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TUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS
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POLICY 208 TRAINING POLICY
208.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
It is the policy of this department to administer a training program that will provide for the
professional growth, continued educational development of its personnel and maintain
compliance with state, federal, and city mandates. By doing so, the department will ensure its
personnel possess the knowledge and skills necessary to provide a professional level of service
that meets the needs of the community . The Professional Standards Division will manage and
oversee the development and evaluation of training needs representing individual agency
components.
208.1.1 ACCREDITATION STANDARDS
This policy pertains to the following CALEA Standards: 4.3.3 , 16.1.5, 16.1.6, 33.1.1, 33.1.2 ,
33.1.3 , 33.1.4 , 33.1.5 , 33.1.6 , 33.1.7 , 33.2.3 , 33.4.1 , 33.5.1 , 33.5.3 , 33.5.4 , 33.6.1 , 33.7.2 , 33.8.1 ,
33.8.2 , 33.8.3
This policy pertains to the following Standard Operatin g Procedure: CP436
208.2 PHILOSOPHY
The department seeks to provide ongoing training and encourages all personnel to participate in
advance d training and formal education on a continual basis. Training is provided within the
confines of funding, requi rements of a given assignment, staffing levels, legal and legislative
mandates. Whenever possible and applicable, the department will use courses certified by the
California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) as outlined in the
Training Plan section of this policy .
208.3 OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Training Plan are to:
a) Enhance the level of law enforcement service to the public ;
b) Increase the technical expertise and overall effectiveness of departm ent personnel ;
c) Provide for continued professional development of department personnel .
208.4 TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT
The Professional Standards Division will conduct an annual training needs assessment of the
department. The annual needs assessment will be completed by the department Training Officer
and reviewed by staff . Upon approval by staff, the needs assessment will form the basis for the
training plan for the calendar year.
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208.4. 1 POST INCIDENT EVALUATIONS
The Chief of Police , or their designee , may direct the Training Officer to convene a committee for
the purposes of conducting a post -incident evaluation. Members should be selected based on
their abilities at post -incident evaluation and at assessing related training needs. The review of
certain incidents would be to determine whether training would likely improve future outcomes or
reduce or prevent the recurrence of the undesirable issues rela ted to the incident. Specific
incidents that should be review ed include, but are not limited to:
a) Any incident involving the death or serious injury of an employee;
b) Incidents involving a high risk of death, serious injury, or liabil ity;
c) Incidents identified by a supervisor as appropriate to review to identify possible training
needs.
208.5 TRAINING PLAN
A training plan will be developed and maintained by the department Training Officer . It is the
responsibility of the Training Officer to maintain, review, and update the training plan on an
annual basis. The training plan should include a review of the department training matrix and
address the following areas:
a) Legislative changes ;
b) State Mandated training ;
c) Training Issues ;
d) Department and city policies ;
e) Perishable skills training ;
f) Promotional training needs ;
g) Specialty assignment training needs ;
h) Employee career development .
The Training Officer maintains and utilizes a training matrix to ensure departmen t personnel
receive the mandated and recommended training , re-training, and/or certification for the position
they are assigned. The training matrix serves as a guideline for the Training Officer and all
employees to further enhance the professionalis m of the department.
208.5.1 DEPARTMENT LESSON PLANS
All instructors conducting training courses for department personnel must have a lesson plan for
each course of instruction and a list of resources required in the delivery of the program .
Instructor s should utilize the POST Perishable Skills Program Overview and Implementation
Guidelines available from the Training Officer; and/or other pertinent instructor development
materials in the p reparation of course outlines. Course outlines will be approved by the
department Training Officer and should include the following:
a) Lesson plans developed by certified instructors ;
b) Training objective, describing performance and job -related relevance ;
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c) Course outline and content of training ;
d) List of resource s used in the development of the curriculum;
e) Hourly