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You need a Training Counselor to teach the instructor courses, not an instructor. Check the NRA Instructor website I linked above for classes in your area and give a few a call about a group deal.RossA wrote:So how about a group deal from some NRA instructor in Houston?
The initial cert is for one year. Subsequent renewals are multi-year. And no, you don't have to be a member, but the cert fees are slightly less. Class fees are determined by the instructors themselves.RossA wrote:So if we get NRA certification, does it have to be renewed from time to time? Sounds like a money making scheme for someone. Do you have to be an NRA member to get NRA certification?
No. The BIT class is not a standalone class. Most all NRA instructor classes include the BIT along with whatever discipline you are taking. Take a look at the instructor classes at http://www.nrainstructors.org. You won't see the BIT there. But if you search for the NRA Instructor Pistol (or rifle, shotgun, etc), you'll see that most* all of them state that they are a "BIT class".RossA wrote:So in other words, you still have to take two classes, but they can be combined at one time.
The Annoyed Man wrote:Uuuuuhhhh...... slightly off topic, but if you enclose text in code tags, then any text formatting tags to not work.RottenApple wrote:Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and EducationJALLEN wrote:What is a "TCLEOSE?"
If one takes and is certified as a NRA Pistol Instructor and Firearms Safety Instructor, is that equivalent for Texas purposes?
According to TX GC §411.190:
BOLD text added by me. Any of these 3 provide the necessary qualifications.Code: Select all
GC §411.190. QUALIFIED HANDGUN INSTRUCTORS. (a) The director may certify as a qualified handgun instructor a person who: (1) is certified by the [b][Texas][/b] Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education [b](aka "TCLEOSE")[/b] or under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, to instruct others in the use of handguns; (2) regularly instructs others in the use of handguns and has graduated from a handgun instructor school that uses a nat ionally accepted course designed to train persons as handgun instructors; or [color=#FF0000](3) is certified by the National Rifle Association of America as a handgun instructor.[/color]
Carry on....
Thanks, TAM. I'll remember that in the future. 
Nope. You can take the NRA Instructor Pistol Shooting Course (make sure it includes the Basic Instructor Training - it usually does) and get certified. No other classes are necessary.RossA wrote:I have asked about taking an NRA instructor's class in the past. What I have seen online, and had explained to me, is that to get an NRA INTRUCTOR'S Certification, you must first take the NRA basic handgun class, then perhaps another class (can't quite recall), and THEN you can take the NRA instructor's class. So unless I have bad information, we would have to take at least two NRA classes to get NRA instructor certification.
Either way, maybe we could get a "group buy" on some classes since there will apparently be a LOT of guys needing to do this.
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and EducationJALLEN wrote:What is a "TCLEOSE?"
If one takes and is certified as a NRA Pistol Instructor and Firearms Safety Instructor, is that equivalent for Texas purposes?
Code: Select all
GC §411.190. QUALIFIED HANDGUN INSTRUCTORS. (a) The director may certify as a qualified handgun instructor a person who:
(1) is certified by the [b][Texas][/b] Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education [b](aka "TCLEOSE")[/b] or under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, to instruct others in the use of handguns;
(2) regularly instructs others in the use of handguns and has graduated from a handgun instructor school that uses a nat ionally accepted course designed to train persons as handgun instructors; or
[color=#FF0000](3) is certified by the National Rifle Association of America as a handgun instructor.[/color]Ahhh. Cool. I look forward to hearing the answer to this when we get it.KC5AV wrote:#1 is the big question right now. We are looking for/waiting for clarification. The rest is spot on.