NRA Instructor Courses Are Conducted Only by NRA Appointed Training Counselors
***Want To Become An NRA Instructor***
What You Need To Know:
1st To qualify as an NRA Instructor:
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 they wish to be certified.
Candidates will be required to 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.
Each NRA Instructor course is discipline specific. During the 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. In addition, candidates will be provided with the appropriate lesson plans and basic course student packets. Role-playing is a major part of an instructor course; Candidates take turns working in teams, actually conducting portions of the course with other candidates who portray basic students.
2nd
NRA Instructor Candidates must first complete the entirety of the student course before attending any instructor course and pass the course with no less than 90%.
3rd
Instructor Candidates must complete the NRA’s BIT (Basic Instructor Training) Course. This course is 6 hours and is a prerequisite for any instructor course. (This course must be repeated every two years when adding any discipline).
4th
Candidates must satisfactorily complete an NRA Instructor Training Course in the discipline they wish to teach (e.g., NRA Basic Pistol Course or NRA Basic Rifle Course, etc.), AND receive the endorsement of the NRA Training Counselor conducting that training. (attendance in the course is not a guaranteed pass – you must meet the standards as established by the NRA).
NRA INSTRUCTOR COURSES
NRA B.I.T. (Basic Instructor Training)
This course develops Responsible Individuals who possess the proper knowledge, skills, and attitude to conduct NRA Basic Firearm Training Courses.
This course is mandated every two years when adding a new instructor discipline. Course Cost $100.00
NRA Firearm Safety Instructor Course:
This is an 11-hour course for teaching safe gun handling (this course is conducted in the classroom only). Instructor Candidates demonstrate organizational and teaching skills via participation in practical exercises during the course and complete an instructor certification examination. Instructor Candidates will receive the NRA Trainer’s Guide, the appropriate NRA Instructor Candidate Packet (includes lesson plans for the course(s) you are preparing to teach), and the appropriate NRA basic course student packet. Instructor Candidates learn to teach students the NRA’s three rules for safe gun handling; primary causes of firearms accidents; firearm parts; how to unload certain action types; ammunition components; cleaning; care; safe storage of firearms in the home; and the benefits of becoming an active participant in the shooting sports. Course Cost $125.00
NRA Basic Pistol Instructor Course
This course teaches qualified individuals how to teach, The NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Instructor Lead Only Course, the Live Fire (aka) Phase II of the NRA Basic Pistol Blended Course, and the NRA Simulator Marksmanship Course to new shooters. Please check the student course page for a full description of what these student courses cover. Course Cost $175.00
NRA Personal Protection Inside the Home Instructor Course
This course teaches qualified individuals to teach the NRA Basics of Personal Protection In the Home Course. Please check the student course page for a full description of what this course covers.
This 15-hour course is presented in two parts: “BIT” Basic Instructor Training -6 hours is B.I.T. (If B.I.T. has been completed within the last 2 years, you do not need to take that portion) and Pistol Instructor, which teaches the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, promoting and teaching the NRA Basic Personal Protection In The Home course.
Prerequisites: Must be an NRA Certified Pistol Instructor. Prior to the course, candidates complete a pre-course questionnaire and demonstrate their firearm background in pre-course assessment exercises. Course Cost $175.00
NRA CCW Instructor Course
This course teaches qualified individuals to teach the NRA CCW COURSE. Please check the student course page for a full description of what this course covers.
This 22-hour course is presented in two parts: “BIT” Basic Instructor Training -6 hours is B.I.T. (If B.I.T. has been completed within the last 2 years, you do not need to take that portion) and CCW Instructor (16 hours), which teaches the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, promoting and teaching the NRA CCW Course.
Prerequisites: Must be an NRA Certified Pistol Instructor and must have completed the NRA CCW Student Course. Course Cost $225.00
NRA PERSONAL PROTECTION OUTSIDE THE HOME INSTRUCTOR COURSE
This course teaches qualified individuals to teach the NRA Basics of Personal Protection Outside the Home Course. Please check the student course page for a full description of what this course covers.
Course Info:
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.
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.
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. Students will receive the NRA Trainer’s Guide, NRA Basics of Personal Protection Outside the Home Instructor Candidate Packet, and NRA Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home course student packet. Course Cost $265.00
NRA Instructor Rifle Shooting Course
Course Info: This 16-hour course teaches the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, promoting, and teaching NRA’s Basic Rifle Shooting course.
Prerequisite: Possession of basic firearm safety and shooting skills is a prerequisite for certification as an NRA instructor. Prior to the instructor training, candidates complete a pre-course questionnaire and demonstrate their firearm background in pre-course assessment exercises and must have completed the NRA Basic Rifle Shooting Course.
Course is presented in two parts: Basic Instructor Training (BIT – 6 Hours), and discipline-specific instructor training (10 Hours). Instructor Candidates demonstrate organizational and teaching skills via participation in practical exercises during the course and complete an instructor certification examination. Students will receive the NRA Trainer’s Guide, NRA Rifle Shooting Instructor Candidate Packet, and NRA Basic Rifle Shooting course student packet.