Facilitators Needed for FY11 Programs
The Inspector General Criminal Investigator Academy (IGCIA) utilizes experienced criminal investigators from the federal Inspector General (IG) community to act as facilitators during our IG Investigator Training Program (IGITP), Basic Non-Criminal Investigator Training Program (BNCITP) and Undercover Investigations Training Program (UCITP). Facilitators augment the IGCIA staff by mentoring and assisting the students in an interactive training environment. This experience has proven to be beneficial to the students, the facilitator, and the IGCIA staff; and provides an excellent developmental opportunity for participating agents.
Facilitators should have 7 or more years of criminal investigator experience and at least five years in an OIG. Graduation from the Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP) and either the IGITP or the IG Transitional Training Program (IGTTP) are also prerequisites. Additional requirements apply for facilitators supporting the UCITP, including extensive experience working undercover.
We are currently seeking volunteers to facilitate training in the three-week IGITP, the two-week BNCITP, and the two-week UCITP during the dates and at the locations listed below:
BNCITP-101 10/19/10 10/29/10 FLETC/ Glynco
UCITP-101 11/29/10 12/10/10 Charleston, SC
IGITP-101 1/24/11 2/11/11 FLETC/Glynco
BNCITP-102 3/8/11 3/18/11 FLETC/Glynco
UCITP-102 3/21/11 4/1/11 Charleston, SC
IGITP-102 4/11/11 4/29/11 FLETC/Glynco
BNCITP-103 6/7/11 6/17/11 FLETC/Glynco
IGITP-103 7/18/11 8/5/11 FLETC/Glynco
UCITP-103 8/15/11 8/26/11 Charleston, SC
Eligible agents must be nominated by their Assistant IG for Investigations (AIGIs) or the agencys Training Officer. The IGCIA funds facilitator travel costs. To nominate facilitators or for further information, please contact an IGCIA Program Manager as follows:
IGITP & BNCITP Cindy Pangallo (912) 280-5122 cpangallo@igcia.us
UCITP Bob Ray (912) 554-4473 bray@igcia.us
Sincere appreciation is extended to the following OIGs for providing facilitators to support IGCIA programs in FY 10:
Dept. of Agriculture OIG
Defense Criminal Investigative Service
Dept. of Education OIG
Dept. of Health & Human Services OIG
Dept. of Housing & Urban Development OIG
Dept. of Justice OIG
Dept. of State OIG
Undercover Investigations Training Program (IG-UCITP) now Available!
The IG-UCITP is a two-week program for GS-1811 criminal investigators in the federal IG community with minimal or no experience as an undercover agent. This program was designed collaboratively with input from experienced criminal investigators from many Offices of Inspectors General (OIG) and other federal law enforcement agencies. It will provide OIG agents with the basic skills and knowledge to begin conducting undercover operations.
Current GS-1811 criminal investigators with extensive undercover experience serve as facilitators, role players, and adjunct instructors for the entire two weeks, with additional instructional support from attorneys and covert electronic surveillance technicians with experience in undercover investigations. Lectures, case studies and training exercises focus on:
- Legal Issues in Undercover Investigations
Backstopping, Aliases and Cover Stories
- Undercover Techniques
Surveillance Techniques
- Covert Technical Equipment
Electronic Evidence Technical Issues
- Financial Management
Street Theater
- Elicitation and Counter-Elicitation
Managing and Using Informants
- Undercover Operations Planning
Undercover Agent Safety and Survival
- Extraction of Undercover Agents
Stress Management for Undercover Agents
- Buy-Walk and Buy-Bust Operations
- Courtroom Testimony and Suppression Hearing Issues
Each student is evaluated during multiple interactive training exercises, and facilitators provide written feedback to each student at the end of the program. Day and evening training exercises are conducted at various locations in and around Charleston and North Charleston, SC.
