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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
AJ 390 | Title:
FIELD TRAINING OFFICER |
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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 |
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| 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:
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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:
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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: | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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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:
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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
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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:
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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:
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Instructor prepared materials
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