1 Del. Admin. Code § 803-3.0 - COPT Firearms Instructor Certification Requirements
3.1 No firearms instructor shall be utilized
by any law enforcement agency for purposes of certifying firearms instructors
unless the certifying instructor has been approved by the Council on Police
Training.
3.2 All sworn law
enforcement officers seeking Firearms Instructor Certification must submit
proof of the following to the COPT Administrator :
3.2.1 Successful completion of a COPT
Certified Instructor Course.
3.2.2
Minimum of three years' experience as a sworn law enforcement officer. This
requirement may be waived for those who are deemed suited to instruct based
upon special knowledge, education, or experience.
3.2.3 Successful completion of an approved
COPT Firearms Instructor Course, taught by a COPT Master Firearms Instructor,
or other firearms instructor courses if recommended for approval by the COPT
Firearms Instructor Subcommittee and subsequently approved by Council taken
within 3 years of the date of application and successful completion of a
Delaware firearms instructor refresher course.
3.2.5 A signed letter of endorsement from the
Chief of Police of their respective law enforcement agency.
3.3 A firearms instructor is not
required to be an armorer and being an armorer does not qualify you to be a
firearms instructor.
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3.1 No firearms instructor shall be utilized by any law enforcement agency for purposes of certifying firearms instructors unless the certifying instructor has been approved by the Council on Police Training.
3.2 All sworn law enforcement officers seeking Firearms Instructor Certification must submit proof of the following to the COPT Administrator :
3.2.1 Successful completion of a COPT Certified Instructor Course.
3.2.2 Minimum of three years' experience as a sworn law enforcement officer. This requirement may be waived for those who are deemed suited to instruct based upon special knowledge, education, or experience.
3.2.3 Successful completion of an approved COPT Firearms Instructor Course, taught by a COPT Master Firearms Instructor, or other firearms instructor courses if recommended for approval by the COPT Firearms Instructor Subcommittee and subsequently approved by Council taken within 3 years of the date of application and successful completion of a Delaware firearms instructor refresher course.
3.2.5 A signed letter of endorsement from the Chief of Police of their respective law enforcement agency.
3.3 A firearms instructor is not required to be an armorer and being an armorer does not qualify you to be a firearms instructor.