Initial FTO Certification - The Modern Field Training Officer

FTO • In-Person Training

Turn policing experience into effective instruction.

Doing the work well and teaching someone else to do it are different responsibilities. Field training officers must explain, observe, coach, evaluate, and document performance while helping trainees develop judgment and competence.

Designed for current and prospective field training officers, this course develops the skills required to turn policing experience into effective instruction. Participants learn how adults acquire and apply new skills, how to coach performance in real time, how to evaluate behavior objectively, and how to document progress, deficiencies, and remediation clearly. Attendees leave prepared to develop trainee judgment and competence while applying consistent, fair, and defensible standards.

What You’ll Learn

Learning Objectives

This course connects the following skills and considerations with the responsibilities of current and prospective field training officers.

1. 01

   Apply adult learning principles to field instruction.

2. 02

   Evaluate trainee behavior against consistent performance expectations.

3. 03

   Connect coaching and remediation with observed needs.

4. 04

   Document progress and deficiencies clearly and fairly.

Course Content

Explore the Course Outline.

Who Should Attend

Designed for current and prospective field training officers.

Initial FTO Certification - The Modern Field Training Officer is intended for current and prospective field training officers. The course outline above provides the specific subject areas to consider when selecting personnel for this training.

For an agency-hosted delivery, discuss your audience and preferred timing with Aspirant so the training can be coordinated around the people who will attend.