Every POST participating peace officer promoted, appointed, or transferred to a middle management position (Lieutenant), shall satisfactorily complete the 104 hour, POST-certified Management Course either 12 months prior to promotion or within 12 months after the initial promotion, appointment, or transfer to such position.

The class curriculum consists of 13 critical thinking topics, instructionally-facilitated over a three-week period, via cutting edge adult learning modules A, B and C. For more information on this program course, please visit the POST Management Course website.

The allocation of course classes is contracted through the following three POST-certified contractors:   

• Center for Criminal Justice, Research and Training, California State University, Long Beach (12 classes)
• Government Training Agency (8 classes)
• South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium (11 classes)

Each contractor's maximum budget expenditures are described in Attachment A – Management Program– Maximum Expenditures.

Contract history is described in Attachment B – Management – Contract History.

Rationale justification for differential cost variations:

• Personnel - Salaries for instructional facilitators vary among all contractors, ranging from $90 to $115 an hour. These salaries are based on experience as well as the rank of the individual facilitating the course. Program Manager and Coordinator salaries may also vary from $55 to $90 an hour.
  
  
• Travel & Per Diem - CSULB and GTA are located in Southern California. The Program Manager, Coordinator, and majority of Instructional-Facilitators reside in closer proximity to venue site locations, and require less extensive travel than South Bay personnel who commute greater distances to class venue sites. The inability, due to regional cost requires South Bay to travel further in effort to host courses at a location which honors state reimbursement rates. 
  
  
• Supply Costs - GTA and South Bay purchase materials through large-box discount stores offering lower competitive prices. CSULB is mandated to abide by contracted agreements to utilize University stores due to state regulations. University store entities traditionally carry a higher cost. 
  
  
• Facility Costs - The determining factors resulting in facility cost differences is due to the ongoing business relationship with hotels and a spectrum of competitive regional market rates.