NRA Basic Instructor

NRA Basic Instructor Training – A prerequisite for any Instructor Candidate in any discipline, must be renewed every two years.

NRA Basic Instructor Training (BIT) (6 hour Course) Course Goal: To develop NRA Certified Instructors who possess the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to conduct the NRA Basic Firearm Training Courses. BIT is conducted in a classroom room setting and focuses on the NRA’s teaching philosophies and methodologies. Instructor Candidates learn about the Total Participant Involvement (TIP) method of presenting and training that is used by instructors in both the classroom and on the range.

Instruction includes the structure of NRA Instructor Lesson Plans, effective use of training aids and material along with how to plan, promote, organize, and present NRA courses. Candidates are required to pass an open book test on the BIT course with 90 percent passing score (minimum). Note: A current Basic Instructor Training certification is a prerequisite for all NRA Instructor course (Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, etc.). Once an instructor is BIT certified, that individual can attend any NRA Instructor Course within two years of their BIT completion date. After this two year period all instructors must renew their BIT certification (retake the course) prior to taking any additional NRA Instructor Courses.

REMEMBER, BIT certification expires after two years and once expired must be taken prior to attending or in conjunction with any NRA Instructor Course.