CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER
Brian Fengel, Director
Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu
Jean Swan: jswan@icc.edu
Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu
ILETSB – Firearms Instructor Course
Instructors: Dan Glover, Jon Quast, Kyle Veech, Kevin Keen and Mike Taylor
June 1-5, 2025
8am – 4pm
Class will meet at: Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office Range
21302 Illinois Route 9, Tremont IL
Enrollment Deadline: May 25, 2025
Requirement for attending training:
PTI Badge shoot based on a 500 score and require a minimum of 400 score
Course Size: Minimum – 10 Maximum – 16
Course Objective
The purpose of this course is to teach new Firearms Instructors how to run a safe and efficient range. Two of the most important skills that will be taught are basic gun handling and marksmanship skills. Each student will learn how to look at a shooter’s target and diagnose what the possible issues are to increase accuracy. This course will concentrate on helping new shooters or shooters that have issues with qualifying, by coaching them through the firing process.
Course Content
Topics covered/Methods of Instruction
- Stances (Weaver, modified Weaver, Isosceles)
- Draw sequence
- Grip
- Sight alignment, sight picture
- Trigger press (anticipation)
- Follow through
- Malfunction Drills
- Coaching Skills/Techniques
- Developing Cost Effective In-Service Training (live fire targets, whole body hands, use of other types of targets)
- Teach Backs
- Reading targets (what could be causing the issues for the shooter) · Level changes · Use of flashlights/weapon lights
What to Bring:
400 rounds of ammo
Duty belt that you would normally wear.
Ear Pro
Eye Pro
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: Civil Rights .50 hours, Const. use of LE Authority 2.00; Legal Updates 1.00; Procedural Justice 4.00 hours; De-Escalation Techniques 16.00 hours with 7.00 hours scenario based; Officer Safety Techniques, including cover, concealment and time10.00 hours with 3.00 hours scenario based
