NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home Instructor Training

Pre-Requisite

This instructor training course has specific pre-requisites as follows:

1. Certification as a Personal Protection in The Home Instructor
2. Completion of the student version of this course, Personal Protection Outside the Home

Lesson Details 

PRE-COURSE ASSESSMENT (45 min) - Classroom

• Complete the student exam for Personal Protection Outside the Home, earning at least 80%

  • Waived for instructors showing a Student PPOTH Completion Certificate 

LESSON SIX (60 min) - Classroom

• Introduction to NRA Basic Personal Protection Outside the Home Course Lesson Plans

LESSON SEVEN (4 hr) - Range

• Teaching Basic of Personal Protection Outside the Home Lesson V

  • Presenting the Handgun from Concealment

  • Exercises:

    • Hip Holster Exercise

    • Purse Holster Exercise

    • Optional: Fanny Pack

LESSON EIGHT (4 hr) - Range

• Teaching Basic of Personal Protection Outside the Home Lesson VI

  • Presentation, Position and Movement

  • Exercises:

    • Standing and move to high barricade

    • Standing engaging two targets

    • Strong hand only

    • Two-handed point shooting

    • One-handed point shooting

LESSON NINE (6 hrs) - Classroom

• Teaching Basic of Personal Protection Outside the Home Lesson VII

  • Special Shooting Techniques

  • This covers the 'Advanced' component of the PPOTH Student course

  • Normally conducted in a second Instructor training session

  • Exercises:

    • Strong hand hip shooting

    • Moving rearward

    • Standing or kneeling behind a low barricade

    • Standing or squatting behind a low barricade

    • Moving to low barricade and firing from kneeling or squatting

    • Standing and turning 90 degrees to the left

    • Standing and turning 90 degrees to the right

    • Standing, facing 180 to target, turning left

    • Standing, facing 180 to target, turning right

    • Engaging a target at extended range

    • Firing under low-light conditions

LESSON TEN (60 min) - Classroom

• Take instructor certification test (in place of student test): Score of 90% required for full certification

• Applying to the NRA for certification

Equipment Requirements

• Firearm Retention

  • Strong-side concealed-carry hip holster (required for each instructor candidate)

  • Concealed-Carry Vest or light jacket (required)

  • Concealed-carry purse (one must be available for entire instructor class)

  • Fanny-pack carry holster (one must be available for entire instructor class)

• Ammunition

  • Lesson Seven:        42 rounds

  • Lesson Eight:          54 rounds

  • Lesson Nine:          112 rounds

  • Total:                      208 (minimum), 300 (recommended)

TOTAL

• 16-Hour Classroom & Range (excluding Basic Instructor Training - pre-req)

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