The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board ispleased to announce it granted accreditation status to the FederalMotor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Drug InterdictionAssistance Program (DIAP) at the July 14, 2011 meeting in Ponte VedraBeach, Florida.
Formerly a part of the Federal Highway Administration, the FMCSA'sprimary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-relatedfatalities and injuries through strong enforcement of safetyregulations; targeting high-risk carriers and commercial motor vehicledrivers; improving safety information systems and commercial motorvehicle technologies; strengthening commercial motor vehicle equipmentand operating standards; and increasing safety awareness. The FMCSAworks with federal, state, and local enforcement agencies, the motorcarrier industry, labor safety interest groups, and others. The DIAPcourse is designed to improve the ability of government officials tointerdict significant criminal activity in commercial motor vehicles.The training is delivered at host training facilities throughout theUnited States and Canada.
FMCSA National Training Center Director Joseph DeLorenzo acceptedthe certificate of accreditation, thanking the FLETA Board and theassessors. He noted that FMCSA is new to the program and this was“quite a learning experience”. He said it was helpful to them to seehow other agencies deal with the everyday challenges in training.
To achieve accreditation, an agency must undergo a voluntarythorough assessment of their academy and/or program to ensurecompliance with the FLETA standards. These professional standardswere developed to increase agency effectiveness and efficiency. The standards address Program Administration, Training Staff, TrainingDevelopment, and Training Delivery, with an additional 20 standardsspecifically for Academies. Once an academy or program isaccredited, they must undergo reaccreditation every three years usingthe current standards and process. Reaccreditation takes a freshlook at all information to determine if the evidence supports theagency’s continued compliance with FLETA Standards. To maintainaccredited status, agencies are required to submit annual reports tothe FLETA Board.
The FLETA Board is nationally recognized by federal law enforcementagencies, as well as stakeholders in law enforcement training. Itis the Board’s goal to improve the federal law enforcement communitywith each accreditation, and the Board has now awarded 51 programaccreditations and 14 academy accreditations.
If you would like more information regarding the FLETA process,please visit www.FLETA.gov or contact FLETAat 912-261-3684.