The Training Division of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is presenting this 2008 Posse Training Calendar for your use. It is our desire that every Posse member will satisfy their mandatory training requirements and take advantage of the optional courses we are presenting this year.
It is our goal to offer the most up to date training in a sufficient number of classes, on a wide variety of subjects, to give every Posse member ample opportunity to fulfill their training needs and goals through Basic, QAP, and optional courses, and to do so in a manner that is professional and courteous.
This calendar includes the required registration, tracking information, and general guidelines for Office sponsored training.
Please take a moment to review all the information in this calendar.
If you need any information or have any questions regarding calendar events, equipment, class specifics, or general questions about our training programs or requirements; please feel free to contact a member of the Posse Training Staff. Their contact information can be found on page one (1) of this calendar.
Additional copies of this calendar can be obtained upon request from the Posse Training Section.
Office Sponsered Training
It is the individual responsibility of each Posse member to ensure that their training requirements are met for either category of Posse membership: Qualified Armed Posse (QAP) or Basic.
Registering for Office Sponsored Training:
To register for a listed training event, contact the Training Officer within your Posse for the proper submittal of the necessary paperwork. Once your Training Officer has submitted the necessary paperwork, and received a response from the Posse Training Section, your Training Officer will notify you of your status in the class.
Notification of Training:
Your Training Officer will receive notifications from the Posse Training Section regarding student enrollment status, additional training events, changes or cancellations of any listed training events, and will handle all Posse member notifications that are necessary.
Documentation of Training Events:
A roster will be provided at all training events. It is your responsibility to sign the roster as a record of your attendance. Failure to sign this roster may result in having to take the class again. Students not listed on the roster may be denied access to the event. At the end of the training event, you will be provided a Program Approval Form. It is your responsibility to return a copy of this form to your Training Officer as a record of having successfully attended the course. The Training Officer must track each of their members training classes for the purpose of re-certifications and to ensure that training is completed as directed.
Cancellation of Enrollment:
In the event a Posse member is unable to attend a training event, it is the individual responsibility of that Posse member to inform the Posse Training Section via their Training Officer prior to the class.
Posse Training Request Forms
All Posse members shall schedule their training
needs through their assigned Training Officer within their own Posse by using the
training request form.
All class enrollment requests shall be handled by the Training Officers.
The Training Officer will complete the training
request form with all required information. Once the form is complete, the Training
Officer will submit the form to Ms. Phyllis Rees by faxing it to 602-415-0506
or submitting it via email to A_Quintero@MCSO.maricopa.gov for approval and class
confirmation. Once the Training Officer has received a confirmation regarding the
requested training, they shall forward that information back to the Posse Member.
A training request must be submitted for any training event.
Training forms that are incomplete will be returned. All training forms
must include an emergency contact.
We ask that only the assigned Training Officer's contact the Training Division
to enroll their members in a training event.
The
above applies to all training events including OSHA and required recertification
classes.
Basic Posse Required Training
The Basic Training Program
for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Posse organization consists of the following
courses:
LAW & LEGAL
16 HOURS
CPR/FIRST AID
8 HOURS
BASIC TRAFFIC
CONTROL
8 HOURS
TOTAL TRAINING
HOURS:
32 HOURS
Personnel who successfully
complete this block of instruction will be classified as a
Basic Posse Member.
Summary of course descriptions
Law & Legal:
This course covers various topics as they relate to the new Posse member. Topics
include MCSO Policy and Procedures, mission and authority, liability and use of
force issues, uniforms, radio and patrol procedures, Officer Safety, crime scenes,
and report writing. A written exam will be administered.
CPR/First
Aid: This course is designed to certify the new Posse member in the
use of the American Heart Association CPR techniques, as well as standards for first
aid, and the use of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). OSHA standards and
guidelines will also be covered. Both a written and proficiency exam will be administered.
Basic Traffic Control: This
course will cover techniques and equipment used by uniformed Sheriff's Office Posse
Personnel for the purpose of traffic direction control. A written and proficiency
exam will be administered.