Length:
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1 Day, 8 Hours |
Dates / Times:
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
08:00-17:00 |
Location:
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Pleasanton Police Department
4833 Bernal Avenue
Pleasanton, CA 94566
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Price:
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$200 / person
10% discount for groups of 3 or more from the same agency. |
Payment:
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Payment is appreciated by cash or
check, either in advance or on the day of the class. Make checks payable to
"Training Innovations, Inc." |
Prerequisite:
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This training is open only to
current subscribers to the TMS Software Support Service. Please
contact Training Innovations if you have any
questions about your subscription status.
Click here for
information about our
"Welcome Back
Subscription Renewal Offer" |
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Experience using
TMS Millennium and prior completion of the Basic TMS Millennium Course is
required. Student familiarity with using TMS Millennium is assumed
and will be not be taught in this class. You must be familiar with
performing the following:
 | Enter selection criteria to search for specific records |
 | Navigate the TMS Explorers to find specific information |
 | Enter and modify data |
If you are new to TMS Millennium, you should complete the Basic class and
use TMS for awhile before attending the Advanced class. |
To Register:
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Complete and submit the
TMS Training Reservation Request form.
You will receive an email reply when your reservation request has been
processed and confirmed.
For questions:
Contact: Doortje Werner
Phone: (866) 867-1414
Email:
dwerner@tmstraining.com |
Cancellation Policy:
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Space is very limited for these
classes. Please notify us of any cancellations as early as possible so that
we can make the space available to someone on a waiting list. Cancellations
must be made by email to:
dwerner@tmstraining.com
 | Reservations may be cancelled up to 7 days (168 hours) from the start
of the first class day with no penalty. |
 | Cancellations made less than 168 hours from the start of the first
class day will be subject to a fee equal to 50% of the class tuition. |
 | No-shows with no advance cancellation are subject to full tuition
fees. |
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Materials that will be provided to all students:
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 | Printed handouts containing PowerPoint slides from Day 1 and tutorial
information for the day 2 hands-on session. |
 | CD-ROM containing:
 | Setup program for installing TMS Millennium. |
 | Copies of the PowerPoint slideshow. |
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 | Electrical power for notebook PC's. |
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Very Important:

These materials must be brought to the class by each student:
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 | Pen or pencil |
 | Notebook Computer meeting the following minimum
requirements:
 | Pentium IV CPU |
 | Windows XP or Windows 2000 OS
(Student must have
administrative rights allowing them to install software and write to
the Windows Registry on the notebook PC. Please contact your
Information Services department to ensure that you have been given
these rights.) |
 | 512 MB of RAM |
 | 500 MB of free HDD space |
 | 800x600 screen resolution |
 | Mouse, touch-pad, or similar pointing device.
(An
external mouse is highly recommended. It will greatly enhance your
learning experience.) |
 | 110V power supply |
 | CD-ROM drive required to install software |
 | Note: This course does not teach you how to
operate your laptop computer.
The student must be familiar with setting up and operating the
notebook PC that he/she brings to the class. Please familiarize
yourself with the keyboard, mouse, power supply, etc. so that you
will be prepared for the training. |
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Topics to be Covered:
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TMS Changes & Enhancements

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 | POST Peace Officer ID Numbers
 | Transitioning from Social Security Numbers to Peace Ofc. ID Numbers |
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 | POST Certificate Applications
 | Dispatcher |
 | Records Supervisor |
 | Reserve |
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 | STC Compliance Report |
 | STC Individual Compliance Worksheet |
 | Emailing Training Memos |
 | New Selection Criteria |
 | Returning Equipment from Persons Explorer |
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Using the TMS Training Plan:
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 | Identifying Your Agency's Training Groups
 | Learn how to use the Lowest Common Denominator system. |
 | Identify Training Groups common to most agencies. |
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 | Identifying Training Plan Requirements
 | Compare and contrast Training and Award Requirements |
 | Compare and contrast Subject-Based, Category-Based, and
Certification-Based Training Requirements |
 | Learn to define a Training Plan Requirement in terms of:
 | The specific Training/Award that will satisfy the requirement |
 | The initial compliance period. |
 | The interval for continuing compliance. |
 | When to use "Full"/"Partial" compliance periods |
 | When to use "Constant" / "Recurring" compliance methods. |
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 | Understand affects of Reference Date options |
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 | Creating a Training Group
 | Add a "Peace Officers" group |
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 | Add a POST Perishable Skills (PSP) Requirement |
 | Add non-POST Requirements. |
 | Assigning Employees to Training Plan Groups
 | Entering the Assignment Date |
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 | POST-Specific Considerations
 | Understanding POST Anniversary Date Compliance Periods |
 | Determining and employee's POST "anniversary date" |
 | Entering the POST anniversary date into TMS |
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 | Training Subjects
 | Cleaning the Subjects table of "duplicate" subjects |
 | Benefits of using Training Categories |
 | Training Categories related to POST, STC, and DPSST requirements |
 | Copy and Paste Training Categories between similar Subjects |
 | Synchronize Training Categories between Subjects and Modules |
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 | Determining Training Status
 | Compare and contrast different Training Status Reports
 | Individual Training Status Report |
 | Training Status Report (Summary) |
 | Training Status Report (Detailed-Condensed) |
 | Training Status Report (Detailed-Expanded) |
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 | Understand the affects of Training Status Report options |
 | Determine what Target Date to use |
 | Understand the importance of Future Compliance Status |
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 | Interpreting Training Status Reports
 | Understand the meanings of "Prior", "Current" , and "Future" periods |
 | Define "Compliant", "Non-Compliant" and "In Progress" |
 | Understand Compliance Percentages |
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 | Individual Training Status Reports
 | Run from the Persons Explorer |
 | Run from the Report Selector |
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 | Running agency Training Status Reports for:
 | A specific requirement |
 | A specific employee group |
 | All POST requirements |
 | All requirements |
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Advanced Reporting Techniques
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 | Identify the correct report for your needs
 | Pre-formatted Reports
 | Persons Complete Report |
 | Calendar of Scheduled Training |
 | Activity Detail and Student Roster |
 | Equipment List by Person/Location |
 | Equipment History |
 | Training Plan |
 | Training Subjects Report |
 | POST Certificate Eligibility |
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 | User-Defined Reports
 | Persons |
 | Training List |
 | Equipment List |
 | Training Group Assignments |
 | Training Costs |
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 | Crosstab Reports
 | Persons |
 | Training |
 | Equipment |
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 | Data Exports
 | Equipment |
 | Training |
 | Training Costs |
 | Persons |
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 | Setting Selection Criteria
 | Identify the data you need |
 | Setting "Not" conditions |
 | Setting date ranges |
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 | User-Defined reports
 | Primary and Secondary grouping |
 | Detail Order |
 | Identify detail columns |
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 | Crosstab Reports
 | Identify Summary Field |
 | Selecting Row and Column Groups |
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 | Exporting Data for advanced data mining
 | When to export? |
 | Demonstration of using exported data. |
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 | Solving special reporting needs
 | Demonstration of solving specific reporting needs submitted by the
students. |
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For further information, contact:
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