40 Hour Basic Firearms Instructor Course

Registration Deadline: February 15, 2024 

Overview
This course will provide a functional overview of Basic Firearms Instructor. It will consist of Lecture, PowerPoint, Demonstration, Live and Dry Fire. Length of methods of instruction (estimated) are Lecture/Classroom=8 hours, Practical/Range=25 hours, Teach-backs=7 hours, totaling 40 hours

Objective
Within law enforcement, there lies no shortage of instructors, but a shortage of good instructors. The main objective of this class is to build and mentor new firearms instructors, who can then go back to their agencies with knowledge of the subject, effective delivery of the material, and a desire to continue to grow and evolve as instructors. Upon successful completion of this instructor level course, students will be able to return to their agencies with the knowledge and ability to run qualifications, craft lesson plans, teach in service training, and develop drills and scenario-based training for their agency. Class will be a mixture of classroom lectures, range demonstration and instruction, teach backs, and live and dry fire drills to build instructors.

Materials
Students will need note taking material, Complete Duty Belt with holster and flashlight, Duty handgun with 3 magazines, Duty patrol rifle/shotgun (if issued) 2 rifle magazines, 1000 rounds of pistol training ammunition. 200 rounds of rifle training ammunition, 25 rounds of shotgun (if issued) and a ballistic vest.

This course has been certified by the ILETSB and approved to meet the following mandates:

    ☐    Civil Rights            
    ☒ 5.0    Constitutional & Proper Use of Law Enforcement Authority    
    ☐    Crisis Intervention            
    ☐    Cultural Competency
    ☒ 5.0    Emergency Medical Response      
    ☐    Human Rights 
    ☐    Legal Updates            
    ☐    Officer Wellness and Mental Health
    ☐     Procedural Justice           
    ☐    Psychology of Domestic Violence
    ☐    Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect    
    ☐    Sexual Assault Trauma Informed Response
    ☒ 10.0    Use of Force            
    ☐    De-Escalation Techniques
    ☐    High-Risk Traffic Stops        
    ☐    Law concerning stops, searches, and use of force    
    ☒ 20.0    Officer Safety Techniques                         
    ☐    Firearms Restraining Order Act

Specialized Training

    ☐       Crisis Intervention Team Training (CIT)    
    ☐    Lead Homicide Investigator 
    ☐    School Resource Officer        
    ☐    Sexual Assault Investigator Training
    ☐    Epinephrine Autoinjector (Epi Pen)    
    ☐    Opioid Antagonist (NARCAN)
    ☐    Drug Recognition Expert (DRE)    
    ☐    Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE)

    
To receive a State Certificate / training credit for the above listed mandates, no more than 10% of the course hours can be missed.

THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC MEETING