The Honolulu Police Department shall maintain a
Field Training and Evaluation Program (FTEP) with
the purpose of producing fully trained probationary
officers who perform skillfully and safely without continuous supervision.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

A. The general objectives of the FTEP are as follows:

1. Produce highly trained and positively motivated
officers capable of meeting or exceeding the standards
of performance required by the department;

2. Provide equal and standardized training to
probationary officers and remedial training in those
areas where deficiencies are identified;

3. Build on the foundation established at the
police academy, ensuring consistency with the knowledge,
skills, attitudes, policies, and procedures taught there
and enabling recruits to increase their proficiency in
existing skills and develop new ones;

4. Improve the departmental screening process by
providing on-the-job observation of each recruit’s performance;

5. Establish an appraisal system, using a standardized
and systematic approach to the documented measurement of
probationary officer performance;

6. Provide selected officers with additional training
and opportunities to develop leadership skills as Field
Training Officers (FTOs); and

7. Increase the department’s overall efficiency and
effectiveness by enhancing the professionalism and competency
demanded by law enforcement.

B. Specific program objectives and the parameters of
training and evaluation are established by the program
staff in collaboration with the Training Division commander.
These objectives and parameters are found in the FTEP training manual.

1. These parameters are reviewed regularly and
updated as necessary to ensure that they provide for
standardized training and evaluation.

2. The levels of proficiency set by the FTEP are
designed to ensure that each probationary officer who
completes the training meets the performance standards of the department.

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

A. All recruits who have completed the police
academy training shall satisfactorily complete the
FTEP before being assigned to any other duties.

B. The FTEP shall be administered by the Training Division.

C. The normal duration of the FTEP is 16 weeks.

1. The program’s length may be altered for
of recruits for specific reasons. Such alterations
require the endorsement of both the FTEP lieutenant
and the Training Division commander.

2. It may also be altered for individual
recruits (e.g., an individual may be held over
to ensure that he or she has satisfied the
requirements of the program). Such alterations
require the endorsement of both the FTEP lieutenant
and the Training Division commander.

D. The FTEP is divided into three phases.
Each recruit should be assigned to a different
FTO for each of the three phases.

E. While in training, a recruit and his or
her FTO are considered a one-person unit and should not be separated.

F. Recruits shall be assigned only to the FTOs certified by the FTEP.

PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION

A. Complete records on the training and
evaluation of each recruit are maintained by the
FTEP until the records are destroyed in accordance
with the schedule established in the element manuals of operations.

B. The FTEP notifies the Training Division when a
recruit completes the program and when a recruit resigns
or is terminated during his or her assignment to the FTEP.