NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT - New Albany, Ohio

employees within a particular job description, whereas particularly poor training may
result in the termination of future training with that particular training company or service
provider. Additionally, an employee will submit a Seminar Summary form to his/her
immediate supervisor upon attendance and completion of City-sponsored seminars,
conferences, classes and other training courses.
B. In-Service Training
In-service training that is conducted within the New Albany Police Department by
Departmental personnel is intended to promote instruction and study in the motivation,
understanding, enhancement of skills, directives, and procedures involved in carrying out
the daily duties and responsibilities of each officer. Documentation of training will be
retained in the Sergeant’s office and certificates of completion will be forwarded to each
officer’s supervisor who will then forward it to the Administrative Assistant and Chief of
Police for proper documentation and filing. In order to comply with the Ohio Peace
Officer’s Training Commission, all in-service training records (including firearms) will
include the following content:
Approved curriculum
Class roster with the training location, dates, and time
Sign-in sheet, including the training location, date, time, and signature of all attending
officers
Test, if applicable
Certificates of completion
The instructor’s name(s) and credentials for the module instructed
All in-service training records (excluding the original certificate of completion) shall
remain on file in the Sergeant’s office for a minimum of five years after the completed
training. After five years the documents may be destroyed but only after verification of no
pending lawsuits pertaining to the training document to be destroyed. The original
certificate of completion shall remain in the officer’s personnel file for the duration of the
files existence.
1.2.5 Remedial Training
Remedial training is defined as individualized instruction used to address specific deficiencies.
Remedial training is organized or conducted as the need arises and accomplished as soon as
possible upon the identification of a deficiency. Any mandatory training that is initially failed will
require remedial training. Remedial training shall be reported to the Chief of Police through an
employee’s supervisor. All remedial training will be documented and retained in the employee’s
personnel file.
1.2.6 Attendance Requirements
A. All full-time and reserve sworn officers are required to participate in a minimum of 16
hours of in-service training per year. All in-service training will be documented by the
Departmental instructor and will include the name(s) of the employee, date and type of
training, and score (as applicable). All training provided by outside services will require
an officer to present a certificate of completion/attendance.
B. In cases of mandatory training, exceptions may be made if the employee is on approved
leave, if he/she is ill, if he/she has a court appearance, or if he/she has a personal
emergency (as approved by the on-duty Sergeant). Employees who miss mandatory
training due to any of the above-stated reasons are required to contact the instructor to
make-up this training as soon as possible.
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