West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 95 - Jails And Prisons Standards Commission › Title 95 - LEGISLATIVE RULE JAIL AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITY STANDARDS COMMISSION › Series 95-02 - Minimum Standards For Construction, Operation And Maintenance Of Correctional Facilities › Section 95-2-5 - Training and Staff Development

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
5.1. Program
						Supervision. Training programs for all employees shall be specifically planned,
						coordinated, and supervised by a qualified employee at the supervisory level,
						and reviewed annually.
5.2.
						Specialized Training. The individual coordinating the training and staff
						development program shall have received specialized training for that position.
						At a minimum, full-time training personnel shall have completed a 40 hour
						training-for-trainers course.
5.3.
						Training Evaluation. The correctional facility's training and staff development
						plan shall provide for an ongoing formal evaluation of all pre-service,
						in-service and specialized training programs, with a written report prepared
						annually.
5.4. Library and
						Reference Services. Library and reference services shall be available to
						complement the training and staff development program.
5.5. Outside Resources. The training and
						staff development program shall use the resources of other public and private
						agencies, private industry, colleges and libraries.
5.6. Space and Equipment Requirements. Space
						and equipment required for the training and staff development program shall be
						available. Separate locations shall be provided for firearms and gas equipment
						training and for physical training. Equipment shall be provided for
						audio-visual presentations. Other equipment shall include, at a minimum,
						firearms, gas equipment, and ammunition.
5.7. Replacement Personnel. The budget shall
						include funds for reimbursing replacement personnel required when regular
						personnel are off duty for training purposes.
5.8. New Full-Time Employees. Each
						correctional facility shall provide all new full-time employees with 40 hours
						of orientation/training prior to being independently assigned to a particular
						job. This orientation/training shall include, at a minimum: orientation to the
						purpose, goals, policies and procedure of the correctional facility and the
						Division of Corrections; working conditions and regulations; responsibilities
						and rights of employees; and an overview of the correctional field. Depending
						upon the employee(s) and the requirements of the particular job, the
						orientation/training may include some preparatory instruction related to the
						particular job. There shall be provisions for acknowledging and granting credit
						for prior training received.
5.9.
						New Clerical/Support Employees. All clerical/support employees who have minimal
						contact with inmates shall receive a minimum of an additional 16 hours of
						training during the first year of employment and 16 hours of training each year
						thereafter.
5.10. New Support
						Employees. All support employees who have regular or daily inmate contact shall
						receive a minimum of an additional 40 hours of training during their first year
						of employment and an additional 40 hours of training each subsequent year of
						employment.
5.11. New Professional
						Specialized Employees. All professional specialist employees who have inmate
						contact shall receive a minimum of an additional 40 hours of training during
						their first year of employment, and an additional 40 hours of training each
						subsequent year of employment.
5.12. New Correctional Officers. All new
						correctional officers shall receive a minimum of an additional 120 hours of
						training during their first year of employment and an additional 40 hours of
						training each subsequent year of employment. At a minimum this training shall
						initially cover the following areas:
5.12.1.
						Security procedures;
5.12.2.
						Supervision of inmates;
5.12.3. Use
						of force regulations and tactics;
5.12.4. Report writing;
5.12.5. Inmate rules and
						regulations;
5.12.6. Rights and
						responsibilities;
5.12.7. Fire and
						emergency procedures;
5.12.8.
						Firearms training;
5.12.9. Key
						control;
5.12.10. Interpersonal
						relations;
5.12.11. Social/cultural
						lifestyles of the inmate population;
5.12.12. Communication skills; and,
5.12.13. First aid.