NORTH COAST EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Policy # 3802
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Subject: Manpower/Training
Field Training Officer (FTO) Training Structure and Instructor Qualifications
Associated Policies: 3803, 3804
I. Authority and Reference (incorporated herein by reference)
A. Division 2.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
B. California Code of Regulations, Title 22.
C. North Coast Emergency Medical Services Policies and Procedures.
II. Purpose
To establish qualifications for sponsoring a Field Training Officer (FTO) Training Program, and to articulate the teaching and management structure and instructor qualifications of a North Coast EMS approved program.
III. Training Program Qualifications
FTO Training Programs may be sponsored by any of the following institutions:
A. Accredited universities and colleges, school districts, regional occupational training programs, and private post-secondary schools.
B. Medical training units of a branch of the Armed Forces or Coast Guard.
C. Licensed general acute care hospitals.
D. Agencies of Government.
E. Public safety agencies.
F. Local EMS Agencies.
G. Private organizations with a recognized role in first aid or prehospital care training.
IV. Each FTO Training Program is required to provide for the functions of administrative direction, medical quality assurance, and actual program instruction. One or more persons, as qualified and approved in writing by North Coast EMS, are required to be responsible for the following special functions:
A. An FTO Training Program shall have a Program Director who is qualified by education and experience in methods, materials, and evaluation of instruction, or is an administrative officer within the sponsoring institution.
B. An FTO Training Program shall have a Principal Instructor who, at a minimum, must be currently authorized as an EMT-II or EMT-P FTO in the North Coast EMS region.
C. An FTO Training Program may have one or more Teaching Assistants, who are qualified by training and experience to assist with teaching of the course.