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Dispatch Services/Arlington 911
P.O. Box 231
Arlington, Texas  76004-0231

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Dispatch Services / Arlington 911

TRAINING

It is the goal of the Training Department to provide a comprehensive training program for Communications Recruits that allows adequate opportunity for them to gain the skills and certifications necessary to perform the job.

There is a three-stage Training Program designed to meet the training needs of the recruit. This program consists of both classroom and on-the-job-training.

Stage 1 – Recruits will complete a five (5) week Telecommunicator Academy which consists of classroom instruction and hands-on training. The text and course study follows TCLEOSE 1013 standards, which provides a curriculum based on job responsibilities.

Stage 2 – This phase consists of on-the-job training with a Communications Training Operator (CTO), who will guide, direct, document, and give the recruit feedback on their performance.

Stage 3 – The recruit will work independently with a CTO performing quality assurance on the recruit’s performance. Feedback will be given to the recruit from both their shift supervisor and monitoring CTO.

In addition to the initial training a recruit receives, all employees of Dispatch Services are required to attend 24 hours of in-service training each year.

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