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…
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…
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…
