The Transportation Security Administration Agency website now offers new video training modules for detecting suspicious activity related to terrorism on its website.
According to the TSA, the First Observer Plus (FOP) program provides “transportation professionals the knowledge needed to recognize suspicious activity possibly related to terrorism, guidance in assessing what they see and a method for reporting those observations.”
The current online training videos cater to stakeholders in the highway and motor carrier and mass transit industries. This includes student transportation.
The website provides a link to view any of the new FOP training videos that have been produced. The TSA said the program will continuously be revised and updated.
Additional training modules for hazmat trucking, food and ag trucking, stadium/arena parking and law enforcement are currently under development, which are due out later this year.
The TSA said the website also allows users to print out an individual, modally specific Certificate of Completion, after a brief registration page that requires no log-on or password requirements. The certificate recognizes their participation in the training program.
The TSA added that long-range plans involve a contractor supported system that adds stakeholder trainers, private sector trainers and some TSA engagement to accommodate stakeholder requests for FOP onsite training.
More details regarding onsite training will be provided once additional details have been finalized.
