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Employee Evaluations: Improving Performance

Employee Evaluation: Improving Performance

Presented by: Greg Anderson, On-Target Solutions Group

December 2, 2020, 8 AM – 4 PM.
7 hours (POST #10035-1116)

$150/ officer
$125/ if 3 or more from same agency

For more information and to register, click here.

 

 

 

COURSE OVERALL LEARNING GOAL:

This one day course is a designed for all law enforcement professionals from chief executive officer to first-line supervisors that evaluate employee performance.

What if we could take the angst out of conducting employee evaluations? This frustration is not only on the part of the evaluator, but also the employee receiving the evaluation. This training will provide concrete solutions on how to easily complete these forms and improve employee motivation and effectiveness.
Organizations, as well as those supervisors that complete employee evaluations, must understand the importance of this critical function. By completing accurate, detailed, and specific evaluations, evaluators will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their employees. In addition, quality employee evaluations are defensible for future employment actions should it be necessary. The outcome of this training is to understand the purpose of employee evaluations is not to deliver a rating, but to improve performance!

Topics Include:

• Best Practices for Employee Evaluations
• Why are evaluations so important?
• Differences between quantitative and qualitative measurements
• Planning for the review process and the need for supportive documentation.
• Legal considerations
• The importance of equitable evaluations
• Performance evaluation language samples
• The need for ongoing feedback sessions

FBI-LEEDA Reflective Leadership Institute (RLI)

Presented by: FBI-LEEDA

October 26 – 30, 2020, 8:30 AM – 5 PM.

Tuition: $695.

To register, click here.

To view the course flyer, click here.

COURSE SUMMARY:

The FBI-LEEDA Reflective Leadership Institute course represents the next level of leadership education for law enforcement professionals. This dynamic course focuses on learning to lead an inclusive culture within our law enforcement agencies. The goals of this 4½-day program include: creating a fair, unbiased, and inclusive police culture for the agency and community; effectively guide law enforcement agencies to realize the practical and moral value of cultural awareness and cultural intelligence; incorporate best practices for successfully navigating the complexities of our contemporary cultural with integrity; assemble concrete pathways for fair and unbiased leadership development of all employees in the agency; and, help create leaders with cultural wisdom and integrity as models for their internal communities and the public that they serve.

The RLI course focuses on leading an inclusive culture within our law enforcement agencies. The goals of the Reflective Leadership Institute are:

  • Create a fair, unbiased, and inclusive police culture for the agency and community.
  • Effectively guide the leaders of law enforcement agencies to realize the practical and moral value of cultural awareness and cultural intelligence.
  • Incorporate best practices for successfully navigating the complexities of our contemporary cultural context with integrity.
  • Suggest concrete pathways for fair and unbiased leadership development of all employees in the agency.
  • Help create leaders of cultural wisdom and integrity as models for their internal communities and the public that they serve.

This course may be seen as the next level of training for leaders who have completed the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy and who know that they must consider the diverse needs of the people in their current and future workplace contexts.

  • The registration fee for this program is $695.
  • Registration includes the cost of training and course materials; the fee does not include meals or travel expenses.
  • For further information concerning this program, or if you would be interested in hosting this program in your area, please contact FBI-LEEDA at 877-772-7712.
  • SEMINAR REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT – SWORN AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF.
  • YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE A MEMBER OF FBI-LEEDA TO ATTEND.

Cancellation Policy:  FBI-LEEDA, Inc. makes every attempt to complete all of our scheduled courses, however, we may have to postpone or cancel any course because of insufficient paid enrollment, host agency request, or for any unforeseen circumstance, such as weather or illness. If FBI-LEEDA postpones or cancels a course, the student will have the option of enrolling in another course or be refunded the course registration fees in full. Re-enrollment must be done within 30 days from date of cancellation or a refund will be issued. FBI-LEEDA is not responsible for any travel costs or fees incurred by the student for any cancelled or postponed course. A student may request to be withdrawn from any course by emailing lweber@fbileeda.org  at least two business days prior to the start of the course. A $75 cancellation fee will be applied to refunds for student-initiated cancellations. Refunds will not be issued for no-shows. All registration fees must be paid in full prior to the start of the course.

Contact Sgt. Jess Irmiter for more information.
(jirmiter@edenprairie.org) 952-949-6216, or FBI-LEEDA 1-877-772-7712

 

NTOA SWAT Team Leader Development

Presented by: National Tactical Officers Association

Hosted by: Edina PD

August 10 – 14, 2020, 8:00 AM – 5 PM.

Tuition: $750 Non-members, $695 NTOA Individual Member

To register, click here.

 

COURSE SUMMARY:

This course is designed for law enforcement personnel who are responsible for deploying in the capacity as a SWAT Team Leader or as a supervisor who is responsible for the training and deployment of tactical teams. The focus of this training will be on pre-incident training, planning, organizing, and the tactical decision-making process used in the resolution of high-risk operations. Also included in the curriculum is an overview of SWAT training topics including selection and testing, training issues and liability, national SWAT standards and critical incident reviews. Practical applications will consist of scouting and planning warrants, small team planning, tactics used in the resolution of critical incidents, and the review of tactical incidents and videos. Attendees will participate in-group discussions, write operations orders, and develop training plans, plus critique and evaluate tactics and decisions based on a principle based SWAT decision-making process.

 

Registration deadline: 7/3/20

course # 20202070

Prerequisites: Sworn full-time law enforcement personnel

Student Equipment: Law Enforcement I. D., Laptop is helpful to the student, but not mandatory. (Student notebooks will be made available via Dropbox.), Business casual dress may be worn, SWAT call-out forms and briefing forms, After Action Report forms STUDENT RECOMMENDED READING LIST (STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING TO CLASS FOR DISCUSSION & REVIEW):“Leadership and Training for the Fight: A Few Thoughts on Leadership and Training by a Former Special Operations Soldier” by MSF Paul R. Howe and “Sound Doctrine: A Tactical Primer” by Charles Sid Heal

Co-host Point of Contact:
Officer Jake Heckert jheckert@edinamn.gov

Nearest Airport:
Minneapolis – Saint Paul International Airport

Suggested Car Rental Agency
Use the following ID#, XZ17D23 to get the discounted rate. You can log onto www.enterprise.com and use the pin code of NAT or call 1-800-RENT-A-CAR

Hotel Suggestions:
Doubletree Hotel 952-835-7800 7800 Normandale Blvd. Minneapolis, MN 55439

Cancellation Policy:
Student will receive full refund of any paid fee if cancelled in writing 30+ days prior to course start.
NTOA will charge $100 cancellation fee if written notice is received less than 30 days prior to course start.
No written notice, no refund. Qualified substitutions are always acceptable.
NTOA reserves the right to cancel a course 30 days prior to the start date. We will notify you immediately if this occurs.

Completed registrations may be emailed to training@ntoa.org
Checks made payable to NTOA may be mailed to 7150 Campus Dr. Suite 215, Colorado Springs, CO 80920

This course is designed for law enforcement personnel who are responsible for deploying in the capacity as a SWAT Team Leader or as a supervisor who is responsible for the training and deployment of tactical teams. The focus of this training will be on pre-incident training, planning, organizing, and the tactical decision-making process used in the resolution of high-risk operations. Also included in the curriculum is an overview of SWAT training topics including selection and testing, training issues and liability, national SWAT standards and critical incident reviews. Practical applications will consist of scouting and planning warrants, small team planning, tactics used in the resolution of critical incidents, and the review of tactical incidents and videos. Attendees will participate in-group discussions, write operations orders, and develop training plans, plus critique and evaluate tactics and decisions based on a principle based SWAT decision-making process.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS
Upon completion of this course the attendee will be familiar with:
1. NTOA Tactical Response & Operational Standards for Law Enforcement
2. Recruitment, Selection, and Training of SWAT Personnel
3. Team Leader Legal Liability Concepts
4. SWAT Structure and Leadership
5. Survival for the Tactical Team Leader
6. Strategy, Training, and Mission Planning
7. Team Leaders and the OODA Loop
8. Less Lethal Tactical Decision-Making
9. High-Risk Warrant Service
10. Resolution of Barricaded Suspects
11. Hostage Rescue Operations
12. Principle Based Decision-Making Review
13. Incident Reviews from Past Operations

GLOCK Advanced Armorer’s Course


GLOCK Advanced Armorer’s Course

Presented by: GLOCK

Thursday – Friday, May 28 – 29, 2020: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Certification: 3 years

To register, click here.

 

• 5 year Certification upon successful completion
• Student provides Safety Glasses and a small flashlight
• GLOCK will provide lunch each day

COURSE OUTLINE:

• Introductions
• Written Exam of Basic Armorer Course
• Safety
• Updates and review of Basic Armorer Course
• Detailed Disassembly and Reassembly
• Generation, Model and Part Upgrades and Changes
• Trouble Shooting, Diagnosis and Repair
• Practical Examination – 90% requirement for Certificate of Completion
• Written Examination – 90% requirement for Certificate of Completion

STUDENT PREREQUISITES:

• Must be a GLOCK Certified Armorer for 2 or more years.
• Must demonstrate the ability to Field Strip and conduct detailed disassembly and
reassembly of the GLOCK Pistol upon arrival. Students who are unable to perform
Field Stripping and detail disassembly and reassembly will be removed from the
Advanced Armorer Course at the Instructors discretion.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

• Understand and be able to explain the design features of the GLOCK Safe Action
System
• Score 90% on the Final Written Examination
• Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to maintain, troubleshoot and service all
GLOCK pistols by identifying 90 percent of the problems present in the Final
Practical Examination Scenario Pistols.

Managing an Incident Command Post and Tactical Operations Center

Presented by: National Tactical Officers Association

Hosted by: Edina PD

April 6, 2020, 8:00 AM – 5 PM.

Tuition: $234 Non-members, $179 NTOA Individual Member

To register, click here.

 

COURSE SUMMARY:

This one‐day, eight‐hour seminar is an instructional overview of emergency operations center; command post and tactical
operations center functions, structure, and operations. Command decision‐making through a proven system that
streamlines the flow of direction and information will be a central focus of this course.

course # 20202060

Prerequisites: Sworn full-time law enforcement personnel

Student Equipment: Law Enforcement ID, Laptop computer is highly recommended

Co-host Point of Contact:
Officer Jake Heckert jheckert@edinamn.gov

Nearest Airport:
Minneapolis – Saint Paul International Airport

Suggested Car Rental Agency
Use the following ID#, XZ17D23 to get the discounted rate. You can log onto www.enterprise.com and use the pin code of NAT or call 1-800-RENT-A-CAR

Hotel Suggestions:
Doubletree Hotel 952-835-7800 7800 Normandale Blvd. Minneapolis, MN 55439

Cancellation Policy:
Student will receive full refund of any paid fee if cancelled in writing 30+ days prior to course start.
NTOA will charge $100 cancellation fee if written notice is received less than 30 days prior to course start.
No written notice, no refund. Qualified substitutions are always acceptable.
NTOA reserves the right to cancel a course 30 days prior to the start date. We will notify you immediately if this occurs.

De-escalation & Smarter Policing

De-escalation & Smarter Policing

Presented by: Greg Anderson, On-Target Solutions Group

January 24, 2020, 8 AM – 4 PM.
7 hours (POST Board Approved #10444-0007)

$150/ officer
$125/ if 3 or more from same agency

For more information and to register, click here.

 

 

COURSE OVERALL LEARNING GOAL:

This training meets requirements to comply with Minnesota Statute 626.8469 Training in Crisis Response, Conflict Management and Cultural Diversity.

This training has been approved by Minnesota POST to cover 8 hours of the mandatory training. Components covered include Conflict Management and Mediation as well as Recognizing and Valuing Community Diversity and Cultural Differences to Include Implicit Bias training as set by POST. Components not covered are the Crisis Intervention and Mental Illness Crises portion of the mandate which is often covered by mental health professionals that provide training in those areas.

Who should attend: Sworn police officers from the rank of Chief of Police/Sheriff to police officers and deputies. This course is taught by active/retired chiefs of police. This is the training that is sweeping the nation with 1000’s of law enforcement professionals trained in the last years alone!

Nothing is as important to government services as the relationship between law enforcement and the public that is served. Recent inflammatory actions and news stories have had a severe impact and the perception of law enforcement. Agencies and individual employees must understand their role and that every action and statement that is made reflects on the profession as a whole. This training will focus not only on individual employee attitudes and beliefs, but also organizational concepts that either enhances trust or perpetuates a lack of trust with the communities that are served.

Topics Include:

• The concept and foundations of Blue Courage
as they apply to law enforcement authority
• Service, justice, legitimacy and fundamental
fairness as they apply to the Nobility of Policing
• Resilience and apply techniques designed to
enhance ability to function in peak capacity
• Civil and Human Rights
• De-escalation Techniques
• Policing using influence and control
• The concepts of Procedural Justice
• Cultural Competency

De-escalation & Smarter Policing


De-escalation & Smarter Policing

Presented by: Greg Anderson, On-Target Solutions Group

January 15, 2020, 8 AM – 4 PM.
7 hours (POST Board Approved #10444-0007)

$150/ officer
$125/ if 3 or more from same agency

For more information and to register, click here:

 

 

COURSE OVERALL LEARNING GOAL:

This training meets requirements to comply with Minnesota Statute 626.8469 Training in Crisis Response, Conflict Management and Cultural Diversity.

This training has been approved by Minnesota POST to cover 8 hours of the mandatory training. Components covered include Conflict Management and Mediation as well as Recognizing and Valuing Community Diversity and Cultural Differences to Include Implicit Bias training as set by POST. Components not covered are the Crisis Intervention and Mental Illness Crises portion of the mandate which is often covered by mental health professionals that provide training in those areas.

Who should attend: Sworn police officers from the rank of Chief of Police/Sheriff to police officers and deputies. This course is taught by active/retired chiefs of police. This is the training that is sweeping the nation with 1000’s of law enforcement professionals trained in the last years alone!

Nothing is as important to government services as the relationship between law enforcement and the public that is served. Recent inflammatory actions and news stories have had a severe impact and the perception of law enforcement. Agencies and individual employees must understand their role and that every action and statement that is made reflects on the profession as a whole. This training will focus not only on individual employee attitudes and beliefs, but also organizational concepts that either enhances trust or perpetuates a lack of trust with the communities that are served.

Topics Include:

• The concept and foundations of Blue Courage
as they apply to law enforcement authority
• Service, justice, legitimacy and fundamental
fairness as they apply to the Nobility of Policing
• Resilience and apply techniques designed to
enhance ability to function in peak capacity
• Civil and Human Rights
• De-escalation Techniques
• Policing using influence and control
• The concepts of Procedural Justice
• Cultural Competency

Evidence Storage and Management

Evidence Storage and Management

Presented by: R.P. “Rusty” Sullivan, On-Target Solutions Group

August 23, 2019, 8 AM – 4 PM.
7 hours (POST #10444-0008)

$150/ officer
$125/ if 3 or more from same agency

To view the course flyer and register, click here.

 

COURSE OVERALL LEARNING GOAL:

This seminar is designed for both civilian/sworn personnel with custodial duties and those responsible for the management of these functions including supervisors and executives. Agency size often impacts involved storage variables – presented materials can identify employable options to preserve evidence integrity from unwarranted courtroom challenges.
These often out of sight – out of mind minutia level duties, if neglected have insidious damage potentials. Criminal prosecution efforts combined with an agency’s public reputation and simultaneously the careers of its Chief/Sheriff downwards to assigned custodians have repeatedly been irreparably damaged for failing to continuously and appropriately manage this assignment.
Systematic evidence storage duties are often assigned with little or no functional training. The involved transaction procedures require efforts uncommon to other business type storage facilities. This one-day best practice course is designed for managing a professional evidence storage operation.

 

Note: Attendees are encouraged to bring related hypothetical incident concerns for educational process review among their peers.

SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:

• Gatekeeper/Right of Refusal Concepts
• Safety Aspects
• Integrity Packaging
• Storage Area Security
• Critical Documentation – Whys
• Internal Integrity and Audit
• Management
-Personnel
-Access Control
-Error Response
-Malfeasance
-Agency Confidence
• Professionalism advancement

 

Your presenter: R.P. “Rusty” Sullivan on-going 40 year law enforcement sworn and civilian career continues to build upon 20 years of accumulated full-time forensic practitioner/supervisor assignments. He has served as the President and Chairman of the Board of the Illinois Division of the International Association for Identification. He has over 18 years of presenting in this field and has provided annual state level forensic training conferences and workshop(s) and is a court recognized expert in the forensic sub-disciplines of Latent Fingerprint and Digital Data Recovery. Rusty has been requested and performed audits and reports on evidence rooms for agencies.

Evidence Recovery Skill Sets for Police & Fire Personnel

Evidence Recovery Skill Sets for Police & Fire Personnel

Presented by: R.P. “Rusty” Sullivan, On-Target Solutions Group

August 21 – 22, 2019, 8 AM – 4 PM.
14 hours (POST #10444-0009)

$375/ officer
$325/ if 3 or more from same agency

To view the course announcement and register, click here.

COURSE OVERALL LEARNING GOAL: 

This foundational course is designed for any personnel assigned to Patrol, Investigations and Fire Scene duties, empowering them to identify, collect and record commonly encountered evidence at crime scenes. Skill sets learned can increase your agency’s case clearance rates and successful courtroom prosecution efforts, while simultaneously building public service satisfaction levels and their confidence in investigative efforts.
Training encompasses on-scene application of forensic scientific principles and is presented in a concise-immersive style utilizing lecture and hands on exercises. Upon completion attendees will be able to perform basic crime scene processing and recovery efforts.

 

• Note: Individually owned flashlight use is encouraged during classroom practical exercises. Students can bring any other available camera or forensic equipment to build confidence-familiarity of use during the training. Practice materials will be provided at the training.

SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: 

• Forensic Concepts
• Safety Considerations
• Crime Scene Analysis/Considerations
• Finger-Palm Print Recovery Techniques
• Footwear/Tool Mark Impression Evidence
• Blood Presumptive Testing
• Blood Evidence Recovery Methods
• Touch DNA Collection Efforts
• Evidence Packaging
• Photographic Preservation Concepts
• Documentation – Reports/Chain of Custody
• Court Room Testimony/Demonstrative Presentations
• Forensic Skill Development Investments

 

Your presenter: R.P. “Rusty” Sullivan’s on-going 40 year law enforcement sworn and civilian career continues to build upon 20 years of accumulated full-time forensic practitioner/supervisor assignments. He has served as the President and Chairman of the Board of the Illinois Division of the International Association for Identification. He has over 18 years of presenting in this field and has provided annual state level forensic training conferences and workshop(s) and is a court recognized expert in the forensic sub-disciplines of Latent Fingerprint and Digital Data Recovery. Rusty is currently working as a civilian Forensic Investigator (CSI)/Mobile Digital Device Analyst and has served on large and mid-sized agencies, having a multi-year assignment to Major Crimes Task Force evidence team as well as management, supervisory and front-line evidence experience in high profile and complex investigations.

FBI-LEEDA Supervisor Leadership Institute (SLI)

Presented by: FBI-LEEDA

January 7 – 11, 2019, 8:30 AM – 5 PM.

Tuition: $695.

To register, click here.

 

COURSE SUMMARY:

The Supervisor Leadership Institute (SLI) is part one of the three-step leadership series that makes up the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy.  While targeting to first-line supervisors, the SLI course is suitable for all police leaders – sworn and civilian. SLI students will be engaged in such topics as credibility, discipline, liability, overcoming team dysfunction, and leadership styles.  They will complete a DISC leadership assessment.

FBI-LEEDA instructors are current or former command-level law enforcement leaders who have not only extensive leadership experience, but a passion for teaching.

The following topics are covered in the Supervisor Leadership Institute:

  • Defining leadership, generational effects of leadership, leadership as a lifestyle, leadership traits
  • Building credibility, organizational credibility
  • Four pillars of discipline, immunity, alleviating team dysfunction
  • Participants will complete a DISC assessment of their personal leadership style

The cost of the Supervisor Leadership Institute is $695.

Sworn and professional law enforcement staff are welcome to all FBI-LEEDA courses.  You do not have to be a member to attend a course. Each student must register for courses under their own Username and Account.

For further information regarding this or any other FBI-LEEDA course, please contact FBI-LEEDA at 1-877-772-7712 or email us at: info@fbileeda.org.

 

Cancellation Policy:  FBI-LEEDA, Inc. makes every attempt to complete all of our scheduled courses, however, we may have to postpone or cancel any course because of insufficient paid enrollment, host agency request, or for any unforeseen circumstance, such as weather or illness. If FBI-LEEDA postpones or cancels a course, the student will have the option of enrolling in another course or be refunded the course registration fees in full. Re-enrollment must be done within 30 days from date of cancellation or a refund will be issued. FBI-LEEDA is not responsible for any travel costs or fees incurred by the student for any cancelled or postponed course. A student may request to be withdrawn from any course by emailing lweber@fbileeda.org  at least two business days prior to the start of the course. A $75 cancellation fee will be applied to refunds for student-initiated cancellations. Refunds will not be issued for no-shows. All registration fees must be paid in full prior to the start of the course.

Contact Sgt. Jess Irmiter for more information.
(jirmiter@edenprairie.org) 952-949-6216, or FBI-LEEDA 1-877-772-7712

 

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