The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it granted reaccreditation status to the U.S. Air Force Special Investigations Academy (USAFSIA) and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) Basic Special Investigators Course (BSIC) at the April 27, 2017 meeting in Naval Station Mayport, FL.
The USAFSIA provides in-residence and mobile training, blended and distance learning capabilities, and professional development to produce and enhance specialized investigative and counter-threat capabilities for the United States Air Force. The USAFSIA provides basic and advanced instructions in criminal and fraud investigations, counterintelligence, protective services, polygraph, technical investigative services, operations development, and counter-threat operations in support of the AFOSI in-garrison and war fighting mission.
The AFOSI BSIC is an entry level course designed to provide training in basic investigative skills and techniques. Students receive classroom instructions in such topics as the AFOSI mission, jurisdiction, policy, civil and military law, theory, and application of investigative techniques, report writing, interview techniques, evidence collection and preservation, technical equipment and scientific aids used in investigations, counterintelligence, and use of firearms. This program consists of 39 training days, and is delivered using classroom, firearms, lab, raid houses, interview suites, and driving range. Students are evaluated through practical exercises and written examination.
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.