We have closed out the year! 2024 was a very busy year for FTO Classes. We had the honor to present our Basic FTO—as well as our Refresher Class—in seven locations: one in Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office (Louisiana) and six in Washington State. Those locations included Island County and Yakima County Sheriffs Office; and Kalama, Bellingham, Lynnwood, and Everett…
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”…
October 28th, 2023 It was great to be back at the North Delta Training Academy in West Monroe, Louisiana. I wanted to thank Captain Chris Tolbird for hosting and his assistance in putting this class together. All of the folks working at the Academy (Kim) are of the highest level of professionalism. We truly consider ourselves part of the…
Shane Hawley teaching some students at the Field Training Officer (FTO) Refresher Class in Everett, WA during late September, 2023. On September 29th, 27 students completed our 40-hour Basic FTO Class in Everett, WA. We were excited to have 10 different agencies send their trainers in our class. Those agencies included Lynnwood, Edmonds, Redmond, Bellevue, Marysville Police Departments. Tribal…
Experience ranged from 5 to 20+ years of law enforcement! We were honored to be in Union Gap, Washington on April 12th and 13th, 2023, where we completed our two-Day FTO Refresher Class. It was impressive to note the tenure of the attendees. Experience ranged from 5 to 20+ years of law enforcement. Several of the attendees have trained…
Pictured above: The graduating FTO class at Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office in Ruston, LA. By: Sgt. David J. Harris On November 12th we graduated 15 new FTOs who completed the 40-hour Basic FTO School in Ruston, Louisiana hosted by the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office. Agencies included Ouachita Parish, Union Parish, St. Landry Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, Lincoln Parish, Opelousas…
