Firearms Instructor Development
Build on your instructional practice with coaching, remediation, and documented evaluation.
No dates are scheduled yet. Leave your contact information and DMEC will let you know when the next class is posted.
- Duration
- Agency training
- Level
- Instructor development
- Format
- Classroom and live fire
- Who can attend
- Law enforcement only
About this course
Firearms Instructor Development gives certified law enforcement instructors an opportunity to work on how they teach, evaluate students, and maintain their department’s training program.
Instructor candidates study adult learning principles, coaching methods, range safety, performance evaluation, and policy alignment. The goal is instructors who improve shooter performance and can clearly defend their training process in administrative review or post-incident analysis.
Agencies can arrange the course as sustainment training for an existing instructor cadre or as preparation for an in-service program.
What you’ll work on
- Coaching methods and feedback
- Diagnosing and remediating shooter deficiencies
- Defensible lesson plans and documentation
- Running in-service programs
- Range safety oversight
- Evaluation standards that withstand review
Prerequisites
Law enforcement personnel only.
- Law enforcement only. Contact DMEC for a course outline.
Before you attend
- Closed, law-enforcement-only training. Attendance is arranged through your department or the hosting Mobile Training Unit (MTU).
- DMEC lists its law enforcement courses as certified through the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) and applicable POST standards. Confirm credit for your agency with DMEC or the MTU.
- Every student signs a waiver of liability before class starts.
What to bring
- Duty pistol and holster, magazines, and eye and ear protection, unless the host specifies otherwise.
- Confirm the round count and any agency-specific equipment with DMEC or the hosting MTU before class.