Florida Regulations 63H-3.006: Instructor Qualifications, Documentation, Training Plans, Course Hours, and Returning Staff
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(1) Instructor Qualifications.
(a) All instructors must have successfully completed the Instructor Techniques course prior to the delivery of training, with the following exceptions:
1. FTOs that provide on-the-job training to newly hired staff,
2. Support staff who are designated by their supervisor to provide training to a staff member that is a specific and specialized skill of a support staff member’s position and is not a topic identified in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 63H-3
(b) Any individual who is not IT trained and who seeks authorization to instruct a course related to a specific certification, licensure or training must submit for approval a completed Instructor Exemption form to the Director of Talent, Leadership, and Culture through their respective administrator for each training topic delivered. The Instructor Exemption Form (TLC 001, April 2023) is incorporated by reference into this rule and is available electronically at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15377.
(c) Instructors may receive hour for hour credit for any course they deliver towards their annual in-service training hours.
(d) The Office of Training, Leadership, and Culture shall develop prerequisite criteria for the instructor techniques course. The Office of Talent, Leadership, and Culture shall develop prerequisite and renewal requirements for all train-the-trainer courses. Criteria to become an instructor must at minimum address the candidate’s length of service and disciplinary record.
(e) Only certified RI Instructors shall conduct RI training.
(f) Only certified CPR/AED/First Aid instructors shall conduct CPR/AED/First Aid training.
(2) Training Plans for Direct Care Staff.
(a) Each facility, program area, circuit, or unit shall create and maintain an annual training calendar or plan that identifies all direct care staff training identified in this rule and any additional training required in awarded contracts. The calendar or plan shall include course descriptions and credited hours. The final training plan must be reviewed and approved by the Assistant Secretary of the program area and the Director of Talent, Leadership, and Culture.
(b) Training calendars or plans shall be completed prior to implementation and shall be maintained at the facility, program, or unit, and must be approved by the highest-ranking official at the location.
(3) Course Topic Hours.
(a) Curricula are competency-based, meaning the curriculum uses specific objectives and performance-based learning to achieve performance standards, in lieu of established contact hours in a delivery format that ensures the training school delivers all curriculum materials.
(b) Under the direction of the Training Entity, training sites and instructors have the flexibility to redistribute topic hours in areas where greater emphasis is needed. Additionally, with the written approval of the Training Entity, additional learning aids may be used to enhance instruction of the learning goals and objectives.
(c) Sworn law enforcement officers may be exempt from certain topics required of direct care staff if the objectives of the course required by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission align with department course objectives. The Training Entity or their designee shall be responsible for the determination of all exemptions.
(d) All individual staff training hours shall be documented in the SkillPro learning management system.
(4) Returning Staff.
(a) Returning direct care and state support staff who return less than two years from separation shall complete all annual update requirements for certification or training set forth in this rule.
(b) Returning direct care and state support staff who return two or more years from separation shall complete all certification and training requirements in this rule.
Rulemaking Authority 985.601, 985.645 FS. Law Implemented 985.02(3), 985.601, 985.645 FS. History—New 3-6-22, Amended 8-3-23.
1. FTOs that provide on-the-job training to newly hired staff,
2. Support staff who are designated by their supervisor to provide training to a staff member that is a specific and specialized skill of a support staff member’s position and is not a topic identified in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 63H-3
(b) Any individual who is not IT trained and who seeks authorization to instruct a course related to a specific certification, licensure or training must submit for approval a completed Instructor Exemption form to the Director of Talent, Leadership, and Culture through their respective administrator for each training topic delivered. The Instructor Exemption Form (TLC 001, April 2023) is incorporated by reference into this rule and is available electronically at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15377.
(c) Instructors may receive hour for hour credit for any course they deliver towards their annual in-service training hours.
(d) The Office of Training, Leadership, and Culture shall develop prerequisite criteria for the instructor techniques course. The Office of Talent, Leadership, and Culture shall develop prerequisite and renewal requirements for all train-the-trainer courses. Criteria to become an instructor must at minimum address the candidate’s length of service and disciplinary record.
(e) Only certified RI Instructors shall conduct RI training.
(f) Only certified CPR/AED/First Aid instructors shall conduct CPR/AED/First Aid training.
(2) Training Plans for Direct Care Staff.
(a) Each facility, program area, circuit, or unit shall create and maintain an annual training calendar or plan that identifies all direct care staff training identified in this rule and any additional training required in awarded contracts. The calendar or plan shall include course descriptions and credited hours. The final training plan must be reviewed and approved by the Assistant Secretary of the program area and the Director of Talent, Leadership, and Culture.
(b) Training calendars or plans shall be completed prior to implementation and shall be maintained at the facility, program, or unit, and must be approved by the highest-ranking official at the location.
(3) Course Topic Hours.
(a) Curricula are competency-based, meaning the curriculum uses specific objectives and performance-based learning to achieve performance standards, in lieu of established contact hours in a delivery format that ensures the training school delivers all curriculum materials.
(b) Under the direction of the Training Entity, training sites and instructors have the flexibility to redistribute topic hours in areas where greater emphasis is needed. Additionally, with the written approval of the Training Entity, additional learning aids may be used to enhance instruction of the learning goals and objectives.
(c) Sworn law enforcement officers may be exempt from certain topics required of direct care staff if the objectives of the course required by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission align with department course objectives. The Training Entity or their designee shall be responsible for the determination of all exemptions.
(d) All individual staff training hours shall be documented in the SkillPro learning management system.
(4) Returning Staff.
(a) Returning direct care and state support staff who return less than two years from separation shall complete all annual update requirements for certification or training set forth in this rule.
(b) Returning direct care and state support staff who return two or more years from separation shall complete all certification and training requirements in this rule.
Rulemaking Authority 985.601, 985.645 FS. Law Implemented 985.02(3), 985.601, 985.645 FS. History—New 3-6-22, Amended 8-3-23.