Everett’s April 2025 Class: Use 1 Word to Describe Your Best FTO, and 1 Word to Describe Your Worst FTO

Many students of this class were tenured officers who expanded their enforcement experience We finished up with our Basic FTO Class in April with 22 new FTOs. It was great to see several attendees with lots of law enforcement experience. In recent classes, it was not uncommon to have attendees with 3 years or less of experience. These tenured…

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March & September 2025 FTO Classes

David Harris & Associates, LLC offers a Basic Field Training Officer Academy, Refresher for the FTO course, and Managing the FTO Program. If your agency is seeking quality training that is based on nationally recognized best practices, David Harris & Associates is ready to help. Upcoming verified classes are both in Everett, Washington: Basic FTO Academy -40-Hours- Everett, WA…

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David Harris & Associates Just Completed a Basic FTO Class in Kalama, Washington!

Basic FTO Class near me - Kalama, WA

We graduated another 21 new FTOs who will return to their respective agencies with a new understanding of how to train their new employees with a focus on Training Towards Success. We had Corrections Officers, Financial Officers, and Intake Officers, as well as police and deputies, in attendance. One of the questions many expressed was on how to “override”…

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“Day -1, I Was Not Ready to Be An FTO; Day -5, I Feel Prepared.”

  We just completed another Basic FTO Class in Everett, WA. It was great to see representatives with the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office back in the class. This was a large class with 28 attendees heading back to their agencies to begin the process of training the next generation of new employees. This was a diverse group made up…

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We Finished Our First Refresher Class of the Year

  This FTO Refresher Class was hosted by the Island County Sheriff’s Office and had 19 attendees from all over the area. Officers from Arlington, Moses Lake, Burlington, Battleground, and Langley Police Departments; and Deputies from Okanogan, Benton, and Island Counties made up the class. The block of instruction which received high praises, not surprisingly, was the SEG review…

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FTO Class in Everett, WA

There is a Basic FTO Academy class February 7th – 11th, 2022. It will be held at the  Everett Police South PrecinctYou still have time to register, but the class will be limited to 24 attendees. Register Now The class includes: Instructor Development Adult Learning Methodologies Coach-Pupil Method of Instruction Lesson Planning Evaluation Rules Formula for Documentation How to…

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