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ILEA Instructor Endorsements - Joint Firearms/Rifle Instructor Training 26A

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Brief Description: Provide candidates the skills to establish and operate a departmental firearms and rifle program

Full Description: ****NEW WAIVER REQUIREMENT - SEE BELOW****

This 80-hour course will give instructor candidates the skills to establish and operate a comprehensive departmental firearms program, and successful graduates will receive both ILEA Firearms and Rifle Instructor endorsements.  Topics to be covered will include:
• Weapon safety
• Weapon manipulation, nomenclature and maintenance
• Principles of marksmanship and methods to teach them on all platforms
• Use of optics
• Diagnosis and correction of shooter-induced problems
• Coaching techniques
• Pistol, shotgun, and rifle ballistics
• Developing in-service training
• Range management
• Program development and documentation
• Managing range emergencies
• Student presentations for instructor development

Course enrollment is limited, and is only open to certified Iowa Law Enforcement Officers.  Instructor candidates will be required to fire a qualifying score of 90% on the Firearms Instructor Pistol Qualification Course and the Rifle Qualification Course for admission.  Visit https://ilea.iowa.gov, click “For Agencies” and then “Firearms Courses of Fire” to find the current required courses and target information.

Iron sights, red dot sights, magnifiers, low-powered variable optics, and riflescopes are allowed; however, the use of magnification higher than 6x during any qualification course of fire is not allowed.

Equipment Needed:
• Weather-appropriate clothing and a brimmed hat
• Body armor
• Duty pistol, rifle with adjustable tactical sling, and shotgun; weapon-mounted lights and rifle suppressors preferred
• Duty belt with holster and duty flashlight
• 4 handgun magazines (minimum) and 3 rifle magazines (minimum)
• 1,500 rounds of BOTH handgun ammunition and rifle ammunition
• 50 birdshot, 20 buckshot, and 40 slugs
• XL dark-colored plain shirt that will be ruined
• Note-taking material (both a notebook and a laptop are preferred)
• Binoculars or spotting scope
• Cleaning equipment for all weapons
• Laptop or smart device capable of accessing your Acadis Portal account

**NEW WAIVER REQUIREMENT**
This training requires a liability waiver to attend. You must attach a dual-signed liability waiver, by both the enrolled individual and the agency head, to this registration in order to meet the pre-requisites for enrollment approval. If your waiver is not attached or not signed, your enrollment request will be denied. You cannot hold or save a spot for the training before you turn in your liability waiver.

The current liability waivers can be found in the Acadis Academy Resources Document Library. Please ensure you have selected and filled out the correct waiver, or your request for enrollment will be denied.

Liability waiver for NON-STATE employees (city, county): https://ialea.acadisonline.com/AcadisViewer/DocumentUpload/GetUploadedDocument?documentKey=2541d93f-6088-48cf-8ad0-e6372ce23d78&forceDownload=True

Liability waiver for PRIVATE employees (railroad):
https://ialea.acadisonline.com/AcadisViewer/DocumentUpload/GetUploadedDocument?documentKey=8b31337e-9b9a-4f39-8724-dac9ae0e48c7&forceDownload=True

Liability waiver for STATE employees (DPS, DOT, DNR, DOC):
https://ialea.acadisonline.com/AcadisViewer/DocumentUpload/GetUploadedDocument?documentKey=c50b0055-b01e-46cc-ac90-27f44660e71f&forceDownload=True

Registration questions? Contact Valerie Hawthorne at valerie.hawthorne@iowa.gov or 515-331-5770.  Other Questions? Contact Lane Thayer at lane.thayer@iowa.gov or Matt Wood at matthew.wood@iowa.gov

Training Dates: 10/05/2026 - 10/16/2026

Prerequisites: Specialty School Liability Waiver Required

Registration Dates: 10/05/2025 - 09/25/2026

Available Seats: 29

Hours: 80h 0m

Fee: $1,250.00

Training Location: Camp Dodge Range
7105 NW 70th Ave
Johnston, IA 50131

Reporting Instructions: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday - Friday

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ILEA Instructor Endorsements - Joint Firearms/Rifle Instructor Training 26A

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