The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it has granted reaccreditation status to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) Federal Air Marshal Service Training Program-I (FAMSTP-I) at the April 12-14, 2016, meeting in Glynco, GA.
The FAMSTP-I is a 7.5 weeks long, general law enforcement program for FAMS new-hires. The FAMSTP-I is conducted at the FLETC-Artesia, NM. Successful completion of FAMSTP-I is mandatory for potential Air Marshals to move to FAMSTP-II where they receive more rigorous agency-specific training.
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.