(a) An on-site training facility must be certified
by the commission in each discipline for which the facility provides
training for fire protection personnel certification. An on-site training
facility is where instructors and students are in immediate proximity
and where content is instructed primarily in classrooms, at demonstration
projects, in fire simulation structures, on fire apparatus, or at
training sites in the field under direct supervision of the training
facility instructors.
(b) A certified on-site training facility may be approved
to instruct in any one or all of the disciplines for which fire protection
personnel certification is available.
(c) Minimum requirements for certification as a certified
on-site training facility shall include facilities, apparatus, equipment,
reference materials, standard operating procedures, instructors, and
records to support a quality education and training program. The resources
must provide for classroom instruction, demonstrations, and practical
exercises for the trainees to develop the knowledge and skills required
for fire protection personnel certification.
(d) The on-site facilities and training shall be performance
oriented, when required. Practical performance training with maximum
participation by trainees shall be an integral part of the training
program. The evaluation process will emphasize performance testing
to determine if the trainee has acquired the knowledge and skills
to achieve the required level of competency required by the respective
training program.
(e) It must be clearly understood that the minimum
standard for training facilities is applicable only as the title implies
and does not address the additional training facility resources which
are required for the continuing in-service training essential to the
development and maintenance of a well-coordinated and effective fire
service organization.
(f) An organization must submit an application for
certification as an on-site training facility to the commission. The
application will include descriptions, addresses of physical facilities
and an inventory of apparatus, equipment, and reference material to
be utilized in conducting the training. It is not required that the
equipment be owned by, permanently assigned to, nor kept at a training
facility, but must be readily available for instructional purposes.
In such a case, the training facility must submit a letter of commitment
from the provider of the resources with the original training facility
certification application authorizing the use of resources not controlled
by the training facility. A copy of the letters of commitment must
be maintained on-site and available for review. Photographs of resources
annotated to reflect their identity may be required as part of the
application. When submitting training approvals, the facility shall
certify that the resources are provided in accordance with this chapter.
(g) The chief training officer will:
(1) attest to the fact that the training meets the
competencies in the applicable commission curriculum and/or NFPA Standards;
and
(2) submit a testing schedule for all required academy
skills.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §427.1 adopted to be effective November 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 10895; amended to be effective January 1, 2000, 24 TexReg 6097; amended to be effective March 8, 2001, 26 TexReg 2044; amended to be effective January 27, 2002, 27 TexReg 481; amended to be effective May 26, 2005, 30 TexReg 3033; amended to be effective March 27, 2006, 31 TexReg 2696; amended to be effective February 17, 2008, 33 TexReg 1132; amended to be effective August 31, 2011, 36 TexReg 5382; amended to be effective May 20, 2014, 39 TexReg 3874; amended to be effectiveMay 20, 2018, 43 TexReg 3103 |