Firearms Instructor FEE: $937.00 LOCATION: Alameda County Sheriff's Office - Regional Training Center, 6289 Madigan Road, Dublin CA 94568 [MAP]
DESCRIPTION: This 80-hour course is designed to train individuals to be Firearms Instructors. The course covers firearms knowledge, teaching techniques and lesson planning, range preparation, combat shooting techniques and safety. Each attendee will be required to demonstrate competent teaching techniques, and proficient use and safety of firearms prior to receiving certification. The qualification courses are listed below.
PREREQUISITES: This course is highly challenging. It is an instructor's course, not a basic firearms school. Students are expected to be proficient with their departmental firearms prior to attending this course. Students must be full-time peace officers, or active duty military personnel. All students who are not members of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office must sign a liability waiver. PRESENTATION HOURS: This is an 80-hour course starting at 0800 on the first day. Students will be provided with a class schedule on the first day of the course outlining the hours for the course CERTIFICATION: POST Plan IV. POST Cert# 1010-21640 COLLEGE CREDITS: 1.0 Chabot College Units on completion of course. Please apply for the course on the Chabot College website http://www.chabotcollege.edu/ prior to class. Use Google Chrome Web Browser For application instructions click here https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:76527d1a-4afb-367b-8dda-e7b8c7ea3295 REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: Duty weapon: three magazines (minimum) with pouches for semi-autos, two speed loaders with pouches for revolvers, support equipment for duty weapon, and agency shotgun or patrol rifle/carbine. Ammunition needed: Minimum of 1750 rounds for duty handgun, 250 rounds .223/5.56 mm, 150 rounds of shotgun buckshot and 50 rounds of rifled slug. Additional equipment: ballistic vest, off-duty concealment holster and weapon (100 rounds of ammunition if different than duty weapon), ear and eye protection, clothing suitable for outdoor range (no shorts), and a flashlight. No denim/blue jeans, red hats or red shirts are allowed on the range. During this class students will be creating course outlines and other student projects. It is recommended that each student bring a laptop computer and flash drive to assist them with this portion of the training. CERTIFICATION: Students must fire a minimum score of 90 % (36 out of 40 possible) on the "Instructor Handgun Course" on the first day of the course in order to remain in the class. Students must also fire a minimum score of 80% ( 240 out of 300 possible) on the "Bullseye Qualification Course" by the end of the first week in order to successfully pass the course. BULLSEYE QUALIFICATION COURSE ![]() STAGE 1 - Slow fire - 25 yard line - 10 rounds STAGE 2 - Timed fire - 15 yard - 10 rounds STAGE 3- rapid fire - 15 yard line - 10 rounds SCORING: POINT VALUE ON TARGET - 300 POSSIBLE INSTRUCTOR HANDGUN QUALIFICATION COURSE TARGET: ACSO 21 SilhouetteAMMUNITION: 40 RoundsSTART POSITION: Handgun holstered and decocked (If applicable) STAGE 1: - 25 Yards, 18 rounds STAGE 2: - 15 Yards, 12 rounds STAGE 3: - 7 Yards, 10 rounds (2 Mags with 5 rounds each) SCORING: Only hits in the 5 and 6 zone will be counted for score on this course of fire. RESERVATIONS: This course is limited to 24 students and reservations will be made on a first come, first serve basis. If you need additional information please call Range Technician Lynn Frost, at (925) 803-7131 or lfrost@acgov.org. CANCELLING REGISTRATION: To cancel a registration for a course, please notify the Regional Training Center via e-mail or phone. E-mail cancellations can be directed to rtcinfo@sheriffacademy.com and phone cancellations to (925) 551-6970. In all cases, course cancellations less than 5 business days' prior to class start date, may be subject to a course cancellation fee equal to 50% of the course tuition. Students who fail to attend the course without cancelling prior to the start of the course (No Show) will be charged the full course tuition.
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