Organization: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIELD TRAINING
Mission: The following are the purposes for which NAFTO has been organized:1.Promote and foster cooperation between Administration, Field/Facility Training Officers, private industry and the public.2.Provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and new techniques used by Administrators, officers and educators.3.Conduct training seminars, conferences and research of educational methods used for improving Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Communications.4.Educate the membership and the public regarding issues relative to apprentice training in Law Enforcement, Corrections, and communications.5.Enable the membership to keep informed of current legislative changes and current judicial decisions.6.Take notice of new trends in apprenticeship and promotional training. 7.Benefit the public interest in the areas of Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Communications.8.Provide public safety educational safety information suitable for distribution to Law Enforcement, Corrections and Communications.9.Perpetuate
Activities: The National Association of Field Training Officers (NAFTO) through its member management services has coordinated training in across the country. The training consists of our Basic field training school which trains experienced officers how to train new officers entering law enforcement from academy training. The basic Corrections field training school trains experienced detention officers how to train new detention officers entering the corrections field from academy training, Field training management classes provide supervisors the understanding of how to run a field training program. This training is done through attendance by members at our state and national conferences. Through these conferences NAFTO provides current trends and basic skills for field trainers in law enforcement, corrections, dispatch and EMT training. Our total membership during the period covered by this return was 920 members.
NTEE category: Crime & Legal-Related
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building