
Field Training Officer (FTO) Course – June 2021
June 14 @ 8:00 am–June 17 @ 12:00 pm
Free – $400.00
This course offers the basic information needed to train and evaluate a new officer. It is based on the highly regarded San Jose, California Police Department FTO model established in the 1970s.
Course Topics
– History, Elements of the FTEP
– Principles of Learning
– Professional Ethics
– Situational Leadership
– The One-Minute Manager
– Counseling Troubled Employees
– Probationary Officer’s Checklist
– Supervision/Subordinate Relations
– Daily Observation Report and Standardized Evaluation Guidelines
– Training Liability
– Evaluation Scenarios (Video)
– Written Exam/Review/Critique
Course Schedule:
Day One
0800‐1200 History, Elements of the FTEP
1300‐1600 Principles of Learning
1600‐1800 Professional Ethics
Day Two
0800‐1000 Situational Leadership
1000‐1200 The One‐Minute Manager
1300‐1600 Counseling Troubled Employees
Day Three
0800‐0900 Probationary Officer’s Checklist
0900‐1200 Supervisor/Subordinate Relations
1300‐1700 Daily Observation Report and Standardized Evaluation Guidelines
Day Four
0800‐1000 Training Liability
1000‐1200 Evaluation Scenarios (Video)
1200‐1300 Written Exam / Review / Critique
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