Once you are certain that all information is correct, you are ready to submit report. 1. Click “Review Course Report” 2. Once you verify that all information is click “Submit Report to NRA”
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To qualify as an NRA Instructor: Candidates must have completed the basic course in the discipline they wish to be certified to teach, e.g. NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting (Instructor Led Only), NRA Basic Rifle Shooting, etc.
Prerequisites: Candidates must complete the NRA Basic Metallic Cartridge Reloading course student examination with a score of 90 percent or better and perform pre-course assessments that demonstrate basic knowledge, skills and safe handling procedures for reloading metallic cartridges.
If any of your NRA Law Enforcement Firearm Instructor Certifications have been expired by more than five years, you must re-attend the original school (s) for which you had been certified. NRA membership is required to maintain your NRA law enforcement firearm instructor certification.
When you are logged into your NRAInstructors.org account, click the tab at the top of the screen that says "renew ratings." If your credentials expire within 90 days, this link will send you to a payment page to renew.
To recertify as an NRA Law Enforcement Firearm Instructor, you must submit proof of having obtained a minimum 24 hours of continuing education related to either firearms training or instructor development training any time during the three-year certification period that is expiring.
Certification and recertification for all NRA Law Enforcement Firearm Instructor disciplines is good for three years from the date of issuance. Certification as an NRA Law Enforcement Firearm Instructor is not automatic. It must be applied for separately upon successfully completing an NRA Law Enforcement Firearm Instructor school. If applying for certification for the first time, the school for which you are requesting certification must have been completed within the previous 6 months. Download and submit the Certification Application form.
NRA Membership Is Required. NRA membership is required to maintain your NRA law enforcement firearm instructor certification. Should your membership expire or lapse during the three-year period of your firearm instructor certification, your certification becomes suspended until such time as your membership is restored in good standing.
To qualify as an NRA Instructor: 1 Candidates must have completed the basic course in the discipline they wish to be certified to teach, e.g. NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting (Instructor Led Only), NRA Basic Rifle Shooting, etc. 2 Candidates must possess and demonstrate a solid background in firearm safety and shooting skills acquired through previous firearm training and/or previous shooting experience. Instructor candidates must be intimately familiar with each action type in the discipline for which they wish to be certified. 3 Candidates will be required to demonstrate solid and safe firearm handling skills required to be successful during an instructor training course by completing pre-course questionnaires and qualification exercises administered by the NRA Certified Training Counselor. 4 Candidates must satisfactorily complete an NRA Instructor Training Course in the discipline they wish to teach (e.g., NRA Basic Pistol Course), and receive the endorsement of the NRA Training Counselor conducting that training.
NRA Instructor Training Courses help you develop the additional knowledge, skills and techniques needed to organize and teach courses in the NRA Basic Firearm Training Program.
The NRA Education & Training Division offers a variety of rifle training courses, from the basics of pistol shooting to muzzleloading and reloading. Get more information about the curriculum and focus of each course.
Description: Course is presented in two parts: basic Instructor training, and discipline specific instructor training. Instructor candidates demonstrate organizational and teaching skills by participating in multiple practical exercises during the course, and complete an instructor certification examination.
Description: Course is presented in two parts—basic instructor training, and discipline-specific instructor training. Students demonstrate organizational and teaching skills via participation in practical exercises during the course, and complete an instructor certification examination.
Prerequisites: Instructor Candidates must have successfully completed the Basic Rifle Shooting Course. Proof of completion will be required prior to participation in the Instructor Course. All Instructor Candidates will be required to compete a pre-course qualification in safe gun handling, stoppage remediation and shooting skills. $325
Prerequisites: Instructor Candidates must have successfully completed the Basics of Pistol Shooting Instructor Led Training Course. Proof of completion will be required prior to participation in the Instructor Course. All Instructor Candidates will be required to complete a pre-course qualification in safe gun handling, stoppage remediation and shooting skills. $325
Prerequisites: Instructor Candidates must be both an NRA Certified Pistol and Personal Protection In The Home Instructor. Candidates must have attended an NRA Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home course and passed the student exam with a score of 90% or better. $400
Women and men interested in becoming Refuse To Be A Victim® instructors attend a one to two-day Instructor Development Workshop to acquire the training and credentials required to teach Refuse To Be A Victim Seminars in the community. The workshop, generally takes about 12 hours to complete.
Prerequisites for Being an NRA Instructor in any discipline 1 Before you are allowed into the Instructor Candidate program, you will need to take and pass the student course in the discipline you are wanting to teach. 2 You will also be required to take the NRA Basic Instructor Training course as an Instructor Candidate before you can enroll in a specific discipline. This course is good for 2 years so you can add on additional NRA Instructor Disciplines without having to take this course again. 3 Since you are going to be teaching students a specific shooting discipline, you will have to get an Instructor certification in that discipline. For instance, you need an NRA Basic Rifle Shooting Instructor certification to be an instructor in that discipline. 4 You have to prove that you can handle firearms well, and that you act safely and responsibly with them. You will also have to show some aptitude in your shooting skill in the NRA discipline you want to teach. 5 An NRA Appointed Training Counselor will conduct a pre-course assessment and qualification for each Instructor Candidate. The qualification will be in the form of exercises and a questionnaire during the course. 6 You must complete the certification testing for the discipline you want to teach successfully. 7 An endorsement from your Training Counselor is another one of the requirements.
NRA Instructor courses are discipline specific. During the Basic Instructor Training course candidates will learn NRA policies and procedures; basic public speaking skills; training methodology; use of a training team and training aids; organizing a course, building a budget; and finally preparing to teach.
Both require you to have a current BIT (within the last two years), and be a curret NRA Pistol Instructor.
Instructor training courses are conducted by NRA Training Counselors. Training Counselors are active and experienced instructors who have been certified by NRA to train experienced shooters to teach others to shoot.
However, if you choose to teach shooting skills to others, you can’t merely rely on your shooting skills. You have to learn how to teach, ...