Instructor Courses
Become an Instructor
To qualify as an NRA Instructor, a candidate must:
1)
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 they wish to be certified.
2)
Demonstrate solid and safe firearms handling skills required to be
successful during an instructor training course by completing pre-course
questionnaires and qualification exercises administered by an NRA
Appointed Training Counselor.
3)
Satisfactorily complete the NRA Basic course in the discipline they wish
to teach.
4)
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.
5)
Meet the following age requirements:
Certified instructor: 21 years of age or older
Assistant instructor: 18 years of age or older
Apprentice instructor: 13-17 years of age
6)
Receive a passing grade on the NRA Trainer’s Examination and appropriate
instructor certification examination:
Certified: 90 percent or higher
Assistant: 85 percent or higher
Apprentice: 85 percent or higher
NRA Instructor courses are discipline specific. During the course,
instructor candidates will learn NRA policies and procedures, basic public speaking
skills, training methodology, use of a training team and training aids,
organizing a course, preparing a budget, and finally preparing to teach.
The NRA Instructor courses take experienced shooters and teach them to
“teach” shooting using the NRA methodology and standards. The NRA
certification provides them with credibility for the skills they have
acquired throughout their own life experiences.
NRA Instructor Training Courses
Basic Instructor Training (6 hours)
Pistol Instructor Course
(Pistol Shooting Course + BIT + 10 hour PIC)
Rifle Instructor Course
(Rifle Shooting Course + BIT + 14 hour RIC)
Shotgun Instructor Course
(Shotgun Shooting Course + BIT + 11 hour SIC)
Personal Protection in the Home Instructor Course
(Personal Protection in the Home Course + 9 hour PPITH IC)
Prerequisite: NRA Certified Pistol Instructor
Protection outside the Home Instructor Course
(Personal Protection Outside The Home Course + 16 hour PPOTH
IC)
Prerequisite: NRA Certified Personal Protection in the Home
Instructor
Chief Range Safety Office
(BIT + 8 Hour CRSO Course)
Prerequisite: Range Safety Officer
Registration
Registration and payments are required before the instructor courses so that your Instructor Candidate packets, etc., can be ordered and shipped. Attendance is the responsibility of the Instructor Candidate and does not guarantee passing the courses. Tuition is not refundable.
