This course is a blend of the San Jose FTO model and best practices of a rural and/or small department. Often times New England agencies don’t mimic the vast structure depicted in the San Jose Model and adjustments must be made. However, these can be made without losing the foundation and key concepts of the program itself. This class will provide you with the tools and knowledge to properly train a new officer. From ethics to leadership, our FTO class covers the topics needed to both train and evaluate a field trainee.
The objectives of this course include:
- Creating a standardized program
- Role of an FTO
- Ethics and it’s liabilities
- Leadership traits, relationships & conduct
- Effective teaching methods for different learning styles
- Setting expectations and completing evaluations of the trainee
- Example Daily Observation Reports (DOR) and Weekly Observation Reports (WOR)
- Training Scenario’s for application of class objectives
Survey testimonials from students:
“Ret. Trp. Tilsley’s passion for this subject and his vast expertise (academically & practically) were present every moment during this training. His stories and analogies helped to tie in the lessons taught with learning objectives, which made staying attentive to the topic easy.”
“It is very refreshing to go to a class where the instructor is so passionate about what he has done and continues to do!! 23 year leo”
