Welcome to the Academy Staff! Teaching at the academy is indeed an honor and privilege. You have been chosen to join our staff because of your experience and expertise in law enforcement and we appreciate very much your interest in sharing your knowledge with our students. To get here, you have already demonstrated for us that you have at least some formal education and a minimum number of years of professional experience. However, experience and prior education alone is not all that you need before teaching your first class.
We support the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training requirement that all academy instructors have at least basic training for how to utilize adult learning and facilitation skills. This is a requirement for everyone hired as an instructor by the Criminal Justice Training Center at Napa Valley College. In addition, we believe strongly that all new instructors complete a formal orientation program once hired. This online orientation program is designed to familiarize you with the training center's organization, policies, and procedures. In addition, by completing this orientation, you will meet the requirements of the P.O.S.T. Academy Instructor Certification Program. This orientation program can be completed at your own pace. It includes reading several training center documents and completing the P.O.S.T. "Learners First" online course. Once you have completed all of the components listed below, fill out the form at the bottom of this page and submit it to the academy director. By submitting this form, you attest that you have completed each part of the orientation and that you understand all of the information provided. Our goal is to insure that you are fully prepared for your teaching assignment. We are absolutely committed to your success and hope you enjoy your time teaching with us at the academy. Damien Sandoval, Director Criminal Justice Training Center New Academy Staff Orientation
POST RESUME - All members of the academy staff are required to have a current POST Resume on file with the training center. POST requires that you update your resume annually. We maintain an electronic database of current resumes to make it easier for you and the administrative staff to keep them up to date. Download the POST resume form and fill it out completely. You will need MS Word for this form. Be sure to include all applicable course certification numbers, dates, and course hours. You should maintain a copy for yourself. Please email a copy to the academy director. In addition, you are required to provide the training center with a hard copy of all instructor certificates including your AICC certificate and any specialized instructor training such as firearms, weaponless defense, physical fitness, EVOC, HAZMAT, etc.
POST TRAINING RECORD - The Training Center is required to maintain a file containing copies of your training certificates or your POST training record showing that you have completed the required instructor level training to teach at the academy. For those individual teaching in specialize areas, such as firearms, weaponless defense, driving etc., we are required to maintain documentation you completed the instructor specific training for the area you are teaching. This is most easily done by having you submit a copy of your POST Training Record (Form T101). You can get a copy of this record easily from your department training manager. If you are not longer employed by a POST agency, you can order a copy yourself. CLICK HERE FOR THE T101 ORDER FORM.
POLICY MANUAL - This document provides an organizational overview of the training center and includes our Mission Statement, Values, and Educational Philosophy. In addition, you will find function statements for every different job at the academy as well as a number of critical policies and procedures. Pay particular attention to the Educational Philosophy as this document defines for every member of the staff our approach to teaching and learning.
CADET HANDBOOK - The basic police academy program is the largest, most complex, and most important program offered by the training center. This handbook serves as a policy manual for all students and staff participating in every basic academy class we offer. Even if you are not teaching in the basic academy, you will find academy protocols applicable to every member of the academy staff.
SAFETY GUIDELINES - Safety is a primary concern for all members of the academy staff as well as our students. This document is common to all courses and all programs offered by the training center. Every member of the academy staff is held accountable to the contents of this document.
ACADEMY WEBSITE - The academy's website is intended to be interactive and serve as both an informational resource to help you stay informed as well as a powerful way help you prepare for your classes 24/7. Once you complete this orientation, you will be given access to the secured area of our website known as "Share Point." With a username and password, you will be able to access instructor resources, announcements, and all academy class web pages. On the form at the bottom of this page, enter the email address you wish to use for accessing Share Point. You will receive an email with a username and temporary password. Login by clicking on "Academy Staff Sign-In" located at the bottom of our main web page.
New Employee Orientation Attestation
Once you have completed ALL of the orientation components listed above, complete the online attestation below. Remember that in order to receive credit for completing the Learners First course, you must submit a hard copy of the course completion certificate provided at the end of the course by the P.O.S.T. Learning Portal.
Thank you for participating in this orientation program.
