The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it has granted reaccreditation status to the United States Secret Service (USSS) Special Agent Training Course (SATC) and Firearms Instructor Training Course (FITC) at the November 3-5, 2015 meeting in Glynco, GA.
The SATC focuses on specific Secret Service policies and procedures associated with the dual responsibilities of protection and investigations. The course provides basic knowledge-based and advanced application-based training in counterfeit, fraud, and protective intelligence investigations as well as training in physical protection and protective advances. The core curriculum is augmented with skills training in firearms, control tactics, water safety, and advanced emergency medicine. Peripheral classes introduce the students to a variety of administrative programs operating within the Secret Service.
The FITC prepares USSS personnel to serve as firearms instructors. The curriculum includes topic areas such as range safety, range management, marksmanship, ballistics, and instructional skills. Upon successful completion of the FITC, the students will have the knowledge necessary to perform all the duties of a Secret Service Firearms Instructor. There are four main skills taught to FITC students. These skills are taught through classroom lectures, hands on practical exercises, student/instructor exercises, and firing line practice.
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: Administration, Training Staff, Training Development, Training Delivery, and Distance Learning. 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.