The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it granted initial accreditation status to the Department of Homeland Security’s Intelligence Training Academy at the November 18-21, 2014 meeting in Glynco, GA.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Intelligence Training Academy develops and delivers intelligence training programs for the Homeland Security Enterprise. Its mission is to advance students’ knowledge, skills, and abilities through the creation and dissemination of Homeland Security intelligence training enabled by professional staff and instructors, innovative learning programs, and modern facilities. The DHS Intelligence Training Academy was established in 2012.
The Intelligence Training Academy develops and delivers homeland security intelligence training at the direction of the Chief Intelligence Officer / Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis to promote a skilled and professional homeland security intelligence workforce. DHS Intelligence Training Academy students come from the DHS Components, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, State, Local, Tribal, Territorial Partners, and the members of the Intelligence Community.
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.