The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it granted reaccreditation status to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Detector Dog Handler Training (ADDHT) Border / Cargo / Parcel and the ADDHT Airport Passenger Clearance at the November 8, 2018 meeting in Glynco, GA.
The purpose of the ADDHT Border / Cargo / Parcel Program is to provide a positive learning environment for training detector dog teams as a means of safeguarding American agriculture. This course prepares students to perform their occupational duties as canine handlers. Upon completion of the course, students work at various ports of entry. The program is 63 instructional days and consists of 504 hours of instruction. The average number of students per iteration of the program is four.
The purpose of the ADDHT Airport Passenger Clearance Program is to provide a positive learning environment for training detector dog teams as a means of safeguarding American agriculture. This course prepares students to perform their occupational duties as canine handlers. Upon completion of the course, students work at various ports of entry. The program is 48 instructional days and consists of 384 hours of instruction. The average number of students per iteration of the program is four.
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, 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.