Advanced Field Training Officer Course

Overview

  • Mandatory Training

  • Name
    CJSTC SPECIALIZED COURSE #9999
  • Dates and Times
    March 13-14, 2025; 0800 – 1700 hrs.
  • Course Description

    This 2-day course is designed to provide your current Field Training Officers with advanced communication, teaching, and documentation skills to enhance their skills. The course is designed for current FTOs or department FTO coordinators. Continued improvement in their skills is necessary when so much depends on new officer training and the liability that comes along with negligent retention.  In a litigious society, training and thorough documentation is more important than ever.  Topics include generational differences, overcoming personality conflicts, understand why adults learn differently and how to address those distinctions, the FTO as a teacher and mentor, FTO is your first true leadership position, training mistakes, review of typical trainee deficiencies along with training techniques crafted to fix each specific problem, documentation of deficiencies, negligent retention and lastly, students will review real body worn camera videos to integrate the two days of training.

  • Location
    Institute of Public Safety Kirkpatrick Center 3737 NE 39th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32609
  • Dress Policy
    Casual/business casual clothing is recommended. Flip flops, shorts, tank tops and/or offensive T-shirts are unacceptable attire. Law enforcement personnel not in uniform that are carrying exposed firearms must prominently display agency ID and/or badge at all times while on college property.
  • Cost
    No cost to officers in Region IV. Priority is given to officers in Alachua and Bradford Counties. All other officers will be waitlisted and added to the roster as space permits.
  • Registration
  • Questions?
    Contact the Advanced and Specialized Training Coordinator.