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How long did that take, and what did it cost you?
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If you go to the NRA web site it will list the courses in your area.
I got an e-mail from one of the local clubs asking if there was any interest in the NRA basic Instructor course. I replied to the e-mail and about a month later a request for 200.00 and a time and place was set for the course. The course is about 20+25 hours long it. You need to submit qualification sheet and the teacher will review you experience. He makes the decision if you have enough experience to teach the course. Most of the students were IDPA or Bulleye shooters. We did have two guys who were already teaching high-level defense courses. One had worked with the Dept of Energy and the other has his own school
Tactical Shooting Academy. They were there to get the NRA rating.
The course can vary in price because the NRA allows the instuctors to make a profit or do it for free, its up to the person holding the course.
The course is more towards instructing you about how to teach others and going over the course literature not about the workings of firearms.
I can now teach and sign off for the training needed to get a CCW in VA.