Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 004 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Rule 004.00.20-068 - AR 013 Staff Training
Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 004.00.20-068
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024
I. POLICY:
It shall be the policy of the Department to provide the Department of Correction employees with necessary knowledge and skills to accomplish Departmental goals. The ADC Training Academy shall initiate, coordinate and maintain staff training programs for all employees and coordinate institutionally-based training.
II. EXPLANATION:
A. Pre-service training programs for all new
employees are to be conducted by the Training Academy staff.
1. Pre-service training will provide each new
employee with an orientation to the purposes, goals, policies, procedures and
practices of the Department, divisions, units and centers.
2. Security personnel must complete the
pre-service training program prior to receiving a job assignment. However, this
does not involve assignments that are a part of an on-the-job training
program.
B. All
in-service training is to be coordinated and documented with the Training
Academy staff.
1. In-service training for
experienced employees shall include, but not be limited to the following:
a. Up-to-date information on correctional
procedures and practices.
b.
Training in necessary skills or program assignments.
2. Specific skill training necessary for the
employee to function efficiently in the assigned position. This shall include,
but not be limited to the following:
a. Basic
security skills, including the use of firearms, gas, search procedures,
restraint techniques, crowd and riot control, policy and procedures, storage of
equipment, group management, and use of necessary force.
b. Basic human relations skills.
c. To provide training to selected employees,
to provide career ladder programs, to make available training programs for
voluntary participation, and to provide any and all other training necessary
for the advancement of ADC employees.
C. The administration of training grants will
be the responsibility of the Training Academy.
Board Approval Date: 9/30/88
Effective Date: 10/12/88
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