What is required to be a certified instructor?
Answer Instructors are certified on a basis of minimum qualifications in the areas of education, training and experience. Instructor certification is valid for five (5) years or sixty (60) consecutive months. Instructor certification may be revoked whenever an instructor is deemed by the Commission unqualified to continue teaching. Minimum requirements include, but are not limited to, three (3) years of law enforcement experience, a minimum education background as recognized by the Commission will be required for personnel instructing law enforcement subjects. (See Regulation 1002 (f) and Specification S-4). Applicants must have completed and Instructor Development Training Course. See Regulation 1016 and Specification S-16 for detailed information on this subject.
