FAQs

The FLETA Procedures and Standards 2020 Edition states:

Academy accreditation is an organizational-level recognition that an academy administers, develops, and delivers all training programs under the academy’s purview according to the FLETA standards. Attainment of academy accreditation does not confer accreditation to all programs under the academy; training organizations must obtain program accreditation for each training program seeking FLETA recognition. To be eligible for academy accreditation, a TO must:

The FLETA Board has determined that contract personnel are not authorized to conduct FLETA assessments of an academy/program for consideration by the FLETA Board for a determination of accreditation. The FLETA Board based their decision on federal regulations and legal opinion. Therefore, contract personnel are prohibited from performing FLETA assessments.

The FLETA community can suggest the creation, deletion, or revision of FLETA Standards through the “Standards Revision Form”.

The “Standards Revision Form” is available on the FLETA HSIN Community website in the Resources section. Download and complete Section 1 of the form. Unless submitted by a current Board member, the form must have the name and title of a supervisor within the agency who concurs with the recommendation. Submit the completed form to the Office of Accreditation. The form can be mailed, faxed, or emailed.

The FLETA Procedures and Standards Manual 2020 Edition states:

Assessors are trained that policy/directives and supporting evidence must be signed, dated or otherwise authenticated.

See the FLETA Procedures and Standards Manual 2020 Edition states:

If the TO had no opportunity to employ a particular directive/policy as it relates to the standard for a specific year(s), a Memo to File signed by the AO, or designee, attesting to that fact, is sufficient. A Memo to File cannot be used in place of actual evidence. (pg. 17)

Program accreditation is specific to a program. When a training organization applies for program accreditation, all the policies/directives and evidence will demonstrate that a specific program meets the standards. The training organization must submit a separate application for each program seeking accreditation.

Program accreditation is not transferable. If a program is deleted, or the whole or parts of a program are transferred into another program, the new program must be reviewed following the FLETA process.

The FLETA Procedures and Standards Manual 2020 Edition states:

Provide supporting evidence to indicate the academy meets each applicable academy standard. The goal is to demonstrate that all training programs under the academy meet the FLETA standards. The number of training programs used for supporting evidence will be based upon the number of training programs within the academy.

The FLETA Procedures and Standards Manual 2020 Edition states:

As with initial accreditation, if the TO had no opportunity to employ a particular directive/policy as it relates to the standard for a specific year(s), a Memo to File signed by the AO, or designee, attesting to that fact is sufficient evidence. (pg. 28)

FLETA reaccreditation occurs every five years and is an independent review of an academy or program. For each reaccreditation cycle, the training organization will identify standards having potential for not applicable (N/A) status and follow the process outlined in the FLETA Procedures and Standards Manual. If acknowledged by the OA Executive Director, the N/A  covers the entire reaccreditation cycle, unless changes to the program and/or academy occur that negate the request.

The FLETA Procedures and Standards Manual 2020 Edition states:

Reaccreditation is a fresh look at a program or academy to ensure continued compliance with the current version of the FLETA Standards. (pg. 27)