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University of California, San Francisco
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3.34 Training: In -Service Briefing and Leadership Training
3.34.4 Leadership Development Training (Revised: 2/ 2/11)
Leadership development training is designed to improve the professional competence of
supervisors and managers.
A. Supervisory Development Training
Supervisory development training is provided for new and existing supervisors in basic
and advanced topic areas, such as personnel, accountability, problem identification,
evaluation and solving techniques and other position -related topics. Supervisory
development training opportunities include, but are not limited to:
1. 80-hour POST Basic Supervision Course
a. All sworn supervisors must attend and successfully complete this course
within 12 months following their promotion or appointment.
2. UCSF Supervisory Certification Program
3. FTO Supervisor/Field Training Program Coordinator
a. All F ield Training Program Coordinators must attend and successfully
complete this course within 12 months following their appointment.
4. Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute
5. Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP)
a. All supervisory personne l must attend training by FSAP. This training will
provide an overview of the services FSAP provides, in addition to
explaining a supervisor’s role and responsibility and how to identify
employee behaviors that would indicate the existence of employee
conc erns, problems and/or issues that could impact employee job
performance.
B. Managerial Development Training
Managerial development training is provided for new and existing managers in basic and
advanced topic areas specifically designed to improve the m anagers’ professional
competence. Managerial development training opportunities include, but are not limited
to:
1. 104-hour POST Management Course
a. All managers must attend and successfully complete this course within 12
months following their promotion or appointment.
2. POST Executive Development Training
3. POST Command College
4. University of California Management Skills Assessment Program (MSAP)
5. University of California Business Office Institute (BOI)
6. University of California Senior Leaders hip Forum
7. University of California Leadership Institute
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8. FBI National Academy.
C. In order to take advantage of this training, staff must meet the following criteria and
conditions for consideration:
1. Staff must meet the requirements of the identified advanced training institution
2. Staff must currently be a supervisor or manager, depending on the training
requested
3. The operational needs of the Department can be met during the sworn personnel’s
absence
4. The staff member must receive the endorsement of the Division Manager and the
Chief of Police.
D. Leadership development training should include:
1. Contemporary management theory and practices
2. Utilization of resources to their maximum efficiency
3. Leadership techniques
4. Problem id entification, evaluation and solving techniques and/or
5. Police administration.