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Domestic
Training
Professional Development
Program
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Advanced
Agent School: This school is coordinated by the DEA Office of Training,
Specialized Training Unit. All DEA
Special Agents are required to attend this school between their second
and fifth
year following graduation from the DEA Basic Agent Training Program.
Students attending this one-week school will be given the opportunity
to sharpen their leadership skills and will receive updated information
on the current trends in trafficking and financial investigation
techniques, as well as the newest tactical raid, arrest and vehicle
containment procedures.
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Conspiracy
and Complex Investigations School: The Conspiracy and Complex Investigations
School was designed for Special Agents,
Diversion Investigators, Intelligence Research Specialists, and Task
Force Officers.
This three-day school trains students in the art of developing
complex, long term, and historical investigations. The course places
emphasis
on case histories to enhance the learning process, including case
development and the use of special investigative techniques, such
as wire intercepts
and the use of financial databases.
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Field Training
Agent Program: The Field Training Agent Program (FTAP) is designed
to provide field mentors and evaluators for
newly-graduated Special Agents. As an extension of Basic Agent training,
it provides
a seamless transition from the Academy into the working environment
of drug law enforcement. The FTAP is a vital training link to ensure
that
new Special Agents maintain their professionalism and continue
to sharpen their skills, as they become experienced and effective
investigators.
The foundation of the FTAP is a four-day school that provides selected
senior Special Agents with the tools to become effective mentors.
The FTAP is administrated through the Office of Training and has oversight
of approximately 1,200 active Field Training Agents who oversee the
three-phase,
16-week field training schedule for novice Special Agents.
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Basic Asset
Forfeiture Training: Coordinated by DEA’s
Office of Training, this
4 ½ day program is offered to DEA Special Agents, Task Force Officers,
Intelligence Research Specialists, and Diversion Investigators. This
program is designed to enhance the participant’s investigative
abilities in recognizing and conducting financial investigations.
Through lectures combined with audiovisual presentations, participants
will
learn how to identify, track, evaluate, and seize financial assets.
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Executive
Writing Course: The Executive Writing Course is limited
to DEA management and supervisory personnel. This two-day school is designed
to assist DEA supervisory and management personnel in discovering and
refreshing elements that produce effective executive and management level
writing to include, appropriate format, clear organization, strong sentence
structure, active voice verbs, correctly placed modifiers, parallelism,
and consistent use of punctuation, capitalization, listings, and numbers.
The instructors use the DEA supervisors’ own unique executive
documents and correspondence samples (redacted) for the course. This
ensures that
the class material is relevant and that the course has a practical
outcome.
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Effective
Writing Course: This two-day course is designed for
DEA non-supervisory and contract personnel. The course will help students
discover and refresh elements that produce effective writing, appropriate
format, clear organization, strong sentence structure, active voice verbs,
correctly placed modifiers, parallelism, and consistent use of punctuation,
capitalization, listings, and numbers. The instructors use students’ own
DEA writing and e-mail samples (redacted) that are submitted to the
instructors prior to the start of the course, as the basis for the
course. This ensures
that the class material is relevant and that the course has a practical
outcome.
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Pre-Retirement
Seminar – The
Pre-Retirement Seminar is a three-day school offered to all DEA
employees, and their spouses,
who
are within five years of retirement eligibility. Areas of instruction
include an analysis of retirement benefits, tax planning, retirement
planning and forecasting, along with health and life insurance benefits.
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Emergency
Medical Technician (EMT) Refresher Course – The
EMT Refresher Course is offered in two forms so that DEA Special
Agent/EMTs (SA/EMT) have the opportunity to recertify their knowledge
and skills.
The Office of Training offers a 40-hour course that includes a 24-hour
mandatory refresher class as well as 16 hours of continuing education
units (CEUs). A second course provides another 40 hours of mandatory
CEUs. Combined, these courses satisfy the biennial requirement for
a SA/EMT to maintain proficiency as established by the National Registry
of EMTs (NRMET). These courses are offered 3-4 times annually at
TR and
are conducted by the DEA Medical Directors. In addition to receiving
in-service training the updates on new skills, the SA/EMT has an
opportunity to work with our two emergency physicians whom provide
licensure to
our EMTs. Classes include treatment of medical, environmental and
trauma emergencies. Legal, administrative and advance protocol topics
are
also
covered.
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Financial
Investigations Seminar: Coordinated by DEA’s
Office of Training, this four-day program is conducted by the Department
of Justice, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section and the
Organized Criminal Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). This program
is offered
to DEA Special Agents, Task Force Officers, Intelligence Analysts,
and Diversion Investigators; DOJ-component law enforcement personnel,
and
prosecutors. This program is designed for individuals who investigate
financial crimes and have some experience in such investigations.
Through lectures, interactive workshops, and a videotaped hypothetical
financial
investigation case, participants will learn the skills necessary
to conduct a financial investigation. Hands-on activities help students
improve
the effectiveness of their investigations and prosecutions.
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Financial
Investigation Technique: The Financial Investigation Techniques program is a
four-day school offered to DEA Special
Agents, Task Force Officers, Intelligence Research Specialists, and
Diversion
Investigators. This program is designed to present field skills
that allow personnel to effectively use financial information to
document
the money trail of drug crimes. Specialized financial investigation
methods are presented to identify targets and drug networks, corroborate
charges,
and locate and forfeit assets.
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Money Laundering
Seminar: The Money Laundering Seminar is a
three-day school, coordinated with the Office of Financial Operations,
offered to DEA Special Agents, Task Force Officers, Intelligence Research
Specialists, and Diversion Investigators. The program is designed to
provide specialized money laundering training to increase students’ investigative
abilities to identify, gather, and document drug-money laundering
organizations in the United States and internationally. In addition,
students will
increase their knowledge of the financial services industry, how
to target money laundering systems, and seize and forfeit the revenues
generated
by the drug-money laundering organizations.
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Instructor
Development Course: This cornerstone course is mandatory for all entry-level
instructors. The course is based upon
adult learning
theories with relevant application. This six-day course blends
presentation with interaction, ensuring comprehensive law enforcement
learning.
Topics for this course include: Adult Learning, Needs Assessment,
Task Analysis,
Instructional Strategies and Objectives, Methods of Instruction,
Lesson Plans, Speech Anxiety, and Audio/Visual Training Aids.
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