FLETA Board Grants Accreditation to the DEA BFCTP
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it granted accreditation status to the Drug Enforcement Administration Basic Forensic Chemist Training Program (BFCTP) at the May 9, 2024, meeting.
The purpose of the BFCTP is to provide newly hired scientists the technical and practical training necessary to successfully perform the job tasks of a DEA forensic chemist. The training is lecture and laboratory-based training. Duties of the Forensic Chemists include obtaining seized drug evidence and perform the analysis to identify unknown powders, liquids, tablets, and plant materials and converting the evidence into forensic information using physical, chemical, and instrumental techniques. The program is 18-weeks in length. The average number of students per iteration of the program is eight.
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.