How to Become a Firearms Instructor
TAKE YOUR TRAINING JOURNEY TO THE NEXT LEVEL!
Start your training career or take your existing training regimen to the next level by becoming a firearms instructor for the USCCA and a valuable resource for your local network of responsibly armed Americans.
Now is the time to step up and arm others with practical, real-world training they can’t find anywhere else.
Become a USCCA Certified Instructor in 3 Easy Steps
Choose an Instructor Course
- Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals – Classroom instruction for your future students to obtain their permits
- Defensive Shooting Fundamentals – Range instruction for real-world defensive situations
Take a Class With a USCCA Training Counselor
Upon completion of the eLearning portion of your certification, you’ll be able to attend an in-person course with a USCCA Training Counselor.
Training Counselors are active and experienced instructors who have been hand-selected and trained by the USCCA to train future instructors.
Get Your Instructor Certification and Toolkit
After successfully completing your in-person training, you’ll receive your instructor credentials and toolkit in the mail.
The toolkit includes everything you’ll need to teach the course, including lesson plans, course books for your students and other valuable tools based on which course you selected.
That’s It!
You’ll be ready to host highly effective classes with industry-leading teaching materials and endorsement from the USCCA.RESOURCES YOU’LL USE TO CREATE A SAFER COMMUNITY
Industry-Leading Curriculum
Join more than 10,000 USCCA Certified Instructors across the country who utilize the USCCA’s easy-to-teach lessons and proven training materials. Plus, you get an entire team dedicated to creating and updating existing curriculum based on YOUR feedback!
Course Materials
Everything you’ll need to effectively teach your students is included in your USCCA Instructor Toolkit, including a PowerPoint presentation, books and more.
Plus, the USCCA has a dedicated product-development team that continually improves and updates curriculum based on what you and your students are asking for.
Work With Experts
Get assistance from the USCCA’s dedicated Instructor Support Team. The Instructor Support Team is available M-F 8am-9pm CT, and 8-4:30pm CT on Saturdays.
USCCA Ecosystem
Reach 500,000+ potential students by posting your classes on the USCCA Training site. You’ll be able to effortlessly manage classes and rosters through this one-of-a-kind resource.
Instructor Certification Courses From the USCCA
Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals
2-Day Classroom Instruction Course With Range Qualification
Set yourself apart from other self-defense instructors in your area with the nationally recognized USCCA Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals Instructor Certification. This course is the gold standard for law-abiding Americans seeking to obtain their concealed carry permits.
- Developing a Personal- and Home-Protection Plan
- Self-Defense Firearms Basics
- Shooting Fundamentals
- The Legal Use of Force
- Violent Encounters and the Aftermath
- Gear and Gadgets
- Basic and Advanced Skills
Defensive Shooting Fundamentals Instructor Certification
3-Day Range Instruction Course
Learn how to provide students with safe and effective instruction while preparing them for real-world defensive situations. Once certified, you’ll have all the skills needed to hit the range and improve a student’s proficiency, regardless of his or her experience level.
- Safety and Training Goals
- Warrior Expert Theory
- Counter-Ambush Training
- The Balance of Speed and Precision
- Stance, Movement, Grip and Trigger Control
- High Compressed Ready and Presentation
- Intuitive Defensive Shooting Drills
Explore Classes at USCCA Headquarters in WI
AR-15 Shooting Fundamentals
3-Day Classroom Instruction Course
Coming Soon!
Learn how to provide students with safe and effective instruction on how to use their AR-15 to defend their home. Once certified, you’ll have all the skills needed to hit the range and improve a student’s proficiency, regardless of his or her experience level.
What You Will Teach Your Students
- Fundamentals of rifle marksmanship
- How to zero an AR-15
- Accessorizing and maintaining an AR-15
- The importance of round trajectory for close encounters
- How to improve their skills and precision with an AR-15
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Feedback From Trainees
“There is no place I would rather be teaching than alongside the instructors and staff of the USCCA!
As a former police officer of 10+ years and 13 years in the private sector, I have been exposed to and used a lot of different programs for firearms education. It wasn’t until I found the courses offered by the USCCA that I was able to offer my students the cutting-edge information needed to make them responsibly armed citizens.”
– Steven M. Dyer | USCCA Instructor, Maine