In summary, the Commission's written decision in the ITR appeal made the following three determinations:
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The Distraction Device Breaching Instructor Course (CCN 1025-33566) - This course was properly decertified and should remain decertified.
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Sedentary Classroom Training Courses - Those courses identified as solely classroom courses in which students "passively receive, in a sedentary manner…" the course instruction shall be returned to active status and shall no longer be noted in the Commission's records as being decertified.
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Other Courses Involving Practical Application by Students Beyond Sedentary Classroom Instruction - The Commission will allow ITR to demonstrate that continued decertification of courses involving practical application by students is unwarranted. The Commission will allow for the decertification of such courses to be reversed and returned to active status, only upon a thorough review to determine that the courses meet all mandated certification and presentation requirements. Courses will be audited by POST staff at ITR's expense. |
The following four sedentary courses were identified in the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system to begin to implement the Commission’s second Determination:
1. CCN 1025-12250 - Critical Incident Management and Tactics
2. CCN 1025-30922 - Dispatcher - Tactical Operation
3. CCN 1025-30869 - Dispatcher - Tactical Operations, Advanced
4. CCN 1025-23030 - Special Weapons and Tactics
During the certification process, several course titles have been updated to more effectively reflect the course content and conform with standardized course titles. The following chart depicts the previously decertified ITR course titles and the current CATT course titles for the sedentary courses.
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ITR Course Title
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CATT Course Title
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CCN 1025-12250 - Critical Incident Management and Tactics
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CCN 1265-12030 – Special Weapons and Tactics, Commander
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CCN 1025-30922 - Dispatcher - Tactical Operations
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CCN 1265-30922 - Dispatcher - Tactical Operations
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CCN 1025-30869 - Dispatcher - Tactical Operations, Advanced
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CCN 1265-30869 - Dispatcher - Tactical Operations, Advanced
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CCN 1025-23030 - Special Weapons and Tactics, Commander
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CCN 1265- 23015 - Special Weapons and Tactics Team Leader
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All four sedentary courses have been certified.
Staff has begun to implement the Commission’s third determination for non-sedentary courses. CATT submitted four courses for return to active status. The courses were reviewed by subject matter experts who provided input for changes and corrections. All of the courses have been returned to CATT staff for revision.
As each non-sedentary course is approved, staff will work with CATT to determine when they will be presented and audit each course at the expense of CATT. Staff has an audit process in place with trained evaluators from the Quality Assessment Program. Pursuant to the Commission’s decision, the evaluators will audit the first presentation of each non-sedentary course to ensure compliance with POST course certification Regulations and Procedures. |