American Society of Canine Trainers
Is proud to present this
2017
Public Trainer
CERTIFICATION
To
Mckenzie Homan[All areas of public service]
On this date the 1st of February 2017
Victory S. Haden Chris R. Aycock
Victory S. Haden Chris R. Aycock
ASCT Legal Administrator ASCT Organizational President
DISCLOSUR
RIGHTS AND COMPROMISE EFFORTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CERTIFICATION
The American Society of Canine Trainers operates commonly under the acronym ASCT. ASCT is a national organization, serving all fifty states of the union, accredited by the United States Department of Justice and the Department of Education. The organization maintains specified, legal authority for law enforcement canine production, import, training, and education within all states. The organization meets or exceeds all state law enforcement academies and standardized testing procedures, regarding both instructional category and police canine development and usage. The ASCT Certification Board, comprised of two senior master instructors, legal auditor, certification attorney director, and president, supervises the operations testing procedure and audit for standards. All standards are reviewed annually for insured justice means and quality certification; assuring that the holder of the certification for law enforcement usage is carefully authorized - through five, increasingly strenuous reviews of certification officials. All certifications are issued annually and expire at the close of the month of January, without exception.
The American Society of Canine Trainers guarantees, and assures that this document is valid to the best of our abilities. The listed individual has met the ASCT Certification Board requirements for the specialty indicated on the certificate. The listed K9 has been thoroughly evaluated and has also met the required testing standards.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
The listed individual and K9 have, at minimum, attended a class of basic law enforcement canine education. The handler has passed specified written, oral, and practical exams. The individual has demonstrated: canine behavior theory, K9 handling techniques, knowledge of scent, active search techniques, legal protocol, civic policy, and safety. The canine has been tested to conform to the following standards: basic control, applicable sociability, search techniques, detection motivation, and quality of search. The handler has met the standards established by ASCT for record keeping and proof of ability. The listed handler has met these standards for all areas of deployment per certification.
BLIND SEARCH STANDARD and DOUBLE BLIND SEARCH STANDARD
BLIND SEARCH STANDARDS is a practice whereby the area of location/search is set up with specific scent(s) hidden in a realistic manner, as would be in a live, law enforcement environment. This HIDE is established using the specific scent(s) for testing areas such as: narcotic, explosives, human, etc. The hides are made with the handler and K9 absent from the evaluation area. The handler arrives and is introduced to the search environment, issued limitations (i.e. time and distance) and completes the application, without assistance of the evaluator or any other person. DOUBLE BLIND STANDARD requires that the K9 team pass an exam whereby a third party sets testing hides, without evaluator or handler presence, followed by search and evaluation concluding with 3rd party verification of locations. This assures there are no cues in communication with evaluator
All areas of ASCT certification require testing evaluation of blind search standards.
AUDIT TESTING PROCESS
ASCT issues evaluation of K9 teams through practical exam testing, class evaluation, and record audit per annual basis. Certified individuals are required to meet testing standards each year. Instructors and trainers are required to maintain performance evaluations per every contact with handlers and K9, assuring the standards are met. Handlers are required to either: attend advanced training conferences or provide records to the ASCT auditor each year. If in attendance of conference, the team will be evaluated for both practical standards, as well as, accountability interviews with instructors, assuring all standards are met. Handlers who undergo a records audit also participate in a testing practical with an evaluator to assure the ability to pass practical tests and blind search standards.
This certification can be validated by contacting ASCT at . A complete list of qualification testing and standards are available.
This certification expires on January 31, 2018.