Policy Text
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SHERIFF’S OFFICE COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
Training Development and Delivery for Cornerstone
The purpose of this General Order is to establish guidelines for the implementation and
approval of all new course material submitted through Cornerstone.
I. Terminology
A. Course Proposer – any individual with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s
Office proposing a new course concept and/or content for a course(s)
presented in Cornerstone for Sheriff’s Office Personnel.
B. Approving Committee – a committee consisting of personnel who will be
approving the concept and/or content of a new training course in
Cornerstone.
The following personnel will be members of the committee:
Division Commander of Professional Standards
Division Commander of the Course Proposer
Division Commander of the relate d topic (i.e. , Narcotics, Gangs,
Patrol)
Training Coordinator of In -Service Training
The committee will decide if the proposed course can be developed and
will approve the course content .
Once approved by the committee , the proposed course will be presented
to Executive Staff during a scheduled Executive Staff meeting by the
Professional Standards Commander, for final review and approval.
If approved by Executive Staff, the Chief Deputy of Support Services will
direct In-Service Training to publish the course in Cornerstone.
C. Course Concept Approval Form – a form developed by In -Service Training
to be completed by the Course Proposer.
II. Training Approval Workflow
A. All communication in this process will be conducted via email. If you have
questions , you may contact In -Service Training at (916) 876 -7457 or
TrainingCR@sacsheriff.com .
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All required forms and documents shall be submitted to In -Service
Training via email.
B. In-Service Training will review all Course Development Approval Forms to
confirm the proposed course is not already provided. Once the proposed
course has been review ed and approved by In -Service Training, the
proposal will continue through the approval process.
C. After the approval process is complete , the course can be developed. For
online courses or videos, equipment for Shareable Content Object
Reference Model (SCO RM) or video production packages can be
obtained through the Helpdesk or Asset Management.
D. After the Course Proposer has finished developing the course, all content
will be forwarded to the Course Proposer ’s Division Commander for
approval. The Division Commander will then forward the approved content
to the Division Commander of Professional Standards for final approval.
E. Once approved , the course will be published in Cornerstone by In -Service
Training.
Appendices: A. Course Development Approval For m
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Appendix A Page 1 of 3
Course Development Approval Form
If you determine the need to terminate the development and approval of your course , please send an email
notification to the In -Service Training Coordinator as soon as possible.
Video Production: Please contact Tech Services or Asset Management to review the Video Filming Kit and
Guide.
Required Files: SCORM 2004 -compliant ZIP file
Optional Files: Thumbnail image for Course Catalog (less than 40K), additional resources as required
Proposer Information *required
*Course
Title *Date:
*Proposer
Information
Full Name, Title and Badge Number Division
Mail Code Supervisor Commander
*Phone: *Email
Cell/Desk Phone Work Email
Other
Contributors :
Full Name, Title and Badge Number Division
Full Name, Title and Badge Number Division
*Are you developing a training video?
YES
☐ NO
☐ *Will your online course include other
components? (I.e., exam, other videos,
documents?) YES
☐ NO
☐
Course Purpose and Scope *required
*Please write a paragraph explaining the course purpose and scope.
*Is this course associated with any legal training mandates (i.e. PREA, Domestic
Violence…)? YES
☐ NO
☐
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*If yes, what is the legal mandate or program?
Subjects and Keywords *required
*Does the training need to be refreshed periodically?
YES
☐ NO
☐
*If yes, what is the schedule that you will refresh the training ? (i.e. every year, every two years)
*Subjects and keywords with regard to the course:
*Associated Departmental Orders (Please give type, title , and number or N/A if none):
*Additional Course Resources (N/A if none):
Audience and Prer equisites *required
*Who can be assigned to this course? Please give one or more job classifications, organizational units
or facilit ies.
*Does a request to take the course need to be approved by you or someone else? If so, please explain
why (if no, write N/A).
*Will this course show as a line item on the Official Training Record (SSDWEB) ? If no, a Comprehensive
Training Record will still show the training record in the Cornerstone Transcript .
YES
☐ NO
☐
*Are there any prerequisites to this course?
YES
☐ NO
☐
*If yes, what are the prerequisites :
Approval Route Sheet
Appendix A Page 3 of 3
Training Coordinator, In -Service Training