July 17, 2026 1 min read
Webinar Session Recap: Aligning Academy, FTO, and In-Service Training
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Law enforcement training cannot function as disconnected phases where academy, FTO, and in-service operate independently or contradict one another. When recruits leave the academy, they are still learning and taking in information. To ensure readiness, reduce liability, and build long-term performance, agencies must treat training as a continuous, collaborative process rooted in reinforcement, repetition, and clear communication across every stage of development.
In this webinar, Aligning Academy, FTO, and In-Service Training for Long-Term Officer Success, we will explore how agencies can align academy training, Field Training Officer (FTO) programs, and ongoing in-service into one cohesive learning continuum. This session will demonstrate how foundational knowledge is strengthened through repetition and how FTO programs can build on academy instruction without undermining it.
The Session Recap
Well, another webinar with the amazing Dan Green is in the books, and I go back to the first time that I saw Dan speak at a conference ten years ago, and I thought, this is truly a giant in law enforcement training. And this webinar was no different.
Here, we were talking about aligning the academy and the FTO and the in service training experience so that you’re ensuring long term success for your officers, for your deputies, and for your troopers.
It was just a great conversation, always a great conversation with Dan, an amazing amount of knowledge, great interaction and questions. So please take a moment, click on that link. You won’t be sorry to check-in on that webinar with Dan Green from NAFTO and us here at Vector Solutions. Aligning Academy, FTO, and In-Service Training for Long-Term Officer Success.
Aligning Academy, FTO, and In-Service Training for Long-Term Officer Success
This session will demonstrate how foundational knowledge is strengthened through repetition and how FTO programs can build on academy instruction without undermining it.
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Meet the Speakers
Sgt. Doug Kazensky (ret.)
Sgt. Doug 'Kaz' Kazensky is a former police training sergeant and officer of over two decades. After proudly serving in the United States Air Force as a member of the Security Police, he joined the Longview Police Department in Washington in December 1997. He served in patrol, as a School Resource Officer (SRO), and as a detective specializing in fraud and computer crimes.
Sgt. Dan Greene
Sgt. Dan Greene is a Sergeant at Chandler PD (AZ) with 30 years of experience, and the Executive Director at the National Association of Field Training Officers (NAFTO).
