EXPLOSIVES EVALUATOR ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS
Evaluator-Will be responsible for evaluating and testing Explosive Detection Dogs during certification events hosted by IPWDA and/or ATF&E under the direct supervision of an IPWDA Explosive Detection Dog Master Trainer.
1. Applicant must be a Trainer in good standing with IPWDA in the discipline of Explosive Detection.
2. Applicant must have attended and successfully completed the ATF&E Explosive Detection Canine Evaluator Course.
SEARCH AND RESCUE EVALUATOR ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS
Evaluator- responsible for evaluating and testing Search and Rescue Dogs during certification events hosted by IPWDA under the direct supervision of an IPWDA SAR Dog Master Trainer.
1. Applicant must be a Trainer in good standing with IPWDA in the discipline of Search and Rescue.
TRAINER ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS
1. Applicant must have been a certified handler for which he/she is applying
for.
2. Applicant must be a regular member in good standing of the IPWDA for at least
three (3) years.
3. Applicant must be a trainer of police work dogs, and his/her job description
is as a trainer for his/her or other police department or who is training work
dogs for police departments for at least three (3) years, and his primary
employment is a law enforcement officer with full police powers.
4. Applicant must be sponsored, in writing, by two (2) IPWDA Master Trainers
that holds accreditation in the areas he/she seeks to obtain.
5. Applicant must have assisted and tested with an accredited IPWDA Master
Trainer in a least six (6) accreditation tests where all phases that the
applicant is applying for, have been tested.
6. Dogs trained must be to these Associations testing standards.
7. The applicant must send three (3) copies of the complete package. One (1) to
the IPWDA Accreditation Committee Chairperson, one (1) to the Secretary and one
(1) to the Sub-Committee Chairperson of the discipline seeking accreditation
for. These are to be sent to and received at least sixty (60) days before the
next meeting of the Accreditation Committee. Chairperson, the Secretary and
Sub-Committee Chairperson are to check these packages to see that all IPWDA
requirements have been met. If the package is not complete the applicant will
not be considered at the next accreditation committee meeting.
Their current resume accounting for his/her practical experience with working police dogs, their length of time as a handler and trainer, copies of applicable certificates, signed waiver and critique sheets.
His/her reasons for applying for the accreditation.
A copy of their training course (curriculum) he/she offers or assists within the training of police work dogs. Plus, a list of all K-9 teams trained by him/her, or at least of all K-9 teams, which they have assisted in training, whichever is applicable.
Three (3) current photo's of applicant. (1 with each resume)
Trainer applicants must submit one essay (minimum 500 words) regarding canine training, deployment, health, tactics, etc.
8. Incomplete packages and packages not received postmarked by the deadline,
will not be considered at the next meeting of the Accreditation Committee. These
packages will be returned by the Accreditation Committee Chairperson with an
explanation as to why they could not be considered. They will then have to be
sent back at a later date, after they have been completed.
9. Applicants must pass a written and oral test before the Accreditation
Committee.
An accredited IPWDA trainer may not certify a police work dog for accreditation.
Upon initial accreditation as a trainer, the applicant will serve a two (2) year
probationary period.
10. The Accreditation Committee has the authority to order a trainer to appear
before the Accreditation Committee in response to any formal or informal
complaint(s). The Accreditation Committee also has the authority to temporarily
suspend the trainer privileges and rights until the trainer appears before the
committee or until a formal grievance is filed and the respective procedures
followed.
11. Said accreditation may be removed and revoked at any time by this
Association for "just cause" after a full investigation and hearing is held by
the IPWDA Accreditation Committee.
12. Accreditation will be valid for two (2) years from the date of issue and
must be renewed by the applicant in writing, prior to the expiration date.
Normally, the trainer will not have to appear before the Accreditation Committee
in person to renew his/her status. But if for any reason, the Accreditation
Committee wishes to have the trainer to appear in person to discuss his/her
renewal. The Accreditation Committee Chairperson will have the authority to
require the trainer to appear before the committee in order to renew his/her
status. If the trainer fails to appear, his/her status will not be renewed, and
can be grounds to suspend or revoke his/her accreditation.
13. An IPWDA trainer applying for a new trainer accreditation in a phase(s) that
he/she does not already have with the IPWDA must only do the following:
A. Submit resume
B. Submit a letter of recommendation
from an IPWDA Master Trainer that holds accreditation(s) in the area he/she
seeks to obtain.
C. Appear before the IPWDA
Accreditation Sub-Committee for the oral/written interview process.
(Accreditation Sub-Committees will only meet at National workshops).
14. A current resume update will be submitted in writing to the IPWDA Secretary,
no later than January 31st of each year. Failure to do so may result in
suspension of his/her accreditation.
15. It shall be the responsibility of the trainer/applicant to keep records of
credibility.
16. Classification of trainers:
A. Police Utility Work Dogs
B. Police Narcotics Detection Dogs
C. Police Explosive Detection Dogs
D. Police Tracking/Trailing Dogs
E. Search and Rescue/ Trailing
F.
Search and Rescue/ Air Scent
G.
Search and Rescue/ Cadaver
H. Search and Rescue/ Disaster
I. Search and Rescue/ Underwater Detection
J. Accelerant Detector Dog
K. Tobacco Products Detector Dog
17. Accreditation will be valid as long as the member remains in good standing and remains active. Active is defined as assisting in the certification of three (3) dog teams to IPWDA standards and/or one (1) IPWDA sanctioned workshop yearly.
MASTER TRAINER ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS
1. Master Trainer must have been a certified handler for which he/she is
applying for.
2. Applicant must be a regular member of the IPWDA in good standing. Applicant
must have trained police work dogs for a minimum of six (6) years. Applicant
must have been an accredited trainer with IPWDA for a minimum of three (3)
years.
3. Dogs trained must be to this Association’s testing standards.
4. The Master Trainer standards must meet all local or area requirements and
conform to the standards set forth by this Association.
5. Applicant must be capable and experienced in training for any phase for which
he/she is applying.
6. The applicant must have a written letter of recommendation from at least two
(2) IPWDA Master Trainers that holds accreditation in the disciplines he/she
seeks to obtain.
7. The applicant must send three (3) copies of the complete package, one (1) to
the IPWDA Accreditation Committee Chairperson, one (1) to the IPWDA Secretary
and one (1) to the Sub-Committee Chairperson of the discipline seeking
accreditation for. These are to be sent to be received at least sixty (60) days
before the next meeting of the Accreditation Committee. It will be the duty of
the Accreditation Committee Chairperson and the Secretary to check these
packages to see that all IPWDA requirements have been met. If the package is not
complete the applicant will not be considered at the next accreditation
committee meeting.
Their current resume accounting for his/her practical experience with working police dogs, their length of time as a handler and trainer, copies of applicable certificates, signed waiver and critique sheets.
His/her reasons for applying for the accreditation.
A copy of their training course (curriculum) he/she offers for the training of police work dogs, it must consist of a minimum of four hundred (400) hours.
A list of all the K-9 teams trained by him/her, to the Association standards.
Three (3) current photos of applicant (1 with each resume).
Master Trainer applicants must submit two essays (minimum 500 words) regarding canine training, deployment, health, tactics, etc. Incomplete packages and packages not received postmarked by the deadline, will not be considered at the next meeting of the Accreditation Committee. The Accreditation Committee Chairperson will return these packages, with an explanation as to why they could not be considered. They will then have to be sent back at a later date, after they have been completed.
8. Applicants must pass a written and oral test before the Accreditation
Committee (Unless they fall under item #14).
9. An accredited Master Trainer will have the responsibility of testing and
certifying, for this Association.
10. Upon initial accreditation as a Master Trainer, applicant will serve a two
(2) year probationary period.
11. The Accreditation Committee has the authority to order a Master Trainer to
appear before the Accreditation Committee in response to any formal or informal
complaint(s). The Accreditation Committee also has the authority to temporarily
suspend the Master Trainer privileges and the rights until the Master Trainer
appears before the Accreditation Committee or until a formal grievance is filed
and the respective procedures is followed.
12. Said accreditation may be removed or revoked at any time by this Association
for "just cause" after a full investigation and a hearing is held by the IPWDA
accreditation committee.
13. Accreditation will be valid as long as the member remains in good standing
and remains active. Active is defined as certification of three (3) dog teams to
IPWDA standards and/or one (1) IPWDA sanctioned workshop yearly.
14. An IPWDA Master Trainer applying for a new Master Trainer accreditation in a
discipline(s) that he/she does not already have, with the IPWDA must only do the
following:
A. Handled a certified canine in the
discipline they are requesting to add on.
B. Submit an updated resume
C. Submit a letter of recommendations
from two (2) IPWDA Master Trainers that holds accreditation(s) in the
area he/she seeks to obtain.
D. Appear before the IPWDA
Accreditation Sub-Committee for the oral/ written interview process.
15. A current resume update will be submitted in writing to the IPWDA Secretary
no later than January 31st of each year failure to do so may result in
suspension of his/her accreditation.
16. It shall be the responsibility of the Master Trainer to keep all records of
all testing and other assistance rendered.
17. It shall be the responsibility of the Master Trainer to forward a copy of
all certification(s) worksheets for teams that him/her has tested, to the IPWDA
Secretary, in a timely manner. These are to be maintained by the IPWDA Secretary
in the files of IPWDA.
18. Classifications of Master Trainers:
A. Police Patrol Work Dogs
B. Police Narcotic Detector Dogs
C. Police Explosive Detector Dogs
D. Police Tracking/Trailing Dogs
E. Search and Rescue/ Trailing
F. Search and Rescue/ Air Scent
G. Search and Rescue/ Cadaver
H. Search and Rescue/ Disaster
I. Search and Rescue/ Underwater Detection
J. Accelerant Detector Dog
K. Tobacco Products Detector Dog
19. A Master Trainer may only certify Canine Teams in specialties that the
Master Trainer is accredited in.
20. A Police Utility Master Trainer may evaluate the following tests or parts thereof, for the Search and Rescue canines:
Obedience (Prerequisite)
Agility (Disaster)
Building Search (Disaster)
Bark/Refind Alert (Disaster)
Air Scent (Wilderness 40 – 80 – 160 acre)
21. A Police Trailing Dog Master Trainer may evaluate search and rescue canines in Trailing.
22. A Search and Rescue Evaluator may test Search and Rescue Dogs during certification events hosted by IPWDA under the direct supervision of an IPWDA SAR DOG Master Trainer.
Revised October 2007
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