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FLETA Completes 200th Assessment

For Immediate Release
FLETA Assessors reviewing an agency's files.

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board concluded the 200th FLETA assessment at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration National Training Center in Arlington, VA. The three-day assessment included a comprehensive on-site review of the Drug Interdiction Assistance Program including all policies and evidence to demonstrate continued compliance with the FLETA Standards. The team included a team leader, two assessors, and one assessor completing on-the-job training for future deployment as a qualified assessor.

“The FLETA Board would like to recognize all the volunteers who serve as team leaders and assessors.” stated Ron Ward, FLETA Board Chairperson. “The assessment team is vital to the success of the FLETA process; the assessment team is the Board’s ambassador traveling to the site to physically review the program/academy, conduct interviews and observations, and provide detailed information to the Board so that we can make an informed decision as to the compliance of the program/academy in relation to the FLETA Standards.”

The FLETA assessment team is typically comprised of:
• a qualified team leader who is an experienced assessor, has met all the pre-requisites, completed team leader training, and successfully completed a monitored assignment as a team leader;
• two qualified assessors who have completed all training and on-the-job training requirements; and,
• up to two assessors completing the on-the-job portion of the assessor qualification process.

“We want to thank all the agencies who actively participate in the FLETA process by providing personnel to serve as assessors,” explained Dr. Gary Mitchell, Executive Director, FLETA Office of Accreditation.“By serving as FLETA assessors these personnel are better able to support their own agency because they have been exposed to another organization’s procedures which allows for broader perspectives and greater insights.”

Agencies voluntarily submit to the FLETA process for each program or academy seeking accreditation/reaccreditation. FLETA is a cyclical process that includes: comparing agency processes against the FLETA Standards; identifying and making improvements; submitting to an assessment by a team of qualified FLETA assessors; submitting to a secondary review by a FLETA Board Review Committee; and a final review by the full FLETA Board for a determination of accreditation. If the FLETA process identifies deficiencies, the agency is required to develop a corrective action plan that the FLETA Board monitors for completion to ensure compliance with the standards.

Once a program or academy is awarded FLETA accreditation, the agency submits yearly reports to the FLETA Board and begins the process over in preparation for reaccreditation. Reaccreditation occurs every five years and is a fresh and independent review of the academy or program to ensure continued compliance with the FLETA Standards.

A full listing of FLETA accredited programs is available by visiting the FLETA website. The Office of Management and Budget directed the establishment of FLETA as the accrediting body for all federal law enforcement training. More information on the FLETA process and benefits is available at www.FLETA.gov, or by calling the FLETA Office of Accreditation (912) 261-3684.
 

 

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