The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board metApril 23-25, 2013 at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers inBrunswick, Georgia. During the meeting, the Board conducted strategicplanning, reviewed the FLETA Standards and Procedures, reviewed theFLETA Board bylaws, stood up the recognition and outreach committee,reviewed Office of Accreditation reports, and discussed otheroperational issues in support of the FLETA process.
In addition to the above, the FLETA Board announced the inauguralawardees of the FLETA Team Leader Recognition Award and the FLETAAgency Recognition Award. Ms. Sarah Livingston from the InternalRevenue Service was presented the FLETA Team Leader Recognition Award,and Director Connie Patrick accepted the FLETA Agency Recognition Awardon behalf of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.
Finally, the FLETA Board reviewed and awarded FLETA Accreditation tofour academies and 23 programs:
Initial Accreditation
· Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Industry Operations Investigator BasicTraining Program
· Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent Basic Training ProgramDefense Criminal Investigative Service Special Agent Basic TrainingProgram
· Department ofVeterans Affairs Instructor Development Course
· Federal AirMarshal Service Defensive Measures Instructor Training Program
· Office ofPersonnel Management Federal Background Investigator TrainingProgram
· Office ofPersonnel Management Essentials of Suitability Adjudication Program
· U.S. Army MilitaryPolice School Special Victims Unit Investigations Course
· U.S. Army MilitaryPolice School Staff and Faculty Training Course
· U.S. Coast GuardBoarding Officer Practical Course
· U.S. Marine CorpsPolice Academy Basic Police Officer Course
Reaccreditation
· Federal AirMarshal Service Instructor Development Course
· Federal LawEnforcement Training Centers Boat Operators Anti-Terrorism TrainingProgram
· Federal LawEnforcement Training Centers Inland Boat Operator Training Program
· Federal LawEnforcement Training Centers Law Enforcement Control Tactics InstructorTraining Program
· Federal LawEnforcement Training Centers Law Enforcement Instructor In-ServiceTraining Program
· Internal RevenueService Special Agent Basic Training Program
· Internal RevenueService Basic Instructor Facilitator Training Program
· Internal RevenueService National Criminal Investigation Training Academy
· U.S. Air ForceOffice of Special Investigations Basic Special Investigators Course
· U.S. Air ForceSpecial Investigations Academy
· U.S. Army MilitaryPolice School Civilian Police Academy
· U.S. Army MilitaryPolice School U.S. Army Military Police School
· U.S. Customs andBorder Protection Basic Entry Specialist Training Program
· U.S. Customs andBorder Protection Task-Based Language Teaching Program
· U.S. SecretService Essentials of Instruction Course
· U.S. SecretService James J. Rowley Training Center
Since it stood up in 2002, the FLETA Board has achieved significantprogress in its key missions: to enhance the quality of federal lawenforcement through a set of standards for federal law enforcementtraining; to administer the accreditation process for all federal lawenforcement training; and to instill public confidence in federal lawenforcement through compliance with the standards.
Agencies voluntarily submit to the FLETA process for each program oracademy seeking accreditation. FLETA is a cyclical process thatincludes: comparing agency processes against the FLETA Standards;identifying and making improvements; submitting to an assessment by ateam of qualified FLETA assessors; submitting to a secondary review bya FLETA Board Review Committee; and a final review by the full FLETABoard for a determination of accreditation. If the FLETA processidentifies deficiencies, the agency is required to develop a correctiveaction plan that the FLETA Board monitors for completion to ensurecompliance with the standards.
Once a program or academy is awarded FLETA accreditation, the agencysubmits yearly reports to the FLETA Board and begins the process overin preparation for reaccreditation. Reaccreditation occurs every threeyears and is a fresh and independent review of the academy or programto ensure continued compliance with the FLETA Standards.
A full listing of FLETA accredited academies/programs is availableby visiting the FLETA website. The Office of Management and Budgetdirected the establishment of FLETA as the accrediting body for allfederal law enforcement training. More information on the FLETA processand benefits is available at www.FLETA.gov or by call the FLETAOffice of Accreditation at (912) 261-3684.