Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
3.30 Training: Organization and Administration
3.30.6 Training Performance Objectives (Revised : 7/18/18)
A. All training programs shall have approved curriculum and performance objectives prior
to the presentation of the training. The PSD shall review and help the trainer to finalize
training curriculum and performance objectives prior to the training. The PSD
Commander shall recommend whether a training program should include a Certificate of
Completion to present to course partici pants when the program is completed. Final
recommended curriculum, certification, and performance objectives will be submitted to
the Chief of Police for approval.
B. Approved training objectives and any curriculum, handouts, exams and evaluations shall
be maintained on file by the PSD.
C. Training performance objectives shall:
1. Focus on the elements of the member -group Position De scriptions
2. Provide clear statements r elated to what is to be learned
3. Provide the basis for eva luating the participants’ knowledge of the subject after
training (written test and/or skill demonstration)
4. Provide a basis for evaluating effectiveness of the training program.
D. The use of performance objectives will acquaint training participants w ith what they are
required to know, the skills they must demonstrate and the circumstances under which the
skills will be used. This approach enables the instructor to relate training directly to the
expected job performance.