NRA INSTRUCTOR LEVEL COURSES

Looking to become an NRA Instructor?     Look no further.      I am a graduate of the NRA Training Counselor Course at NRA HQ in Fairfax, Virginia.    I offer the following NRA Instructor Courses

This 16-hour course teaches the knowledge, skills and attitude essential  to organizing, promoting and teaching NRA’s Basic Pistol Shooting  course.

This 16-hour course teaches the knowledge, skills and attitude essential  to organizing, promoting and teaching NRA’s Basic Rifle Shooting  course.

This is an 11 hour course that teaches the knowledge, skills, and  attitude essential in organizing, promoting and teaching NRA’s Home  Firearm Safety Course.

This 15-hour course teaches the knowledge, skills and attitude essential  to organizing, promoting and teaching the NRA Basic Personal Protection  In The Home course.

This 22-hour course teaches the knowledge, skills and attitude essential  to organizing, promoting and teaching the NRA Basics of Personal  Protection Outside The Home Course.

This 14-hour course teaches the knowledge, skills and attitude essential  to training and supervising NRA range safety officers and developing  range standard operating procedures.

NRA Basic Instructor Training is  designed to develop NRA Certified Instructors who possess the knowledge,  skills, and attitude necessary to conduct the NRA Basic Firearm  Training Courses. It is the NRA class that helps people who already have  subject matter expertise learn how to hold a class the NRA way so that  their students earn recognized NRA certification.

This course  teaches you the policies and procedures for becoming an NRA instructor  as well as effective teaching methods for training students. Basic  Instructor Training is a prerequisite for all instructor level courses.

NRA  Basic Instructor Training opens with an exercise on "How to Introduce a  Speaker" designed as an icebreaker. You're paired with another  Instructor Candidate, spend a few minutes in exchanging information, and  introduce each other to the class. Immediately you start learning how  to talk on your feet while we teach you how to offer useful praise and  constructive suggestions. We help you conquer shyness and develop a  communications bridge with a group of people who depend on you for  positive instruction. Our classes establish an atmosphere in which your  fellow students assist us in helping you succeed.

All courses  include the required NRA documentation, instructor guides, student  packets, instruction and follow up support. You will receive everything  needed to first take and then teach each course. Note: There will be  processing fees payable to the NRA due upon the completion of class.  Fee's are determined by how many and which courses you attend.

This course is a minimum of 6 hours and covers the following topics:

          How to introduce a speaker
          The instructor and the NRA Basic Firearm Training Program
          Using a training team
          Training materials and training aids
          Organizing your course
          Preparing to teach

This course is the mandatory prerequisite for initial NRA Certified Instructor training.

To  be certified as an NRA Instructor, students must complete this 6-hour  course that teaches material common to all NRA courses. This course does  not certify the instructor candidate to teach any NRA courses.  Additional discipline-specific instructor training is required to  certify instructor candidates to teach specific courses.

After  you successfully complete NRA Basic Instructor Training and score at  least 90% on the Trainers Examination you should be ready for whichever  discipline-specific instructor training class comes next for you:  Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, or Personal Protection depending on your  qualifications and enrollment. You demonstrate your qualifications  through the Pre-Course Qualification tests associated with the specific  discipline.

The first day of most NRA instructor training courses consists of this 6 hour Basic Instructor Training (BIT).

Special  Note for Current Instructors adding a rating: When adding ratings,  instructors may be required to attend another Basic Instructor Training  (BIT) Course if they have not completed that course within the previous 2  years.

Please remember NRA Instructor Courses are performance  based courses, Instructor Candidates must possess the knowledge, skills  and attitude necessary for this level of training. You do not pay and  automatically pass Instructor training. You pay to have the opportunity  to pass.