The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it granted reaccreditation status to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) Instructor Development Course (IDC) at the April 27, 2017 meeting in Naval Station Mayport, FL.
The IDC objective is for students to work with IDC faculty to design and develop a 30-minute lesson which the students deliver on the final day of the course. During the five day program, students learn principle, methods, and techniques that are important to their success as instructors. The first two days of instruction introduces the student to the principles of adult learning and motivation. The program examines different methodologies for applying those principles in a lesson and stresses the importance of maximum student participation and “learning by doing.” Student preparation and rehearsal sessions leading up to the course objective are integrated into the course on days three and five, as well as, lessons on instructor ethics and managing student behavior.
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.