Compliance and Enforcement

The mission of the EPA National Enforcement Training Institute (NETI) is to support the national environmental enforcement and compliance program by:

• Identifying strategic education and training needs that reflect priorities and address important gaps in knowledge and skills of those engaged in assuring compliance with federal environmental laws
• Ensuring that needed education and training is identified and available through consulting and designing, developing, teaching and/or facilitating quality courses and materials offered through a wide variety of delivery mechanisms designed to build and maintain competency and professionalism for compliance and enforcement professionals
• Covering the full spectrum of the primary tools to promote compliance, including compliance monitoring, compliance assistance, compliance incentives, and civil and criminal enforcement
• Being accountable for the quality and effectiveness of NETI training and of NETI leadership in continuous professional education through the use of performance measures and results
• Promoting education opportunities, resources and a culture of continuous learning among environmental compliance professionals in federal, state, tribal and local government