The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board ispleased to announce it granted accreditation status to the TreasuryInspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Special Agent BasicTraining Program (SABT) at the April 7, 2011 meeting in Charleston,South Carolina.
The SABT is a formal course of study providing agency-specific basictraining for TIGTA Special Agents (S/As). It is the second andfinal formal training course for entry-level S/As and is taken aftercompleting the Criminal Investigator Training Program, which is taughtat the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco,Georgia.
Board Member Angela Hrdlicka reported the results of the TIGTA SABTreview, noting TIGTA has the reputation for being innovative andthorough in their documentation of meeting the FLETA standards. MichaelRadetic, TIGTA Assistant Special Agent in Charge, accepted thecertificate awarding accreditation, thanking the FLETA Board andassessors and saying “We’re very small, but mighty”. He also thankedKay Arthur for her hard work in maintaining the excellence of the TIGTAprograms.
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. To maintain accredited status,agencies are required to submit annual reports to the FLETA Board andparticipate in a reaccreditation process every three years.
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 48 programaccreditations and 13 academy accreditations.
If you would like more information regarding the FLETA process,please visit the website at www.FLETA.govor contact FLETA at 912-261-3684.