Another way to train new officers with outstanding results.

 

 

 

 

THE RENO MODEL PTO PROGRAM

 

 

 

DATE:                           October 20-24, 2008

LOCATION:                   SANDY CITY POLICE TRAINING ROOM

TIME:                                    0800-1700 DAILY

COST:                           $495.00 PP

 

 

 

We are offering the 40-hour Basic Reno Model PTO Course.  The cost includes tuition, handouts, and the PTO manual.  The instructors are the only PTO trainers who have both been involved in the design of the program and have managed a PTO program as practitioners.

 

The Reno Model is founded on the fact that basic police work falls into four areas that can be trained and evaluated, Non-emergency Response, Emergency Response, Patrol, and Investigations.  Our idea was not to train people for specific incidents, but rather to give them the skills they can use in any incident.  Policing is a multi-task environment, so we train that way in the Reno Model.  The problem with standard evaluation guidelines in other training programs is that they are designed for behavior modification techniques.  The FTO has a description of what an officer does and evaluates the traineešs ability to match that description.  While that worked well for many years, we felt that the training program should focus on adult learning techniques including problem-solving, ethics, and leadership It is based on four substantive topic areas, each area consisting of 15 core competencies.  Each core competency has three training outcomes that meet various levels of Bloomšs Taxonomy of Learning.  This is far more exact than other training models, yet still allows training to occur at more than one level. 

 

The Hoover group is currently writing a similar matrix for California P.O.S.T. to use in all 39 of their police academies.  They liked what they saw in the Reno Model.

 

You may receive a copy of the Executive Summary of State of the Art Post-Academy Police Training (The Reno Model PTO Program) and the 40 hour syllabus by calling or e-mail BL Smith.

 

Text Box: Point of Contact: B.L. Smith Training Coordinator Sandy City Police Department 10000 South Centennial Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070 801 568-7240 FAX 801 568-7226 blsmith@sandy.utah.gov                         Make Checks Payable to:

 

                        The Hoover Group of Reno

                        4344 Dant Blvd. Reno NV 89509

                        775-825-2219 (office and fax)

                        hoovergroupofreno@sbcglobal.net                        

                         

           

You may also visit the Reno Police Department's PTO site at:  http://www.cityofreno.com/res/police/ptoprogram.php.