FLETA Board Grants Reaccreditation to the FLETC Academy
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it granted reaccreditation status to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) Academy at the April 15, 2021 meeting.
Accreditation is a status granted to a federal law enforcement training program and/or Academy that meets or exceeds stated criteria of educational quality and student achievement. Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) enhances public confidence in law enforcement integrity, professionalism, and accountability. Additionally, it provides assurance that an academy or program has submitted to a self-regulation process and demonstrates compliance with a set of standards established by the law enforcement community.
The purpose of the FLETC Academy is to provide consolidated basic training to the federal law enforcement agencies. The FLETC Academy serves as an interagency law enforcement training facility for over 95 federal organizations throughout the United States and its territories. The FLETC’s Academy consolidated law enforcement training programs allow the federal government to deliver high-quality, cost-effective, standardized training programs to over 95 Federal agencies and over 1,000,000 graduates. The Academy’s professional instruction and emphasis on practical applications provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed as federal law enforcement officers.
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(s) to ensure compliance with the FLETA standards and procedures in the areas of Academy/Program Administration, Training Staff, Training Development, and Training Delivery. Accreditation is a cyclical process occurring every five years. Each year leading up to a formal assessment in the 5th year, agencies must review supporting evidence and submit annual reports in preparation for reaccreditation, which is a new and independent review of the academy/program.