Training & Education

Supervisory Training- Preferred Alliance helps you meet
the supervisory training requirement for reasonable
suspicion testing in three ways.

• First we offer supervisory training classes
  at our home office in Lathrop, California.
• We can send a trainer to your facility to
  provide “on-site” supervisory training and
  employee education.
• We have a self-administered video package
  for sale, which can be used as a free standing
  teaching aid, which meets the supervisory
  training requirement of the federal regulations.

Collection Personnel Training Preferred Alliance holds
quarterly trainings at our home office in Lathrop, California
for collection site/collectors who are seeking to meet the DOT
training requirements for DOT Urine Collection Training. Our own
in-house trainer will provide the follow items to meet the DOT
requirements in each training session. The following is a brief
description what to expect in an all-day training session:

• Knowledge of Basic Information – The new Part 40 requires
  that collectors first and foremost be knowledgeable in 49
  CFR Part 40, the DOT’s Urine Specimen Procedures
  Guidelines and the DOT agency regulations applicable to
  the employers for whom collections are performed. Collectors
  must stay current on these materials as regulations and
  guidance change.

• Qualification Training – Qualification training is really the
  cornerstone of the collector training program. Qualification
  training includes instruction on specific subjects as outlined
  in 49 CFR 40.33, such as the steps for completing a collection
  and information on problem collections. Qualification training
  may be accomplished in a variety of ways, such as through
  instructional videos, Internet training programs or traditional
  classroom instruction, as long as the required subjects
  are covered.

• Initial Proficiency Demonstration – After qualification training,
  collectors are required to demonstrate their proficiency in
  collections through the completion of five consecutive, error-free
  mock collections. These mock collections must include both
  uneventful and problematic collections, with specific requirements
  outlined in the regulations. These mock collections must also be
  monitored and evaluated in-person, or by a means that provides
  real-time observation, by someone who has demonstrated the
  necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in 40.33 This
  person must evaluate the collector’s performance and attest in
  writing that the mock collections are error-free.

• Error Correction Training – If a collector makes a mistake in
  the collection process that causes a test to be cancelled, the
  regulations require that error correction training be conducted.
  This training is to focus on the subject matter in which the error
  occurred. Demonstration of proficiency through the completion
  of three consecutive error-free mock collections is also required
  as part of error correction training, with the person providing the
  training, monitoring, and attesting in writing that the mock
  collections were error-free.

• Refresher Training – Refresher training is required every five
  years from the date on which the collector received qualification
  training and provided initial demonstration of proficiency. This
  refresher training must meet the same requirements as
  qualification training and initial proficiency demonstration.