FTO Development

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In these times of dwindling hiring pools, it is important that each recruit in an FTO, DTO, or CTO program be given effective training that offers every reasonable opportunity to succeed as a new officer, deputy, or dispatcher without sacrificing the standards of the agency.  Learning in the field training environment depends on high quality training, practice, feedback, and the efforts of committed FTOs.  The FTO Development Course uses the San Jose Model of evaluation and provides the field training officer the tools to be an effective one-on-one trainer and coach.

The class is structured to use the participants’ own experiences as a foundation to increase their understanding of the principles of learning and evaluation in realistic situations.

This class prepares participants to:

• Focus on developing critical thinking skills in new recruits
• Create and update program training materials
• Recognize how adults learn and the strategies that will reinforce training
• Evaluate and document performance
• Plan remedial training that will correct deficiencies in performance
• Provide critical input into retention and termination decisions

As with all of our classes the FTO Development course was developed for Colorado Law Enforcement Agencies by Colorado Law Enforcement Personnel.

This class is often offered through regional grants.  Classes scheduled in that manner can be found on our Upcoming Classes page.  We will also schedule this class for individual agencies.  If you are interested in holding an FTO Development class for your agency please contact us and we can discuss that process.