Lesson Details

Opening Exercise (30 min) - Classroom

• Complete pre-course questionnaire and registration card (back of card for one paragraph describing background)
• State the goal of Part One of an NRA Instructor Training Course
• Basic guidelines for introducing a speaker
• Background of instructor candidates present
• Introduce instructor candidates to the class

LESSON ONE (60 min) - Classroom

• Importance of training to both shooters and instructors
• NRA’s ‘Total Participant Involvement’ (TPA)
• Eight fundamentals for training people
• Purpose of NRA Basic Firearms Training Program and Instructor Program
• Eligibility requirements, responsibilities, and personal qualities of NRA Certified Instructors

LESSON TWO (60 min) - Classroom

• Function of a training team
• Advantages of using a training team
• Responsibilities of training team members in an NRA course
• The ‘Buzz Group’ method of training

LESSON THREE (60 min) - Classroom

• Required training materials for NRA courses
• Procedures for ordering materials form NRA Sales
• Characteristics, sources, and uses of training aids
• Training aids which may be used

LESSON FOUR (60 min) - Classroom

• The seven elements of course organization

• Plan a hypothetical NRA Basic Course

• Demonstrate cooperation and team spirit planning an NRA course with other instructor candidates

LESSON FIVE (60 min) - Classroom

• Importance of using multiple senses in the training process
• Steps necessary to teach a skill

• Teaching principles and teaching methods

• Use of questions in the teaching process
• Using non-verbal communications while teaching

EXAMINATION (30 min) - Classroom

• Take Trainer’s test: Score of 90% required for full certification

TOTAL

• 6-Hour Classroom