Email the Licensing Team to confirm eligibility

EMAIL LICENSING TEAM

Firearm Instructor Requirements

A Firearms Instructor is licensed to provide Board-required firearms training and qualification for armed security officers.


Additional Certification Required:

In addition to meeting the qualifications required of a Classroom Instructor, a Firearms Instructor must possess one of the following:

  • National Rifle Association Security or Police Firearms Instructor certificat
  • P.O.S.T. Firearm Instructor Certificate
  • Department of Energy Firearms Instructor Certificate
  • Firearms instructor certification issued by a branch of the United States military


Scope: Firearms Instructor authority may be issued as In-House, Outside, or Outside Limited, depending on the instructor's approved teaching authority.


Important: A Firearms Instructor license authorizes the instructor to provide the applicable Board-required firearms training. The instructor's classification determines who may receive that training.