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FLETA Board Grants Reaccreditation to Two USPIS Programs

For Immediate Release

FLETA Board Grants Reaccreditation to Two USPIS Programs

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board is pleased to announce it granted reaccreditation status to the U. S. Postal Inspection Service, Career Development Unit, Basic Inspector Training (BIT) and Postal Police Officer Basic Training (PPOBT) at the April 15, 2021 meeting.

The purpose of the BIT is to introduce the Student Postal Inspectors to the U.S. Postal Service and the Postal Inspection Service policies and procedures. Student Postal Inspectors receive training that provides them with a basic knowledge of the functional areas that Postal Inspectors investigate. In addition, Student Postal Inspectors receive extensive training in report writing, interviews and interrogations, legal issues, firearms, and threat management. The BIT consists of approximately 80 individual blocks of instruction. Classes typically consist of 24 students per iteration.

The purpose of the PPOBT is to introduce the Student Postal Police Officers to the U.S. Postal Service and the Postal Inspection Service policies and procedures. Postal Police Officers receive training that provides them with a basic knowledge of the functional areas for which Postal Police Officers are responsible. In addition, Postal Police Officers receive extensive training in report writing, legal issues, firearms, and threat management. The PPOBT consists of approximately 20 individual blocks of instruction. Classes typically consists of 24 students per iteration.

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. 

 

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