The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it granted reaccreditation status to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers’ Firearms Instructor Training Program at the May 6-8, 2014 meeting in Quantico, VA.
The Firearms Instructor Training Program (FITP) prepares firearms personnel to serve as the authority in the safe conduct of their agency's firearms qualification program. The FITP covers a wide range of material essential for today's firearms instructors. Courses in the current program cover foundation topics such as instructional techniques, basic marksmanship, on-line instruction, range organization and administration, and reactive shooting. The program also includes courses in familiarity with revolvers, shotguns, semiautomatic pistols, submachine guns and rifles, and some of the latest research and development in the field of firearms training.
The first FITP conducted at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers was in January 1979, and consisted of 24 students representing fifteen federal agencies. Since then, thousands of students have graduated from this nationally recognized program. These students represent numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
The FLETA Board is the accrediting body for all federal law enforcement training and support programs. To achieve accreditation, agencies submit to an independent review of their academy and/or program to ensure compliance with the FLETA Standards and Procedures in the areas of: Program Administration, Training Staff, Training Development, and Training Delivery, with an additional 20 standards for Academies. Accreditation is a cyclical process occurring every five years. Each year, agencies must submit annual reports in preparation for reaccreditation, which is a new and independent review of the academy/program.