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Winter FY24 Training Catalog

ILETSB - Firearms Instructor Course - 40 Hours 40TTT004
Cancellations for this class must be received by NEMRT 7 days prior to the start of the program in order to avoid being billed!
Location:	Kane County Sheriff's Office
Date:	1/15/2024
Starts:	08:00 AM	Ends:	1/19/2024 04:00 PM
NEMRT Certificate Hours:	40
Speaker(s):	Christopher Joswick, James Dexter, Justin Humpich
Member Fee:	$0.00
NonMember Fee:	$525.00
Department Max:	2
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This program is designed to provide instruction to law enforcement personnel who will be responsible for firearms training activities for their departments. This program concentrates on instructional techniques and is designed to develop students as prospective firearms instructors. The focus of this course is firearms skills and prospective instructors’ ability to create, demonstrate, and coach firearms proficiency skills. Administrative aspects of defensible firearms programs are also stressed in this course. Students will be taught how to maintain necessary records, safely manage firearms exercises, range medical procedures, and develop realistic drills to ensure their agencies have comprehensive firearms programs. PLEASE NOTE: DURING THE FIRST 1/2 DAY OF THIS PROGRAM, EACH STUDENT MUST DEMONSTRATE PROFICIENCY WITH HIS/HER DUTY WEAPON BY SCORING AT LEAST 85% ON THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS 50-ROUND MANDATORY COURSE OF FIRE. ANY STUDENT WHO IS UNABLE TO ACHIEVE A SCORE OF AT LEAST 85% ON HIS/HER FIRST ATTEMPT WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM FURTHER ATTENDANCE IN THE PROGRAM. EACH STUDENT WILL ALSO COMPLETE AN INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION WITH A SCORE OF AT LEAST 85% TO COMPLETE THE COURSE. The following items should be brought to this course: - Eye and ear protection - Handgun and holster - Cleaning kit - 1,000 rounds pistol ammunition - Shotgun with 5 shotgun rounds - Carbine with 100 rounds rifle ammunition - Note-taking materials Law enforcement agencies must carefully select individuals who are to be utilized as firearms instructors. Only personnel who are willing to exercise patience, good judgment, safety consciousness, instructional acumen, and a willingness to document and record the activities of individual shooters/students should be considered for the position of firearms instructor. The focus of this program is to insure that instructors return to their department with the ability to enhance officers firearms skills with the most current methods and practices related to firearms skills.

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ILETSB - Firearms Instructor Course - 40 Hours 40TTT004