NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home Instructor Course

Expand your teaching skills and prepare to train responsible armed citizens.

The NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home Instructor Course prepares qualified NRA instructors to organize, promote, and teach the NRA Basics of Personal Protection Outside the Home student course.

At Not Today Self-Defense & Firearms Training, instructor development means learning to communicate clearly, demonstrate safely, evaluate performance, and guide students with patience and professionalism. This course helps experienced instructors apply those skills to teaching responsible personal protection beyond the home.

What to Expect

Candidates participate in instructor-led learning, practical teaching exercises, and evaluations. You will practice presenting course material, demonstrate your organizational and instructional abilities, and complete an instructor certification examination.

The focus is on developing your ability to teach the NRA curriculum effectively while maintaining a safe, supportive learning environment.

Course Format

Contact us before registering to confirm whether you need to attend Basic Instructor Training or may receive credit for previous completion.

Prerequisites

Before attending, candidates must:

Be an NRA Certified Pistol Instructor.
Be an NRA Certified Personal Protection In the Home Instructor.
Have completed the NRA Basics of Personal Protection Outside the Home student course.
Have earned 90% or higher on the student course examination.

Please provide documentation of your instructor ratings and student course completion before class. Contact us if you need help confirming your eligibility.

Course Materials

Candidates receive the NRA Trainer’s Guide, Personal Protection Outside the Home Instructor Candidate Packet, and corresponding student course packet.

Certification Requirements

Attendance alone does not guarantee certification. Candidates must successfully complete the required exercises, evaluations, and examination and meet applicable NRA certification requirements.

Join us to strengthen your teaching skills and prepare to help students carry with greater care, sound judgment, and accountability.

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