Have the NRA Training Department conduct a three-day NRA Training Counselor Workshop at your club or a nearby facility! All requests to sponsor a TC Development Workshop must be in writing (email will suffice) and be approved by the Training Counselor Program Coordinator. Requests to sponsor a workshop will be considered in the order they are received, so plan ahead!
It is not necessary to conduct an NRA Training Counselor Development Workshop at a shooting facility. Remember, this is not a shooting course; it is a course designed to teach you to train the trainers. Any suitable facility – a formal classroom, hotel meeting room, clubhouse, etc. – is sufficient, as long as it meets the following criteria:
- Facility must have enough space to comfortably have: 25-30 participants seated at tables (two per 6-foot table, or three per 8-foot table), an instructor's table at the rear of the class, a presenter's table at the head of the class, an overhead projector and screen, a side table for materials and training aids.
- Facility must be laid out so that it is easy to maintain a safe direction while handling firearms.
- Facility must be located within a reasonable proximity (15-20 minute drive) to hotels and restaurants.
- A commercial airport must serve the area, and it should be near interstate or major highway interchanges.
- Classroom portion of facility must be available for the exclusive use of the workshop (e.g., no interruptions due to non-participants, curious onlookers, etc.).
NOTE: Clear photographs, video tape, DVD or CD of the facility along with a map of the surrounding area (with the location of the training facility, hotels and restaurants marked on the map) is helpful in determining the suitability of a particular location.
A minimum class size of eight participants with a maximum of 14 is required to provide the necessary amount of interaction that is the trademark of an NRA TC Development Workshop. Due to the required minimum class size of eight participants, NRA Training Department will only promote four TC workshops per year. Throughout the years, our experience has proven that more than one workshop in a geographical location during the same calendar year has resulted in no attendance at either workshop, which has a negative impact on the overall training program. Private workshops will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
TC Development Workshop (TCDW) Staff
The TCDW staff will be limited to three, in certain cases a maximum of four, Training Counselors.
We will provide a Training Department staff member or selected Senior or Master Training Counselor to oversee and participate in the conduct of the workshop. The Training Counselor Program Coordinator will recruit and propose qualified Senior and Master Training Counselor candidates for approval by the NRA National Instructor Trainer and Manager, NRA Training Department based on the needs of the program. A small quality workshop staff removes the confusion and enables the candidates to transition from instructor to Training Counselor seamlessly.
There are segments of the population that need Training Counselors, STCs and MTCs more than others. Those determinations will be made on a case-by-case basis. We do not want to mislead anyone into believing that it is “their due” to become an STC or MTC.
Submit your request to sponsor an NRA Training Counselor Development Workshop to:
NRA Training Department
ATTN: TCDW
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
trainingcounselor@nrahq.org
You can call the Training Counselor Program Coordinator to discuss your options at (800) 672-3888, ext 1422, or (703) 267-1422.
