Completion of the Management Course is required of all sworn managers (usually lieutenants) within 12 months of promotion to the management rank. Sworn first-line supervisors and civilian managers may also attend, if approved by the department heads.
The 104-hour Management Course is presented in three instructional blocks and is designed to assist supervisors transitioning to middle management. Utilizing adult learning principles, the course covers several topics including: Transition to Lieutenant, Leadership, Community Policing and Problem Solving, Strategic Planning, Fiscal Management, Personnel Issues, Legal Issues, Critical Incident Management, Ethics, Risk Management, Media Relations, and Personnel & Professional Growth.
Students are also required to complete reading assignments and group projects to enhance their learning.
POST contracts with several presenters to provide this course throughout the state. Staff estimates approximately 600 persons will need to attend the course in the next year. To accommodate this, POST plans to contract for 27 presentations among the presenters of the Management Course.
A cost breakdown for the presentation of this course is contained in Attachment A.
This program is supported by Strategic Plan Objectives: A.1 California law enforcement agencies are prepared to address emerging trends and challenges and D.1 POST supports law enforcement agencies in developing positive durable and collaborative relationships with their communities. |