California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 2 - Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training › Article 3 - Regulatory Procedures › Section 1052 - Requirements for Course Certification (Refer to Commission Regulation 1059 for Basic Course Certification Requirements)

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Instructor-Led
				Training
Every instructor-led training course submitted to POST for
				  certification, including those presented in a classroom setting or delivered online
				  (i.e., live webinars) but excluding basic courses certified under Commission
				  Regulation 1059, shall be evaluated in accordance with the following factors:
(1) Development of course was approved by regional
				consultant based on an established ongoing, unmet training need;
(2) Course Content;
(3) Expanded course outline; Certification I and
				II will include a statement of purpose. Certification I will require second level of
				detail, Certification II will require third level of detail or learning objectives
				and minimum topics. A sufficient level of detail must be included to sufficiently
				explain the course content.
(4) Hours of
				Instruction;
(5) Qualifications of
				Instructors, Coordinators, and/or Academy Staff (reference Regulations 1070 and 1071
				for minimum training standards);
(A) Individuals
				shall not be permitted to instruct in a POST-certified course if the person has
				become ineligible to hold office as a peace officer pursuant to Section
				1029 of the
				Government Code, or, if their peace officer certification:
1. Is currently suspended by either the Commission
				or the Executive Director of POST (shall only apply during the period of
				suspension),
2. Has been revoked by the
				Commission, or
3. Was voluntarily
				surrendered to the Commission.
(B) If an immediate temporary suspension does not
				result in a Commission action, the individual may be reinstated as an eligible
				instructor in a POST-certified course upon reinstatement of their
				certification.
(6) Target
				audience and number of trainees;
(7)
				Physical Facilities Appropriate for the Training;
(8) Methods of Course Presentation;
(9) Learning activities, if applicable (e.g.,
				table-top exercises, role playing, scenarios) or other means of assessing student
				learning (e.g., cognitive or manipulative skills test);
(A) Provide brief description of any learning
				activity (as defined in Commission Regulation 1001) that may be used during each
				course presentation.
(B) Training
				presenters shall have the flexibility to select any of the learning activities they
				described as required in subsection 1052(9)(A) during a course presentation,
				provided the course content is delivered as certified.
(C) Training presenters may introduce new learning
				activities not referenced/described during the initial course certification process
				to enhance learning. Any new learning activity introduced into the course curriculum
				on other than a temporary basis shall be added to the expanded course outline and
				submitted to POST staff for approval of the course modification.
(D) Each training presenter of POST-certified
				courses involving the manipulative skills training shall implement a formal written
				safety policy. Training presenters shall at all times develop and implement safety
				policies for courses when applicable or when student safety is involved. Training
				presenters shall refer to the
POST Guidelines for Student Safety in
				Certified Courses 2024
, herein incorporated by reference, for clarification
				and requirements. The POST regional consultant shall review and approve safety
				policies.
1. Training shall at all times be
				conducted in a manner designed to minimize any risk of injury and to promote
				student, staff, and instructor safety.
2. The POST Regional Consultant shall be notified
				in writing within five (5) business days when an injury requiring more than basic
				first aid occurs during training.
(10) Methods of assessing student learning, if
				applicable (e.g., learning activities demonstrations, testing, teach
				backs)
(11) Availability of staff to
				administer and properly oversee the course
(12) Process for student evaluation of the
				course
(13) Projected course cost and
				tuition per student
(14)
				Instructor/trainee ratios
(15)
				Provisions for student safety, if applicable (refer to
POST Guidelines for
				Student Safety for Certified Courses 2024
)