FLETA Board Grants Reaccreditation to the TSA TCLV ARC
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it granted reaccreditation status to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Training Center Las Vegas (TCLV) Advanced Resolution Conversation (ARC) at the November 7, 2024, meeting.
The purpose of the Advanced Resolution Conversation (ARC) course is to provide participants with a standardized communications model for conducting informal interviews when employing TSA policies and procedures currently used in the workplace. ARC strategies encompass many competencies and techniques directed at obtaining objective information and mitigating attempts of social engineering. This training focuses on the ARC five-step interview model specifically developed for the TSA workforce as an enhanced skillset to aid and assist in making a final determination when administering alarm resolution procedures. By integrating critical components of verbal and non-verbal communication techniques, critical thinking, and key conversational strategies; the ARC five- step interview model further supports the overarching objective of enhancing the security posture during alarm resolution procedures and mitigating potential threats within the aviation security domain. ARC is conducted in the classroom environment for day one and two followed by practical exercises day three and a practical exam on day four. The ARC is 4 instructional days and consists of 32 hours of instruction. The average number of students per iteration of the program is 24.
The FLETA Board is the accrediting body for all federal law enforcement training and support programs. To achieve accreditation, training organizations submit to an independent review of their program and/or academy to ensure compliance with the FLETA Standards and Procedures in the areas of Administration, Training Staff, Training Development, and Training Delivery. Accreditation is a cyclical process occurring every five years. Each year, training organizations must submit annual reports in preparation for reaccreditation, which is a new and independent review of the program/academy.