The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board ispleased to announce it granted reaccreditation status to two FederalLaw Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) programs at the April 7, 2011meeting held in Charleston, South Carolina. The two programs arethe Firearms Instructor Training Program (FITP), which addresses theneeds and requirements of firearms personnel who serve as the authorityin the safe conduct of their agency’s firearms qualification program,and the Uniformed Police Training Program (UPTP), which provides astudy of the basic law enforcement concepts that a new officer shouldunderstand and/or be able to perform upon employment in a federal lawenforcement organization.
FLETA Board Member Terry Stuart noted the importance of the FITPwith a large proportion of the federal law enforcement communitydepending on the FITP for their firearms instructor training.
Board Member Jeffrey Fuller complimented the FLETC on the inclusionof the 22 Partner Organizations who contribute their thoughts andopinions to the UPTP. He also noted the technological methodologiesused in the 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 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 FLETC is a leader in accreditation with 12 programs accredited, 11of which have now been reaccredited, as well as FLETC itself beingaccredited and reaccredited as an academy.
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.