The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board ispleased to announce it granted initial program accreditation status tothe National Park Service’s Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Programat the November 17, 2011 meeting in Annapolis Maryland.
The National Park Service Law Enforcement Training Centercoordinates the basic and field training of Law Enforcement Rangers andSpecial Agents. The Seasonal Law Enforcement Training Program preparesthe seasonal law enforcement ranger to perform law enforcement in areasadministered by the National Park Service. The National Park Serviceworks in partnership with the NPS cooperative law enforcement trainingprograms (commonly referred to as "seasonal ranger academies") ateleven colleges and universities throughout the U.S. to deliver theprogram.
Donald Usher, Superintendent, National Park Service Law EnforcementTraining Center, accepted the certificate of accreditation and thankedthe Board, the Office of Accreditation and the community for mentoringand helping get the SLETP accredited. Mr. Usher also recognized thecolleges and universities who present the program.
To achieve accreditation, agencies submit to an independent reviewof their academy and/or program to ensure compliance with the FLETAStandards and Procedures in the areas of: Program Administration,Training Staff, Training Development, and Training Delivery, with anadditional 20 standards for Academies. Accreditation is a cyclicalprocess occurring every three years. Each year, agencies must submitannual reports in preparation for reaccreditation, which is a new andindependent review of the academy/program.