Courses
8AM – 5PM
This Firearms Instructor Certification course is designed to provide the basic concepts of law enforcement firearms instruction and to increase the quality of professional law enforcement training. This course incorporates skills from the Basic Instructor Course (TCOLE 1014) You MUST have been awarded a TCOLE Basic Instructor Certificate to attend. The course introduces the student to developing physical skills based lesson plans, firearms and range safety, range assessment/requirements and how to adapt accordingly. Students will be required demonstrate the basic knowledge and skills required to effectively instruct a classroom lesson on an assigned topic and run the range on an assigned course of fire. On the first day, Each student MUST qualify at 90% on the TCOLE prescribed courses of fire for their handgun and shotgun (2 attempts). Access to a computer with MS Office is highly encouraged.
Student Prerequisites:
- Not prohibited by state or federal law or rule from attending training related to firearms or from possessing a firearm.
- Never had a license or certificate issued by the Commission suspended or revoked.
- Currently hold an Instructor Certificate of Proficiency issued by the Commission.
- Currently employed or designated by the agency chief administrator or academy coordinator as a firearms instructor.
- Have at least three years’ experience as either a law enforcement officer or a firearms instructor.
Required Equipment:
- Firearm and ammunition (350 rounds of factory loaded, jacketed handgun ammunition, 10 rounds of factory loaded .12 gauge 00 buckshot, 10 rounds factory loaded .12 gauge slugs)
- Safety equipment (Patrol rated ballistic vest, ear and eye protection, cap with a bill or brim is optional)
- Firearm cleaning equipment
Please see the flyer below for more information and registration options:
Course Flyer and Registration
Location: ACC Public Safety Training Center, 4675 S. FM 1626, Kyle Tx. 78640
Cost: $225 per person
8AM – 5PM
The TCOLE Advanced Instructor Certification Course (1017) is designed to advance instructor knowledge and understanding of student motivations and generational values as well as advance the development of instructor skills in preparation, presentation, and overall competency in training. This course has been developed by a committee of subject matter experts and delivered for presentation by TCOLE for certification as an Advanced Instructor as provided by TCOLE rule §221.28.
Student Prerequisites: Students must be Texas Commission on Law Enforcement certified instructors (Awarded the TCOLE Certificate, not just completed Basic Instructor Course).
Access to a laptop with MS office and removable flash drive
Certification Requirements: Successful demonstration of the skills outlined in the course.
Evaluation Process and Procedures: Successful demonstration of various electronic multi-media techniques in the training process. Create a positive learning environment utilizing the newly acquired skills. This course will require students to have access to a laptop with MS Office and a removable flash drive. Each student will create a lesson plan and presentation for a 45-minute presentation of a criminal justice related topic using 2 or more electronic multimedia sources. The student will then make a 45-minute presentation of the material to his or her classmates. There will be a comprehensive final exam. To register for this class please fill out the Google Registration Form.
Please see the flyer below for more information and registration options:
Course Flyer and Registration
Location: ACC Public Safety Training Center, 4675 S. FM 1626, Kyle Tx. 78640
Cost: $200 per person
8AM – 5PM *Space is Limited*
Prior to starting class: students must have a current, nationally recognized Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification. This includes, but is not limited to, courses from the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross. The CPR course must be taken in-person and the student must complete practical scenarios for adult/infant/AED to be certified. The student must present a current and valid certificate to the training provider.
Participants enrolling in this course must have a current, nationally recognized Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate/card prior to enrollment and attendance. First, provide the DOLCEE Form (Declaration of TCOLE Declaration of Licensing Course Enrollment Eligibility (DOLCEE) Form) to the Chief Administrator or designee of your agency for signature and notary. Next, submit the DOLCEE Form, the TCOLE Law Enforcement Agency Audit Checklist www.tcole.texas.gov, and a copy of your current, nationally recognized Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate/card. Please email Lt. Jessica Horta-Perez at jhortape@austincc.edu.
Please see the flyer below for more information and registration options:
Course Flyer and Registration
Location: ACC Public Safety Training Center, 4675 S. FM 1626, Kyle Tx. 78640
Cost: Free *Space is limited*
8AM – 5PM
Course is hands-on covering:
- Legal aspects of a crime scene search
- Preparing for a crime scene investigation
- Investigating a crime scene
- Sketching and photographing
- Fingerprinting, identification
and more….
Certification Requirements: TCOLE Texas Peace Officer Certification Required.
Students Need to Provide:
- Agency issued camera
- Latent Print Kit/Supplies
Please see the flyer below for more information and registration options:
Course Flyer and Registration
Location: ACC Public Safety Training Center, 4675 S. FM 1626, Kyle Tx. 78640
Cost: $250 per person