FDLE Certified Instructor Info

Welcome Instructors

This page is dedicated to providing current information and guidance to the instructor corps that supports the training at Valencia CJI.  Thank you for making Valencia's Criminal Justice Institute the finest criminal justice training center in the great State of Florida. 

“The way you train, is the way you perform”

BREAKING NEWS

INSTRUCTOR PAY:

New Instructors: DO NOT teach at the CJI until Dave has told you that your FDLE Instructor Certificate has been approved and Terry has told you that your Adjunct Employment status has been approved. Applying for either is not clearance to teach, you must have confirmation that you have been approved by FDLE and Valencia CC Human Resources before you can teach any class at CJI!!!

Veteran Instructors:

If you are an adjunct instructor and have not taught in the last 18 months you will become inactive in the payroll system. You will be required to resubmit all paperwork through Terry before you can teach again.

Some instructors have not been approving their pay on Atlas in a timely manner, which causes delays in payment and creates additional work for the Fiscal Staff. One of the main issues appears to be notification. All instructors should follow the steps in the Powerpoint link below to set up forwarding of their Atlas email to the email address or addresses that they routinely monitor. Once you have set up email forwarding, you will get an email from the Atlas system advising you that you have a payment for approval and it will provide you with a link to your atlas approval screens. The steps are very simple and depicted very clearly on the attachment below provided in Powerpoint or Word for your convenience.

AtlasEmailForward (Powerpoint)

AtlasEmailForward (Word Document)

CURRICULUM ALERTS (Please Read)

Please read the following documents. The affect the FDLE Academy Curriculum.

Chapter 2—Legal/ Section: Civil and Criminal Liability / Page: 85

CurAlert 2009 04 Number10

Chapter 4—Human Issues / Section: Crisis Intervention: Responding to a Crisis Situation / Page: 155

CurAlert 2009 04 Number11

Chapter 9—Traffic Stops / Section:  Unknown Risk Traffic Stops: Initiating the Stop / Page: 358

CurAlert 2009 04 Number12

Chapter 4—Human Issues / Section: Substance Abusers: Substance Identification / Page: 182

CurAlert 2009 04 Number13

Chapter 10—DUI Traffic Stops / Section:  Objectives, DUI Detection / Page 402

CurAlert 2009 04 Number14

Chapter 8—Criminal Investigations / Section: Follow-up Investigation: Establishing a Suspect’s Identity / Page: 339

CurAlert 2009 04 Number15

Chapter 2—Legal / Substantive Criminal Law: Elements of Crimes / Page: 60

Curr Alert 2009 04 Number16

INSTRUCTOR APPLICANTS:

Once you have all your documentation together for your instructor application, please make an appointment to meet with me to review your paperwork for submission. Please use the worksheet at the link below to make sure that you have all the required documentation. Call me if you have any questions. Dave Heffernan (407) 852-8212.

Instructor Application Worksheet

ADVANCED / SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTORS

*Important*- Please have any printing that you that you plan to use in your class to Steve Kelley at least 30 days before class. Copies requests made during the week of class may be denied or billed to the instructor at the discretion of the coordinator. All Advanced / Specialized printing must go to the east campus print shop. The CJI copier is not for Advanced/Specialized printing.

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FDLE Tech Memo * Must Read for Instructors *

Please read the attached Tech Memo, which affects all Instructor Courses.

Dec5 FDLE Tech Memo

Form 81's & Attached Student Evaluations

There is a new CJSTC Form 81 dated 11/8/07.  This is the only form that FDLE will accept for instructor applications.  The instructor evaluations that were reviewed with the applicant must be attached to the Form 81 and will be maintained in the training file! *IMPORTANT* Student evautions MUST BE ATTACHED to the Form 81!

The CJSTC Form 81 was re-written and is used to sign off both the general instructor internship and the high liability internships. CJSTC Form 81

Advanced / Specialized Instructors

Please brief each class on the following guidance:

All students wearing civilian clothes and a visible weapon, must have agency identification or a badge visible while they are attending Valencia CJI classes.

VALENCIA CJI LOGO SHIRTS:

We've had quite a few inquiries recently about ordering polo shirts with the CJI Logo.  Payment for these shirts is the responsibility of the employee.  You are encouraged to wear the CJI logo shirts and proudly show your affiliatiation with the Criminal Justice Institute.

The PDF link below is to a shirt order form.  If you can't open the file, contact Krys or Selby at Central Florida Tactical, 531 S. Econ Circle, Suite 1001, Oviedo, FL 32765. There published hours are 10am - 4pm Monday - Friday. They may be able to meet you at other times if you contact them by phone.

(407) 977-0344

CJI Instructor Shirt Order Form

TRAINING COORDINATOR CONTACT INFO

Click on the link below for a list of the training coordinator phone numbers.

Coordinator Contact List

NEW INSTRUCTOR APPLICATIONS

[FDLE Instructor Certification is governed by FL Rule 11B-20.0014]

To become an FDLE Certified Instructor, you must;

1) Have 3 years as a certified criminal justice officer or 3 years of experience in the topic of the desired instructor certification.  Use the CJSTC Form 82 to document your education and experience.

2) Complete the 80 hour FDLE CMS Instructor Techniques course. 

3) Demonstrate your ability to teach while being evaluated by a certified instructor designated by the training center director. This demonstration must be a minimum of 2 hours and shall be documented on the CJSTC Form 81. Instructor Evaluations must be attached to the Form 81. Instructor Evaluation Form

4) Complete the Instructor Certification Application CJSTC Form 71 up to block 12 where you sign the application. 

5) Provide the training center with a copy of your instructor techniques certificate and completed CJSTC Form 71, 81, & 82.  Once the training center has all the properly completed paperwork, they will apply for your instructor certificate on ATMS.  The FDLE representative will stop by the training center within the following 30 days to review your application and approve it on ATMS.  At that time, you are officially an FDLE Certified Instructor.  Do not instruct academy classes until that you have been advised by the training center that your FDLE Application has been approved.  Once your application has been approved, FDLE will print out an Instructor Certificate and mail it to the training center.  We will make a copy of it for our training file, then forward it to the mailing address on your application (Form 71).

INSTRUCTOR APPLICANTS:

Once you have all your documentation together for your instructor application, please make an appointment to meet with me to review your paperwork for submission. Please use the worksheet at the link below to make sure that you have all the required documentation. Call me if you have any questions. Dave Heffernan (407) 852-8212.

Instructor Application Worksheet

HIGH LIABILITY INSTRUCTOR ADD-ON

You must be an FDLE Certified Instructor to become an FDLE Certified High Liability Instructor.  You can apply for both at the same time if you have completed the requirements for both before the application.

To become FDLE Certified High Liability Instructor, you must;

1) Hold an FDLE Instructor Certificate.

2) Complete the appropriate High Liability Instructor Course; Defensive Tactics Instructor - 80 hours, Firearms Instructor - 44 hours, Vehicle Operations Instructor - 40 hours, First Aid Instructor - 40 hours, Laser Radar Instructor - 40 hours, etc.

3) Successfully complete a high-liability internship supervised by the training center director's designee and documented on a CJSTC Form 81.

4) Provide the training center with;

   a) a copy of your CMS Instructor Techniques Certificate,

   b) appropriate High Liability Instructor Certificate,

   c) appropriate High Liability Performance Evaluation,

   d) the completed Internship CJSTC Form 81.

   e) completed Application CJSTC Form 71. 

High Liability Forms

Fire Arms: CJSTC-4 CMS

First Aid: CJSTC-5 CMS

Defensive Tactics: CJSTC-6 CMS

Vehicle Operations: CJSTC-7 CMS

INSTRUCTOR UPDATE REQUIREMENTS:

Instructor certificates expire on March 31st of the fourth year following the instructor's initial certification.  If you do not know what your expiration date is, contact Dave Heffernan and we will email you content from your ATMS Profile that contains your certification dates.

Instructors wishing to renew their certificates should provide the following information to the training center: 

Completed CJSTC Form 84 Instructor Compliance Application. 

General instructors must include support documentation that you have instructed in the four years preceding your expiration. 

High liability instructors must include a copy of the support documentation that you instructed and attended continuing training or education in each of the high liability areas that you want to update. 

Important Note: FDLE has recently removed the requirement to demonstrate proficiency as part of your instructor renewal.

RENEWING EXPIRED INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATES

If your instructor certificate has expired, you are required to complete the 8 hour FDLE General Instructor Refresher Course.  Check the Advanced/Specialized page for refresher classes.  Provide your refresher certificate, your original instructor techniques certificate, a completed Instructor Application CJSTC Form 71 and a CJSTC Form 81 documenting your internship to the training center to re-apply for your Instructor Application.  You are not certified until the application has been approved by the FDLE Field Representative.

FDLE Rule 11B-20 Certification of Instructors

Florida Leadership Academy Instructors Only

FLA Instructor Page (login required)

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions about your instructor certificates or the application process, please feel free to give us a call. 

Dave Heffernan, Assistant Director  dheffernan@valenciacc.edu  (407) 582-8212

Steve Kelley, Coordinator  skelley10@valenciacc.edu   (407) 582-8254

    "I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think."

                                                                                              - Socrates

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