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FTO Refresher Course
November 4, 2020 @ 8:30 am - November 5, 2020 @ 4:30 pm
This 2 day (12 hour) course is designed to refresh and remind the Field Training Officer (FTO) of the responsibilities and duties regarding field training. Each FTO will be provided a refresher of the basic evaluation techniques for the field training program as well as the importance of adult learning theory in correcting poor performance. Upon completion the FTO will be able to:
- Understand the basics of Adult Learning Theory
- Define the Scale Value System
- Utilize Standard Evaluation Guidelines to complete the Daily Observation Report
- Define Standardization and how it applies to Field Training Programs
- List the Common Performance Appraisal Errors
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, 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/Times: November 4, 2020, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm and November 5, 2020, 8:30am-12:30pm
Location: Grand Blanc Twp. Police Department, 5405 S. Saginaw Street, Grand Blanc, MI 48439
Cost: LEORTC Licensed Members – Prepaid
All Others – $175 p/p
“This training has been registered with MCOLES for the use of PA 302 Law Enforcement Distribution funds.”