Traffic Trainer Policy

Section 2 - Traffic Trainer

• 2.1 All Road Traffic Trainers without an active LOA are required to maintain an active presence on TeamSpeak & PLPD Online and regularly attend practical assessment stages, mark written assessment stages, and engage with any other administrative duties prescribed by Traffic Command.

• 2.2 Road Traffic Trainers marking a written or practical stage are expected to do so to a high standard in full compliance with the provided marking scheme.

• 2.3 Road Traffic Trainers who take a LOA must to inform Traffic Command 1 week prior to this leave. 

• 2.4 Road Traffic Trainers are expected to notify Traffic Command of their availability for a practical assessment stage using the reactions provided on the Discord message or replying to it.

2.4.1 RTTs who fail to either notify a command member or react to the request at least ONE HOUR before the session will receive an activity strike.

2.4.1.1 An activity strike will not be issued if a RTT attends a session but does not notify using the bot.

2.4.1.2 A RTT may not be given an Activity Strike if their absence or failure to notify has a justifiable reason behind it.

2.4.2 If 2 strikes are received in relation to consecutive sessions, the RTT will be issued a final warning instead of the regular Activity Strike format. If the RTT is already on a Final Warning, the regular format applies leading to the subsequent Demotion.

2.4.3 If a RTT is on PLPD-sanctioned leave, they are not required to notify or react to practical requests.

• 2.5 All trainers are expected to show the utmost professionalism while representing the Road Traffic Unit on TeamSpeak, PLPD Online and the live PERPHeads server.

• 2.6 Road Traffic Trainers whose activity or performance is not of an acceptable standard will typically be offered a warning prior to disciplinary action being taken against them however this may be disregarded as per 2.7.

• 2.7 Traffic Command reserves the right to remove any Traffic Trainer from their role if they don’t believe they are required as a Trainer or aren’t performing their duties correctly even without prior warning.