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POST Excellence in Training Award
Categories
This page describes the evaluation criteria used by the panel to select each winner in the three award categories.
Individual Achievement
The award for Individual Achievement is given for remarkable effort or accomplishment resulting in a singularly significant or extraordinary contribution to public law enforcement training.
The individual's contribution must involve innovation a demonstrably effective project, task, or assignment that has signifantly impacted or benefitted law enforcement training at the organizational, local or state level. Outstanding contributions may include, but are not limited to, innovative approaches in the preparation, presentation, application, implementation, evaluation, planning and/or management of law enforcement training programs.
Lifetime Achievement
The Lifetime Achievement is presented to individuals who have contributed to public law enforcement training over a substantial period of the individual's career. During this time, individuals have achieved a remarkable record of demonstrable results, including quality, substance, and innovative impact. He or she has consistently maintained highly creative and effective effort, displayed exemplary service, and exhibited strong leadership skills. The individual must also enjoy a reputation as an innovator and leader among peers and within the local, state, and regional levels.
Organizational Achievement
This award category recognizes the achievements and contributions made by an organization dedicated to law enforcement training. The organization is one wherein training responsibilities and initiatives must have resulted in substantial contributions to public law enforcement and reflect a high degree of training effectiveness and service. The contribution must be documented and describe one or more projects or programs that are primarily training in nature rather than an operational activity.
Outstanding contributions may include, but are not limited to, innovative approaches in the analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation, or delivery of law enforcement training programs. The criteria may include both quantum and long-term improvements or successes.