Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor Update

Course Description

Prerequisites

Participants enrolling in this course must complete the following courses prior to attendance:

• Basic Instructor Development (TCOLE #1014) or a course equivalent
• Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor

If you are claiming a course equivalent from another training provider, you must upload the certificate of successful completion and TCOLE training record to your TEEX student portal within 48 hours of registration. If you completed the course requirement with TEEX, a TEEX employee will verify that you completed the course and received a passing grade.

Enrollment Requirements

Participants enrolling in this course must meet the following employment status:

• Currently commissioned as a peace officer with SFST instructor experience

Please upload a copy of your prerequisite and enrollment requirements within 48 hours of registration to your MyTEEX Student Portal. If you are unable to upload the documents you can email them to [email protected]. The preferred document naming convention is “Last Name, First Name – Document.”

Participants will be contacted via email to confirm approval and admittance into the course.

Course Completion Requirements

• A proficiency exam will be given to all participants the first day of class.
• All participants are required to pass the proficiency exam to continue the course.

Participant Must Provide

• A photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.

Attendance Requirements

Class attendance is an essential part of the education process, and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. The course requires participants to attend a minimum of 100% of the class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirement, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed.

This course will have varying daily start and end times throughout the course offering. In some cases, make-up work will not be available (due to equipment/facility needs and/or safety/teamwork components or activity setup/facilitation/requirements).

Participants in a TCOLE credit eligible course must complete the class in its entirety to receive a TEEX Certificate of Completion and be reported for TCOLE credit.

If you have additional questions, please refer to the TEEX Participant Handbook.

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

• Identify typical cues of Detection Phase One and Phase Two
• Describe observed cues clearly and convincingly
• Describe significance of the impaired motorcycle rider’s problem
• Outline skills necessary to detect, arrest, and prosecute alcohol- and drug-impaired motorcyclists
• Outline results of selected SFST validation studies
• Describe properly administered SFSTs
• Define nystagmus and the difference between types
• Articulate indicators and clues of the three SFSTs
• Identify limitations of the three SFSTs
• Demonstrate the ability to properly administer the three SFSTs
• Conduct a complete test of HGN and VGN
• Administer the verbal instructions and physical demonstrations of the WAT and OLS tests

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Suggested Audience

• Law enforcement officers who have successfully completed the Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Instructor course

Continuing Education And Professional Credits

Note: Live Online Instructor-Led (webinar) courses are not eligible for TCOLE credit.

• 4.00 hours – Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)

Other Information

• Participants successfully completing this course will also need to meet TCOLE requirements set in rule 221.33 before instructing a SFST class.