Parker County Sheriff Office

This course will help you develop the additional knowledge, skills, and techniques needed to organize and teach firearms courses. Participants will learn to diagnose and correct student weaknesses, analyze and score targets, design and run courses of fire, and properly document police firearms training. Participants will be able to develop and implement comprehensive firearms training programs.

Prerequisites:

Must have TCOLE #1014 Basic Instructor proficiency certificate! This means that you not only have to have completed the Basic Instructor class, but also submitted the Instructor Proficiency Certificate Form and $35 fee to TCOLE to have that as an award on your PSR.

Participants must pass the Firearms Instructor Qualification on the first day of class. There will be no refunds for any candidate dismissed for failure to meet the minimum firearms qualification.

Participants will need to bring the following:

Ballistic Vest.

Hearing protection.

Eye protection.

Billed cap.

Semi-automatic pistol with three magazines.

Duty belt, flashlight, magazine holder.

Factory loaded ammunition, 500 rounds for semi-automatic pistol.

12 gauge police shotgun with ammunition (50 rounds of birdshot, 25 rounds of buck shot and 10 rounds of rifled slug).

250 rounds of rifle.

Durable clothes for outdoor range activities including foul weather.

Gun cleaning supplies appropriate for their weapons.

Snacks if desired.