Course Information
Course title: Firearms Instructor Re-certification
Course number: FIR1007
Course description: This course will fulfill the Department of Criminal Justice Services mandated Firearms Instructor re-certification requirements.
Prerequisite(s): Students below the rank of sergeant must be enrolled by a supervisor.

Course Requirements
Introduction: This course is comprised of two training modules. Module 1 contains several narrated classes. The modules in this course are designed to be taken in a designated order since Module 2 - Net Detective builds on the knowledge and skills that were presented in Module 1.  The designers of this course recommend that students be awarded 2 hours of career development in-service training credit and be re-certified as firearms instructors for successfully completing this course.

Requirements: Students must read or listen to the material contained in each training module. After the student has read the material in the module, he must take the module quiz. In order to successfully complete the module quiz, the student must score 70%. The student will be given two opportunities to successfully complete the quiz. At the director's discretion, a third opportunity may be granted upon the request of the student's chief, sheriff or agency administrator.

Module 1
Lesson: Firearms Instructor Recertification

Objectives/Goals:

The objective of this course is to provide re-certification training for Firearms Instructors.

The Close Quarters Firearms Training class discusses techniques for preparing officers for deadly force situations that occur at close distances.

The Developing Firearms Instructors class discusses the process of developing a cadre of knowledgeable and effective firearms instructors.

The Firearms Fundamentals Refresher class reviews the basic mechanics of shooting a handgun.

The Fighting Multiple Adversaries class discusses the need for training officers to respond to multiple subject situations involving the use of a firearm.

Topics:
  1. (+) Close Quarters Firearms Training


  2. (+) Developing Firearms Instructors


  3. (+) Firearms Fundamentals Refresher


  4. (+) Fighting Multiple Adversaries


Module 2
Lesson: Net Detective

Objectives/Goals: The Net Detective module is a guided, self-directed learning tool consisting of information that is available on the world wide web. The objective is to permit students to actively build their knowledge and understanding of the topics covered in this course material. As students investigate each location, they will be given an assignment to complete. The assignments will vary depending on the nature of the course. For instance, students may be required to complete a site use tutorial so that they will know how to retrieve information for future reference, read a blog post that exposes them to a different viewpoint on a topic, explore how other criminal justice agencies have addressed a problem or simply build upon the informational foundation they received in this course.

Topics:
  1. (+) Net Detective FIR


  2. Net Detective Forum