FLETA Board Grants Reaccreditation to the USCG MLEA
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it granted reaccreditation status to the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Maritime Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) at the May 9, 2024, meeting.
The MLEA was established in November 2004, to prepare Coast Guard personnel to perform as Maritime Law Enforcement Officers. In addition, the MLEA enhances the Maritime Law Enforcement skills of students from other federal, state, and local agencies, as well as the international community. The MLEA accomplishes this through the delivery of high-quality training that provides the knowledge and skills necessary for graduates to perform in a safe, legal, and professional manner. They also develop, maintain, and make readily available up-to-date training materials that supports the standardization and professionalism of the Coast Guard’s entire Maritime Law Enforcement Training system.
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.