The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) is a component within the Department of Homeland Security. Established in 1970 as a consolidated federal law enforcement training facility to provide basic and advanced law enforcement training to U.S. federal agencies, FLETC’s mission was later expanded to include state & local and international training. As the largest law enforcement training facility in the United States, FLETC today trains personnel for more than eighty U.S. federal agencies as well as state, local, and international law enforcement agencies.

International Training and Technical Assistance

The International Training and Technical Assistance Division (ITT) develops, coordinates, manages, and delivers FLETC international training and technical assistance that promotes, manages, and delivers FLETC international training and technical assistance that promotes the rule of law and supports U.S. foreign policy. FLETC’s international programs help build the law enforcement capacity of friendly nations, fostering improved coordination and cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. law enforcement agencies in the worldwide fight against terrorism and other transnational crimes.

International Law Enforcement Academies

Since 1995, FLETC has participated in the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) Program. Over the years, academies have been established in Hungary, Thailand, Botswana, and El Salvador.

ITT serves as liaison and coordinates FLETC’s activities and participation at each of the ILEAs, providing academic, program, and operational support.

Currently, aside from providing instructors for each ILEA’s core and specialized programs, FLETC also has an assigned Director at ILEA San Salvador and ILEA Gaborone. These Directors are responsible for the facility and management of all academic areas of the academy.