IALEIA Certification

Purpose

The purpose of the IALEIA Certification Program is to promote professionalism and high standards in analysis by establishing standards and testing and by certifying analysts. Certified analysts tend to be among the more experienced and educated analysts and frequently hold higher classifications in their respective organizations. Some agencies encourage IALEIA certification for analysts seeking promotion or employment. Many agencies financially support their analysts in becoming certified.

Law Enforcement Analytic Standards

Countries in which analysts have been certified include Canada, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, the Netherlands, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Questions about the IALEIA Certification process should be directed to Professional Development Director Ann Stevens (stevens@ialeia.org) and Jodi Taylor (certification@ialeia.org).

IALEIA members wishing to enter the Professional Certification Process (PCP) must first successfully complete an approved 40 hour, basic intelligence course.

Basic Analytical/Intelligence Courses The National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan directed that standards, including training, for intelligence analysts be developed by IALEIA. IALEIA, at the direction of the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, through the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) Intelligence Working Group (GIWG), accomplished this and published a booklet entitled Law Enforcement Analytic Standards (IALEIA, 2004).

The Professional Certification Committee has reviewed a number of intelligence courses, evaluating them against the standards set out in the pamphlet. Some of the courses go beyond the basic level of instruction. However, IALEIA is not rating the material, only stating that the course meets the basic criteria. The courses approved to date include:

• 35F Advanced Individual Training – US Army
• American Military University - On line intelligence analysis degree program
• Analytical Investigative Techniques 1, (40 hours) - provided by Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT) – Southeastern Public Safety Institute. A partnership between The Florida National Guard and St. Petersburg College.
• Basic Intelligence Research Specialist course (BIRS)- Drug Enforcement Administration
• Basic Intelligence and Security Course (BISC, 160 hours) Sweden, Swedish military/security required.
• Basic Operational Analysis – Allan Consultancy, Ltd, UK
• California Law Enforcement Academy - State of California
• Counterdrug Criminal Intelligence Analysis – NGB
• Counterterrorism Analyst Course (CaC) – Defence Intelligence Agency
• Crime and Intelligence Analysis - Chandler/Gilbert Community College, AZ, certificate program
• Crime and Intelligence Analysis - University of California-Riverside extension campus, certificate program
• Crime and Intelligence Analysis Basic and Intermediate courses - Intelligence Analysis Training Ltd.
• Criminal Antiterrorism and Police Intelligence Management (CAPIM) Course – US Army Military Police School
• Criminal Intelligence Analysis – ANACAPA
• Criminal Intelligence Officer/Specialist Course - SM&C Sciences
• Criminal Justice - Crime & Intelligence Analysis Concentration, degree program, Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA
• Cyber Security, Cyber Intelligence, Utica College, Utica, NY. Master’s level degree program
• DIA Intelligence Analysis Course - Defence Intelligence Agency, Department of Homeland Security
• Florida Law Enforcement Analyst Academy Training- Florida Dept of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
• Florida Law Enforcement Analyst Training (I & II)- Florida Dept of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
• Foundations of Intelligence Analysis (FIAT)
• Intelligence Analysis Training – The Alpha Group
• Intelligence Basic Course – Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Intelligence: Connecting the Dots – Midwest Counterdrug Training Center, Camp Dodge, Johnson, Iowa
• Intelligence Officers Course (IOC, 240 hours) Sweden, Swedish military.
• Intermediate Fusion Center Analyst Training, IFCAT (130 hours) - nationwide, tuition free, Northern California Regional Public Safety Training Authority
• Introduction to Crime and Intelligence Analysis - Algonquin College, Ottawa Canada
• Introductory Intelligence Analysis Training Program (IIATP) - Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) , Department of Homeland Security, tuition free, Glencoe, GA,
• Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi - Indonesia Australia Legal Development (LDF), Government of Australia initiative.
• Law Enforcement Intelligence and Analysis – Michigan State University, School of Criminal Justice, on-line Masters Degree program
• Science, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies – Henley Putnam University, undergraduate and graduate level degrees offered on-line
• Short Course in Intelligence Analysis – 4Knowledge Analysis Solutions
• Strategic Intelligence Analysis – Canadian Police College
• Strategic Intelligence Analysis – Intelligence Study Centre/College of Intelligence Studies
• Tactical Intelligence Analysis – Canadian Police College
• Tactical Intelligence Analysis – International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA)

To request that a course be evaluated by the Certification Committee, please submit a complete syllabus to Professional Development Director Ann Stevens

IALEIA Membership is a requirement for Certification. Please go to the IALEIA website's Membership page in order to access membership applications and review qualifications for membership.

Please click here to apply for certification:
NOTE: there are different fees to take the certification exam depending on length of membership. If you have been a member for at least three years, the fee is $50 (US). The fee for newer members is $150. The fee for Basic Classification is $50 for all.