ENROLLMENT IS VIA THE ACADIS SYSTEM

This is an 80-hour comprehensive patrol tactics course designed to promote safe and effective tactics typically required daily for LEO. This course is the prerequisite for all other advanced/unusual occurrence tactics classes.  As such, this class contains instructional delivery specific to the course content and not general instructional concepts.

Within this class, the participant learns the components of Basic Patrol Tactics and technique application, instruction, and testing.  The core tactics involve structure clearing, low/high risk vehicle stops, MIDD, and DV calls.  Emphasis is placed on single and double officer tactics, assessment and planning skills, specific and proper means of instruction, and theoretical background to analyze and develop agency specific programs to serve as a basis for subsequent unusual occurrences and extreme risk tactics classes.

Specific areas covered in this course:

• Patrol tactics and techniques
• Mindset and effects on perception
• Scenario construction and safe effective class conduct
• Use of video recording during teaching and testing
• Human performance and learning as they relate to skill instruction and testing
• Components of learning goals and performance objectives and the appropriate use of each
• The PADDIE process and basic concepts of program development and implementation

This class covers material beyond the material provided in FTO/PTO class and is a highly recommended for both veteran and new FTO/PTO's.

ENROLLMENT IS VIA THE ACADIS SYSTEM