The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it granted reaccreditation status to two Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) programs at the July 15, 2010 meeting held in Clearwater, Florida. The two programs are the Law Enforcement Fitness Coordinator Training Program (LEFCTP), which trains law enforcement personnel who are responsible for developing and maintaining a departmental or agency-specific fitness program, and the Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP), which provides basic and fundamental training in the techniques, concepts, and methodologies of conducting criminal investigations.
FLETA Board Member Jeffrey Fuller complimented the FLETC on the current research and development they perform with respect to the LEFCTP and noted three Best Practices identified in the assessment of the program: 1) the FLETC Glynco Facility Student Handbook, which was found to be an excellent resource to orient students to the training facility; 2) the process for certifying new instructors; and 3) the development and maintenance of lesson plans with a thorough review and approval process. Board Member David Schnorbus mentioned the FLETC’s CITP has been the flagship basic criminal investigator training since about 1970.
To achieve accreditation, an agency must undergo a voluntary thorough assessment of their academy and/or program to ensure compliance with the FLETA standards. These professional standards were developed to increase agency effectiveness and efficiency. The standards address the following areas: Academy Administration; Qualifications and Development of Training Staff; Program Administration; and Program and Curriculum Development.
Once an academy or program is accredited, they must undergo reaccreditation every three years using the current standards and process. Reaccreditation takes a fresh look at all information to determine if the evidence supports the agency’s continued compliance with FLETA Standards. To maintain accredited status, agencies also are required to submit annual reports to the FLETA Board. The FLETC is a leader in federal law enforcement training accreditation with 12 programs accredited, nine of which have now been reaccredited, as well as FLETC itself being accredited and reaccredited as a training academy.
The FLETA Board is nationally recognized by federal law enforcement agencies, as well as stakeholders in law enforcement training. It is the Board’s goal to improve the federal law enforcement community with each accreditation, and the Board has now awarded 39 program accreditations and 13 academy accreditations.
If you would like more information regarding the FLETA process, please visit the website at www.FLETA.gov or contact FLETA at 912-261-3684.