The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board ispleased to announce it granted reaccreditation status to the FederalAir Marshal Service Training Center (FAMSTC) and the Federal AirMarshal Service Training Program II (FAMSTP II) at the April 7, 2011meeting in Charleston, South Carolina.
The FAMSTC is located on the grounds of the FAA William J. HughesTechnical Center adjacent to the Atlantic City International Airport,in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. It is comprised of ninetraining branches staffed with more than 70 employees. The FAMSTCprovides FAMS candidates with the second half (FAMSTP II) of the16-week training program to further develop the basic law enforcementtraining they receive from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centerin an agency-specific setting.
Mr. Donald P. Zimmerman, Assistant Director of Training andWorkforce Programs, accepted the certificate awarding reaccreditationof the FAMSTC. On behalf of the Director, he thanked the Board forputting a “gold seal on the program”. He noted that this September willbe the 10th anniversary of the standup of the FAMS and talked about howthe FAMS needed a quality training center to train the Air Marshals.Mr. Joseph D’Angelillio, Special Agent in Charge, FAMS TrainingDivision, accepted the certificate awarding reaccreditation of theFAMSTP II. He thanked the Board and recognized Jason Worchel,Accreditation Manager for FAMS, for his work holding the programtogether.
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 is accredited, they must undergoreaccreditation every three years using the current standards andprocess. Reaccreditation takes a fresh look at all information todetermine if the evidence supports the agency’s continued compliancewith FLETA Standards. To maintain accredited status, agenciesalso are required to submit annual reports to the 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 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.