CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi: ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Red Dot Optic Course

Instructor: S.T.K. Training

May 3, 2026

 8am – 4pm

 Location: Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office Range 21302 Illinois Route 9, Tremont IL

Enrollment Deadline:  April 26, 2026

Course Size:  Minimum – 8 Maximum – 16

Course Objective

This one day, 8-hour, end user, class is for shooters transitioning from iron sights to an optic sight on their duty pistol or a shooter who is utilizing an optic and needs to become more proficient with it. This course is designed to make a shooter more proficient in the grip, draw, presentation, and use of a proper sight picture to place well aimed shots on target in the most time efficient manner possible when utilizing a pistol mounted optic.

It is strongly encouraged that agencies allowing the transition from iron sights to an optical pistol sight have the shooter trained properly to mount, zero, and maintain the optic before deploying into a duty role.

 Course Content

Basic operation of red dot optics and how they are an advantage over iron sights when properly mounted, maintained, and trained with. Explain and demonstrate offset, conduct recoil management exercises, and live fire pistol presentation and dot identification exercises. Marksmanship vs. Speed drills, Shoot vs. No Shoot drills, and red dot failure drills.

 What to Bring

Pistol with Red dot (mounted and zeroed), duty gear with holster, 3 magazines, 250 rd ammo.

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: De-Escalation Techniques 4.50 hour with 3.50 hours scenario based and Officer Safety 2 hours with 2 hours scenario based