Basic FTO Course
December 16 @ 8:30 am - December 19 @ 4:30 pm
This 3.5-day course is designed to provide knowledge and training to develop Field Training Officers’ skills. Each new FTO will be presented with ideas and techniques to assist them in becoming more professional and confident in the application of their skills. This course is based on a modified “San Jose” program. Upon completion the FTO will be able to:
- Discuss the “San Jose” and other program models
- Identify demands on FTOs as Instructors
- List five of the errors in rating
- Understand the basics of Adult Learning Theory
- Identify liability issues
- Understand performance evaluations
- Instruct from Training Briefs
- Understand the Rating Scale and Reference Numbers
- Complete the Daily Observation Report
- Develop a Scenario and additional Training Plans
- Understand the purpose of program management and control
Instructor: Steven Kellams of FTO Solutions. Steven Kellams retired from the Bloomington Police Department after 27 years of service. His last rank was as the Administrative Captain. In 2000, then Lieutenant Kellams was instrumental in redesigning the field training program for the Bloomington, Indiana Police Department and has taught that program to hundreds of departments throughout the United States. He has also instructed on field training issues at the national level when he presented courses at four National Association of Field Training Officers conferences, most recently in 2011. In 2005, then Lieutenant Kellams was awarded the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for Monroe County, IN for his work with the Bloomington Police Department’s Field Training Program. He was elected to the national NAFTO Executive Board and served as President in 2009.
Dates: December 16th, 17th, 18th, & 19th, 2024, 8:30am – 4:30pm daily (except 8:30am-12:30 pm on last day)
Location: Grand Blanc Township Police Department, 5405 S. Saginaw Street, Grand Blanc, MI 48439
Cost: LEORTC Member Licensed Officers – Prepaid
LEORTC Non-Licensed Personnel-$275 p/p
Non-Member Agencies – $499.00 p/p
“This training has been registered with MCOLES for the use of PA 302 Law Enforcement Distribution funds.”