FDM Training Course Description

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Administrator Training

FDM Administrator Training is provided to the personnel who will be responsible for maintaining your Department's FDM system. Course content includes FDM basics as well as configuration, system backups, upgrades, and security, modification of data input forms, and creating advanced queries and custom reports for end users.

Implementation Training

Implementation Training gives key personnel within your department a high level overview of the system, including navigation and base functionality. This training is delivered prior to system installation. Throughout this course, clients have an opportunity to evaluate the system with their own business policies and procedures and make preliminary notes on design change requests either for additional data collection, features, or presentation.

Train-the-Trainer Training (TtT)

TtT is designed for the personnel designated as your Department Trainers. Course content includes navigation and all end user functionality in the modules that you purchased. This course prepares you to roll out end user training to all of your department users. FDM supplies training materials that may be copied and customized for distribution.

CAD Setup Training

This training course is designed for personnel who will administer your department's CAD system. CAD Setup is an intensive one-on-one training for how to configure the database for CAD, including setting up all data that will drive CAD resource recommendations during dispatching.

CAD Dispatcher Training

CAD Dispatcher training trains communications center personnel in processing calls through the CAD system. The course begins with an overview of your department's CAD system. Each of the status windows that make up the CAD interface is covered along with the basics of navigating the system. Trainees are then "walked through" dispatch tasks, starting with entering simple incidents and gradually entering more detailed incidents.

The second segment of training simulates real world conditions. Trainees work in pairs with one serving as the caller and the other as the dispatcher. The dispatcher handles the complete call process, from entering the incident details until the conclusion of the incident. The trainees reverse positions halfway through the training. Dispatch training also provides an opportunity to test the accuracy of the response recommendations provided by your FDM CAD system. Trainees use their knowledge of the service area and the unit recommendations provided by FDMCAD to ensure that the recommendations are correct.

CAD Supervisor Training

CAD Supervisor training begins with the same training give to dispatchers, with an additional day that focuses on providing a more in depth look at the FDMCAD system. This training also covers managing incident data that is collected over time as well as retrieving the statistics they need and creating reports.