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

Kelly replaces McDonald!

Advanced Specialized Coordinator James McDonald recently accepted a Professor position in Valencia's Criminal Justice Degree Program.  James' last day will be Monday, August 18th.

Recently retired OPD Officer Steve Kelly has been hired as the new Advanced / Specialized Coordinator.   Steve's new office will be immediately next to Dave Heffernan's office in the main CJI Adminsitration area. 

There is a new CJSTC Form 81 dated 11/8/07.  This is the only form that I 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! (This is a new practice.)

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

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:

I'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. I encourage you to wear the CJI logo shirts and proudly show your affiliatiation with Valencia Community College and this outstanding criminal justice training center.

The PDF link below is to a shirt order form.  If you can't open the file, contact Krys at Central Florida Tactical, 531 S. Econ Circle, Suite 1001, Oviedo, FL 32765.

(407) 658-0658.

Valencia CJI Logo 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.

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).

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. 

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 and a completed Instructor Application CJSTC Form 71 to the training center and we will re-apply for your Instructor Application.  You are not certified until the application has been approved by the FDLE Field Representative.

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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

James McDonald, Coordinator  jmcdonald4@valenciacc.edu   (407) 582-8254

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

                                                                                              - Socrates

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