Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework

Program Title:	Florida Basic Recruit Training Program: Law Enforcement Basic Training for Special Operations Forces Recruits
Program Type:	Career Preparatory
Career Cluster:	Law, Public Safety & Security

Career Certificate Program	
Program Number	P430225	
CIP Number	0743010710	
Grade Level	30, 31	
Program Length	490 hours	
Teacher Certification	Refer to the Program Structure section.	
CTSO	N/A	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	Please see the CIP to SOC Crosswalk located at the link below.                            	
CTE Program Resources 	http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml	
Basic Skills Level	Contact the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for information regarding basic skills and the Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Examination.	

Purpose
This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Law, Public Safety and Security career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Law, Public Safety and Security career cluster.

The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission has established basic recruit equivalency training programs to provide lateral movement between designated special forces operations members and Florida criminal justice disciplines. The Law Enforcement Basic Training for Special Operations Forces Recruits Academy Program curriculum consists of two textbooks (Florida Basic Recruit Training Program: Law Enforcement, Volume 1 and Florida Basic Recruit Training Program: High Liability, Volume 2) and their accompanying Instructor Guides.

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Program Structure

This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of one occupational completion point.

This program is comprised of courses which have been assigned course numbers in the SCNS (Statewide Course Numbering System) in accordance with Section 1007.24 (1), F.S.  Career and Technical credit shall be awarded to the student on a transcript in accordance with Section 1001.44(3) (b), F.S.

This program is established for the purpose of providing job-related training to students that require certification, in accordance with Chapter 943, Florida Statutes (F.S.) and Chapter 11B-35, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) as a full-time or part-time Law Enforcement Officer. 

The content includes, but is not limited to, knowledge of codes of ethics; history and evolution of laws; introduction to the criminal justice system; statutory authority of the FDLE CJSTC; basic law and legal procedures; law enforcement operations; investigation knowledge and skills; laws, rules, and regulations of arrest; search and seizure; knowledge of use of force; defensive tactics; physical fitness; weapons skills; controlling and restraining techniques; traffic control and direction, DUI enforcement techniques; first aid techniques; communications skills; and human relations skills.

To teach the courses listed below, instructors must hold at least one of the teacher certifications indicated for that course.

The following table illustrates the postsecondary program structure:

OCP	Course Number	Course Title	Teacher Certification	Length	
A	CJK0002	Introduction to Law Enforcement	LAW ENF   @7   7G
CORR OFF 7 G	12 hours	
	CJK0016	Communication		24 hours	
	CJK0018	Legal		64 hours	
	CJK0019	Interviewing and Report Writing		56 hours	
	CJK0063	Fundamentals of Patrol		40 hours	
	CJK0021	Serving Your Community		34 hours	
	CJK0072	Crimes Against Persons		48 hours	
	CJK0073	Crimes Involving Property and Society		12 hours	
	CJK0079	Crime Scene Follow-up Investigations		34 hours	
	CJK0400	Traffic Incidents		12 hours	
	CJK0401	Traffic Stops		24 hours	
	CJK0402	Traffic Crash Investigations		30 hours	
	CJK0403	DUI Traffic Stops		24 hours	
	CJK0020	Law Enforcement Vehicle Operations		48 hours	
	CJK0032	First Aid for Criminal Justice Officers Proficiency		8 hours	
	CJK0041	Criminal Justice Firearms Proficiency		8 hours	
	CJK0052	Criminal Justice Defensive Tactics Proficiency		8 hours	
	CJK0421	Conducted Electrical Weapon/Dart-Firing Stun Gun		4 hours	
Common Career Technical Core – Career Ready Practices

Career Ready Practices describe the career-ready skills that educators should seek to develop in their students.  These practices are not exclusive to a Career Pathway, program of study, discipline or level of education.  Career Ready Practices should be taught and reinforced in all career exploration and preparation programs with increasingly higher levels of complexity and expectation as a student advances through a program of study. 

1. Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee. 

2. Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. 

3. Attend to personal health and financial well-being. 

4. Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason. 

5. Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions. 

6. Demonstrate creativity and innovation. 

7. Employ valid and reliable research strategies. 

8. Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 

9. Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management. 

10. Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals. 

11. Use technology to enhance productivity. 

12. Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence. 

Standards

The Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission (CJSTC) is responsible for establishing uniform minimum standards for the employment and training of full-time, part-time, and auxiliary law enforcement, and correctional and correctional probation officers and for establishing and maintaining officer training programs, curricula requirements, and certification of training schools and training school instructors.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Curriculum Development staff is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, evaluation, and revision of job-related curricula for the commission-approved basic recruit, advanced, specialized, and specialized instructor training programs for law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers.

For more information about the commission-approved curriculum for the Florida Basic Recruit Training Program: Law Enforcement Basic Training for Special Operations Forces Recruits, please email the FDLE Curriculum Section at Curriculum@fdle.state.fl.us.

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations that include scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, emerging technologies, tools and equipment, as well as, experimental, quality, and safety procedures are an integral part of this career and technical program/course. Laboratory investigations benefit all students by developing an understanding of the complexity and ambiguity of empirical work, as well as the skills required to manage, operate, calibrate and troubleshoot equipment/tools used to make observations. Students understand measurement error; and have the skills to aggregate, interpret, and present the resulting data. Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students.

Cooperative Training – OJT

On-the-job training is appropriate but not required for this program.  Whenever offered, the rules, guidelines, and requirements specified in the OJT framework apply. 

Basic Skills

In Career Certificate Programs offered for 450 hours or more, in accordance with Rule 6A-10.040, F.A.C., the minimum basic skills grade levels required for postsecondary adult career and technical students to complete this program are:  Computation (Mathematics) and Communications (Reading and Language Arts). These grade level numbers correspond to a grade equivalent score obtained on a state designated basic skills examination.  

Adult students with disabilities, as defined in Section 1004.02, Florida Statutes, may be exempted from meeting the Basic Skills requirements (Rule 6A-10.040, F.A.C.).  Students served in exceptional student education (except gifted) as defined in s. 1003.01, F.S., may also be exempted from meeting the Basic Skills requirement.  Each school district and Florida College System Institution must adopt a policy addressing procedures for exempting eligible students with disabilities from the Basic Skills requirement as permitted in Section 1004.91, F.S.

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities to meet individual needs and ensure equal access. Postsecondary students with disabilities must self-identify, present documentation, request accommodations if needed, and develop a plan with their counselor and/or instructors. Accommodations received in postsecondary education may differ from those received in secondary education. Accommodations change the way the student is instructed. Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems. Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

Note: postsecondary curriculum and regulated secondary programs cannot be modified.