TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Foothill-De Anza Community College District maintains a Police Department staffed with highly trained officers to help protect the safety and ensure security of students, staff, their property, and the property of the District.

FHDA Police Officers are committed to standards of professional excellence and are required to meet the selection and training requirements of the California Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST). Our Officers have full peace officer powers anywhere in the State of California, receive the same training and carry the same authority in or near the college campuses as city police officers and county deputy sheriffs.

FHDA Police Officers have completed a series of tests and education mandated by California POST and maintain annual training to remain certified. Additionally, our officers receive various types of in-service and continuing professional training related to the specific needs of the campus on an ongoing basis.

Training

RHD class

For the Campus Community

RUN, HIDE, DEFEND: The Foothill-DeAnza Police Department presents Emergency Preparedness FREE Run, Hide, Defend Training. This 2-hour session is for Foothill-DeAnza students, faculty, administrators and staff. We provide a brief overview of campus safety awareness, what to look for (pre-Incident behavior indicators) and response in the event of an active assailant.

Recent tragedies remind us that the risk and increase of attacks by an active assailant are real. Taking a few steps now to learn about preparedness can help you react quickly when every second counts. What can you do? Prepare yourself by attending training and learn helpful tools on how to protect yourself and others.

Since an active shooter situation often occurs several minutes before law enforcement arrives on the scene, individuals must be prepared both mentally and physically to deal with an active shooter situation. Run, Hide, Defend training is intended to provide students, faculty and staff information on how to protect themselves and respond to an active assailant event.

For reference, see the training video below presented by the Santa Clara County Police Chief's Association and sponsored by the State Homeland Security Grant Program.

Check our course schedule on our Outreach page. For more information on upcoming Run, Hide, Defend training sessions presented by the District Police, please contact Joy Garza, Training and Outreach Supervisor at garzajoy@fhda.edu.

Training with Campus Administrators, Staff, and Faculty

Principled Policing, Procedural Justice & Implicit Bias: This course is the result of a collaborative partnership between the California Department of Justice, the Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training, the Stockton and Oakland Police Departments, Stanford University and the California Partnership for Safe Communities.

This procedural justice and implicit bias training will consist of six areas that focus on policing approaches that emphasize respect, listening, neutrality and trust, while recognizing and addressing implicit biases that can be barriers to these approaches.

As a result, the training will work to create a broader awareness of both procedural justice and implicit bias in order to build trust and improve campus, public and officer safety. This course is designed to be delivered in a number of formats and can either be set in a regional setting or delivered for specific agency needs to include community members.

For more information on upcoming Principled Policing, Procedural Justice & Implicit Bias training sessions presented by the District Police, please contact Joy Garza, Training and Outreach Supervisor at garzajoy@fhda.edu.

Mandated Perishable Skills, Campus Police and Legislated Training

POST Required Perishable Skills Program training list

Arrest & Defensive Tactics
Driver Training & Awareness
Strategic Communications
Tactical Firearms
Use of Force/De-Escalation

POST Required Updated or Refresher Training Requirements training list

Blood borne Pathogens / Aerosol Transmissible Diseases
Campus Law Enforcement
Domestic Violence Update
First Aid and CPR
Racial & Identity Profiling Update, Cultural Diversity
Respiratory Protection/Fitting
Vehilcle Pursuits

Additional Continuing Professional Training (24 hours mandated every two years)

Active Shooter Response
Crisis Intervention Behavioral Health Training
Cultural Diversity
De-escalation
DUI, fraud, and crime scene investigations
Interviewing, fingerprinting, and photography skills
Leadership
LGBTQ+ Competency & Awareness
Narcotics and narcotics user identification
Principled Policing, Implicit Bias
Report Writing
Responding to emotionally-disturbed persons, civil disturbances, and domestic violence situations
Weaponless defense and less than lethal defensive tactics
Wellness

List of Recent Foothill-De Anza Police Department Training:

For more information on training we provide and training we receive, please contact Joy Garza, Training and Community Relations Supervisor garzajoy@fhda.edu.

Emergency Response

California requires that all of its employees, including state, local government and district, to be included in the disaster service worker status. This includes any persons employed by any county, city, state agency, school district, or public district.

All California employees shall complete baseline emergency preparedness training to be available for duties and response as a Disaster Service Worker, in the event of a local disaster.

Disaster Service Workers can be assigned a number of duties including field work in an emergency. Examples of emergencies include fire, flood, earthquake, public health, or public safety emergencies. (California Government Code 3100/3101)

Emergency Operations & Preparedness Campus Training

Emergency Operations is managed by the district Police Department. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) are essential for effective crisis management. The EOC may be activated during campus emergencies and acts as a centralized hub for coordination during emergencies, while the EOP outlines strategies and procedures for preparation, response, and recovery.

By planning, training and organizing mock exercises, we will be better prepared to handle these critical incidents. As members of the community, it is our responsibility to prepare at home and at our places of employment, so that we can faithfully fulfill our role during a disaster. We can do this by attending the trainings for public employees (Standard Emergency Management System, FEMA IS 100 & IS 700) and by attending local training exercises that will help us be more prepared citizens.

The California Office of Emergency Services created an in-house Training Unit, known as CSTI; California State Training Institute. CSTI provides a wide range of Emergency Management training disciplines tailored to be California centric, located on their physical campuses, in operational areas, and online.

The California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) provides training in all phases of emergency management: preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. CSTI’s training programs include: Basic and Advanced Training for Emergency Services Coordinators, EOC Position Specific Training, EOC Action Planning Training, and all levels of the California’s Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and Incident Command System (ICS) approved courses.

Each Foothill-DeAnza EOC member is required to complete the baseline training course SEMS G606, regardless of position or discipline. Once completed, you must present proof of completion to Sgt. Jeff McCoy at mccoyjeff@fhda.edu.

SEMS G606 training course is available online, self-paced, and is a prerequisite before position specific training can begin. Here are the online Instructions:

Go to csti.org. This will bring you to the California OES Training site Home Page.
At the Home Page panel near the top, you will see a "lightbulb" shaped icon labeled "Registration". Click the icon and it will take you to the Registration Portal to create your account. Fill out the required information, including creating a password. Return to the Home Page when completed.
At the Home Page, in the upper right drop-down navigation menu, Click on “My Portal”. You may be prompted to log in with your username and password.
Locate the "Browse Training" icon and click. This will bring up the course list.
Filter your view to online courses. To do this, locate the heading "Type" on the left margin of the page. Below the subject line there are four small icons. Click on the computer icon. This will show the online training courses.
From the list, locate the course "Standardized Emergency Management System Introduction" (SEMS G606) Online Course. Click on the title to select, which will bring up a "Launch" button to start the course.

For more information on Emergency Response Training please vist our Emergency Preparedness, Response & Planpage.