UTAH FBINA selection criteria  

·  Candidate must be nominated in writting by his or her current Chief, Sheriff or Agency Head.   Nomination must be filed with the SLC FBI Division office FBINA coordinator.  

·  The Candidate must be in the position of  middle management or above in his or her agency (not a first line supervisor).  

·  The Candidate must be able to pass the physical and wieght requirements of the FBINA at the time of application and must maintain that standard through the process.  

·  The applicant must have the support of his or her agency and be ready to go to the FBINA as determined by the available schedule (failure to follow this schedule for any reason incures a penalty to the Candidate, the Candidates agency, the Utah FBINAA Chapter and the SLC Division of the FBI).  

·  Candidates will not be considered for FBINA attendance until they have had a valid application on file with the Utah FBINAA Board and the SLC FBI Division Office for the period of one year.  

·  Candidates must meet all FBINA requirements for admission to the program.  

·  Candidates agree to stay in active Law Enforcement employment for three years after FBINA graduation.  

·  Candidates are asked to agree to become an active member of the FBINAA Chapter after graduation and contribute to the FBINAA program in Utah.  

Other Criteria-  

·  The selection of a candidates is also made based on region of the state the candidate is from, size of the department (so a balance of small and large agencies are represented), past participation of the candidates agency in FBINAA Utah Chapter activities, the reasons the person would like to become a member of the FBINAA, the candidates knowledge of the FBINAA  and the contribution the candidate will make to the professional law enforcement community of Utah.