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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections
Agency 20. Department of Criminal Justice Services
Chapter 280. Rules Relating to Compulsory Minimum Training Standards for Law-Enforcement Field Training Officers
11/21/2024

6VAC20-280-20. Compulsory minimum training standards.

Pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 3 of § 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia, the department establishes these standards as the compulsory minimum training standards for law-enforcement field training officers.

1. The course shall include a minimum of 32 hours of training and must address each of the following subjects:

a. Field training program and the field training officer.

b. Field training program delivery and evaluation.

c. Training liability.

d. Characteristics of the adult learner.

e. Methods of instruction.

f. Fundamentals of communication.

g. Written test.

2. A field training officer recertification course shall include a minimum of two hours of training. The director of a certified training academy shall establish recertification criteria for that academy.

Statutory Authority

§ 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 4, eff. November 18, 2015.

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