PORTLAND, OR---January 14, 2008---Crown Pointe Technologies, the leading provider of training software solutions for police, corrections and public safety organizations, introduces SKILLS MANAGER Version 7x, an innovative records management system for administering and documenting the development of personnel from date of hire to retirement.
The Windows-based software monitors personnel certifications, training and firearms qualifications. With SKILLS MANAGER V.7x, unlike generic learning management systems software programs, corrections and detention managers can evaluate officers and instructors for compliance with established standards and regulations.
SKILLS MANAGER is tailored specifically to the needs of corrections and detention centers by tracking employee records, certifications, general and firearms training, plus employment and education.
The software also offers several integrated add-on modules designed to: catalog firearms and equipment; manage images, documents and computer files linked to employee and course records; and to test and score forms via automated scanning. Most states in the U.S. have peace officers standards organizations, called a P.O.S.T., or a similar entity that sets training and certification standards for the corrections and detention facilities in each state. The posts require rigid adherence to certification and re-certification, testing, and tracking of corrections officers’ training, and must be provided with annual records reports.
“Helping these state standards organizations, as well as individual corrections and detention operations is where Skills Manager excels,” said Steve Wesner, Vice President of Crown Pointe Technologies. “The software easily pays for itself in less than a year after being purchased by relieving many administrative burdens and providing instant access to personnel records and easy-to-use reporting and mail merge features.”
Among the chief features SKILLS MANAGER offers include:
Employee Records Management – Keep detailed personal information on each employee such as birth, age, gender, ethnicity, home address, telephone numbers, social security/employee numbers. Look up employees by name, social security number, or alternative identification numbers
Certifications Tracking
– Record all current and past employee certifications complete with award and expiration dates and status.General Training – Maintain complete history of courses taken by employees with date, course, credit hours, score, pass/fail, location, instructor and more. Log attendance to courses offered by your corrections or detention center, as well as one-time or infrequent training provided by other organizations.
Firearms Training – Record all employee firearms qualifications, including date, weapon, score, pass/fail, application (daylight/ low light, etc.).
Employment – Record all employment events such as hire dates, promotions, suspensions, leave-of-absence, transfer, terminations, etc. In addition, note date, status, rank/position, level, classification, assignment, and more for each event.
Education – Record all diplomas, vocational certificates, and college degrees complete with date, institution, majors and credit hours.
SKILLS MANAGER V.7x provides many pre-defined reports.
Skills Manager controls the format, but you control the report contents by selecting and filtering records to be displayed on the reports with the software’s point-and-click query builder. You can quickly and easily select employees:
-With a certain position/rank, level, or assignment.
-With specific certifications.
-Who have a certification due to expire.
-Who have not attended a mandatory course.
-Who have not accumulated the minimum training hours.
Flexible Pricing
Pricing for SKILLS MANAGER V.7x begins at $1,000 for a single user with up to 50 active employees, and from there it is based on an organization’s size and the SKILLS MANAGER optional modules selected. Ongoing technical support and software maintenance, which is recommended, is a very reasonable additional charge.For more information, call: (480) 396-6289, or visit: www.crownpointetech.com.