Firearms Instructor 2025

Firearms Instructor Course

The Southwest Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy will be conducting a Firearms Instructor Course on April 28^th – May 6^th, 2025.

Please note: This is a seven-day school that includes patrol rifle training and Red Dot Sight for pistol training (Pistols with RDS’s are not required).

Course Information

• Class size is limited.
• Students must have a minimum of two years’ experience with a criminal justice agency to be accepted.
• Students must have successfully completed a general instructor school.
• Students must shoot a qualification score of 90% or above with duty weapon in order to attend.

Pre-qualification: Will be conducted on the first day of class 

Tuition: Free to member agencies

                $700.00 for non-members 

Registration:  Register on TRACER 

In-service: In-service hours will be awarded at completion of course.

Ammo requirements: 1500 rounds of Pistol ammo, Shotgun-25 slug, 25 #9 00 Buck, 25 bird shot, 250 rounds of rifle ammo.