Course Description
Topics include:
• Basic FTO program concepts and philosophies
• Your roles as a field training officer
• Documenting your trainee during the shift
• Mandatory FTO program documents
• Supplemental FTO program forms
• Automating your FTO program
• The basic FTO program structure and how to make modifications
• Preparing your trainee for the FTO program
• Trainee responsibilities during the FTO program
• Handling calls with your trainee
• Adult learning, memory and how stress impacts your
trainee’s performance
• FTO program tests and quizzes
• Things you must know about FTO program-related
legal concerns
• Concerns about your trainee’s driving
• Dealing with difficult trainees
• The "Recruit Training Checklist"
• The "Daily Observation Report"
• The "Standardized Evaluation Guidelines" and rating
scale application
• Ethical dilemmas facing all FTOs
• The “do and do not” aspects of writing narrative evaluations
• How to develop your "Remedial Training Action Plans"
• The proper use of the "N.R.T." designation
• Basic FTO program concepts and philosophies
• Your roles as a field training officer
• Documenting your trainee during the shift
• Mandatory FTO program documents
• Supplemental FTO program forms
• Automating your FTO program
• The basic FTO program structure and how to make modifications
• Preparing your trainee for the FTO program
• Trainee responsibilities during the FTO program
• Handling calls with your trainee
• Adult learning, memory and how stress impacts your
trainee’s performance
• FTO program tests and quizzes
• Things you must know about FTO program-related
legal concerns
• Concerns about your trainee’s driving
• Dealing with difficult trainees
• The "Recruit Training Checklist"
• The "Daily Observation Report"
• The "Standardized Evaluation Guidelines" and rating
scale application
• Ethical dilemmas facing all FTOs
• The “do and do not” aspects of writing narrative evaluations
• How to develop your "Remedial Training Action Plans"
• The proper use of the "N.R.T." designation
Course Registration
Course Information
Course ID:
26-009
Course Start:
2026-08-31 8:00 AM
Course End:
2026-09-02 4:00 PM
Course Days:
3
Course Hours:
23
Location Information
Northern Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
4500 Montdale Drive
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Pricing Information
Member Tuition:
695.00
Non Member Tuition:
695.00