FLETA Board Grants Reaccreditation to the IRS NCITA and SABT
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it granted reaccreditation status to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), National Criminal Investigation Training Academy (NCITA) and to the Special Agent Basic Training (SABT) at the November 18, 2021 meeting.
The NCITA is divided into two sections: Training Operations and Strategy. Training Operations is responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and delivering a full range of learning and education products and programs for Basic and Advanced Training. Training Strategy is responsible for the policies and procedures that adhere to the NCITA foundation for accreditation and supports course development.
The purpose of the SABT program is for agents to acquire the specific knowledge and practice the techniques necessary to become an IRS-CI special agent. The SABT program has 67 instructional days and consists of 349.50 hours of classroom instruction and 73.50 hours of practical exercises. The average number of students per iteration of the program is 24.
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 Academy/Program Administration, Training Staff, Training Development, and Training Delivery. 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.