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I just decided to get my instructor certification and found out that I am too late to do it this year. Bummer!!

I have a question that the lady on the help line was not able to answer for me. This info is directly from the instructors section of the DPS web site-

"Qualified applicants require one or more of the following: certified TCLEOSE or NRA instructor, approved law enforcement college firearms related courses, and/or specialized military courses."

Those are listed as pre-requisites for the Abbreviated 28-hr course. The Standard 36-hr class has no such listing. So if I understand this in order to take the Standard class you do not need to be an NRA Instructor etc.

Is that correct?

mbw wrote:I just decided to get my instructor certification and found out that I am too late to do it this year. Bummer!!

I have a question that the lady on the help line was not able to answer for me. This info is directly from the instructors section of the DPS web site-

"Qualified applicants require one or more of the following: certified TCLEOSE or NRA instructor, approved law enforcement college firearms related courses, and/or specialized military courses."

Those are listed as pre-requisites for the Abbreviated 28-hr course. The Standard 36-hr class has no such listing. So if I understand this in order to take the Standard class you do not need to be an NRA Instructor etc.

Is that correct?

Yes that is correct (at least I hope it is - will find out in July I guess). I have no previous gun instructor training an thus am taking the 36-hour class this summer.

Thanks AR.

I guess since I have missed the class this year, I will go ahead and get the NRA pistol instructor certification so next year I will be able to take the shorter class.

Having not looked into the instructor class before, I am amazed that it is only offered 2 times per year. Looks like they would break up the class into smaller portions and have several per year.

Go to the NRA site and look at the upcoming schedule for the Pistol instructor class. There is one on June 5th that i am attending in houston. The deadline to sign up is may 28th i believe.

make sure you have your instructors class before the pistol instructors class if that make sense

NRA has a basic instructor class that you must take before you can take the pistole instructor class

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