Guidelines (SEG)

    B.  Daily Observation Report (DOR)

    C. Documentation

    D. Observation

    E. Review

III. Training

    A. Adult learning styles

    B. Documentation

    C. Safety

    D. Legal liability

    E. Teaching technique

IV. Crisis Intervention

    A. POST required examples

    B. Techniques

    C. Feedback

 

All topics are covered in the lecture and lab portions of the course.

Assignments:

Lecture-Related Assignments

1. Complete reading before arriving to class (4-5 hours)

2. In-class reading assignments

3. Must meet POST and Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) attendance requirements

 

Lab-Related Assignments

1. Student-led presentation (1)

2. POST required case studies

3. Practice evaluation (includes documentation and DOR)

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 5 - 15%
Practice evaluation
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 40 - 50%
Student-led presentation, POST required case studies
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 35 - 45%
Pre-class reading; in-class reading assignments; POST and STC attendance/participation regulations

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor prepared materials

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