Have the NRA Training Department conduct a three-day NRA Training Counselor Workshop at your club or a nearby facility! NRA can also put you in contact with an NRA Appointed Senior Training Counselor. Senior Training Counselors (STCs) have the option to conduct a TC Workshop with minimum assistance from the NRA Training Department. All requests to conduct a TC Workshop must be in writing (email will suffice) and be approved by the Training Counselor Program Coordinator. Requests to conduct a workshop will be considered in the order they are received, so plan ahead!

It is not necessary to conduct an NRA Training Counselor 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 six participants is required to provide the necessary amount of interaction that is the trademark of an NRA TC Workshop. In remote areas of the country where it is not possible to generate this amount of participants, NRA-selected Master or Senior Training Counselors in your region may be able to conduct the workshop, provided that the sponsor defrays the cost of airfare, meals, and lodging for the workshop staff. These will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Due to the required minimum class size of six participants, NRA Training Department will only promote one TC workshop within a 150-mile radius every three months. If you are within 150 miles of a currently registered workshop, it is recommended that you merge your resources and work together with the point of contact provided for that workshop. Throughout the years, our experience has proven that more than one workshop in a geographical location during the same general period of time 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.

Submit your request to sponsor an NRA Training Counselor Workshop to:

NRA Training Department
ATTN: TCWS
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030

trainingcounselor@nrahq.org