TJJD’s Juvenile Justice Training Academy (JJTA) recently adopted a new Training Procedure Manual as well as revisions to the Personnel Policy and Procedure Manual as it relates to TJJD employees and their supervisors knowing and adhering to training-related requirements. TJJD provides training for employees to meet state and federal laws and to ensure that employees are successful in the performance of their job duties. Highlights of these new policies include:
- Identifying specific responsibilities of the JJTA, a TJJD employee, and their supervisor.
- Describing the process for establishing that an employee has sole-supervision status.
- Defining the competency threshold for considering a staff to successfully complete a course to include a score of 70% or higher, for written tests, except for CRP, first aid, and AED, which require a score of 80% or higher; or a demonstration of competency of the required skills, as determined by the training specialist, for hands-on tests.
- Clarifying that for courses with a competency-based test, employees are given two attempts to pass the test.
- Describing classroom expectations for employees attending training.
- Defining the time frames and applicable grace period for receiving required training and subsequent actions if an employee fails to fulfill their training obligations for new hire training, annual training, or training required as a result of a transfer of job function.
- Establishing guidelines for providing routine methods that will be used to assess the training needs of TJJD employees.