NRA Training Counselor Workshop



NRA Training Counselor Workshop


The NRA Training Counselor Program

NRA Training Counselors are experienced, active NRA member-instructors who have been appointed by the NRA to train NRA Certified Instructors. Training counselors make a commitment to conduct at least one instructor training course per year. At the workshop, you will have the opportunity to obtain in-depth training in how to teach discipline-specific teaching skills. Training counselors are authorized to train instructors in those disciplines in which they are certified as NRA instructors in conducting NRA Basic Firearm Training Courses.


To register for a workshop:

  • Download an application here
  • Return the application to NRA by one of the following methods.
  • Allow NRA to review your application and notify you that you may attend a workshop.

Fill out the application and return it via:

U.S. Mail
NRA - Training Dept.
ATTN: TCWS
11250 Waples Mill Rd.
Fairfax, VA 22030

E-mail: trainingcounselor@nrahq.org

FAX: 703-267-3999

You must receive confirmation from NRA before attending a workshop. Workshop attendance is limited to current training counselors and qualified instructors. Workshop attendees must be NRA Certified Instructors with a minimum of two years' recent experience teaching NRA Basic Firearm Training Courses according to current NRA standards. They must also be intimately familiar with NRA instructional methods, training materials, and administrative procedures as a result of this experience. (Five NRA-approved courses and 25 students is the absolute minimum experience recommended for workshop attendance.) The Training Counselor Workshop staff looks forward to seeing you at an upcoming workshop. If you have any questions, please contact National Training Counselor Program Coordinator, NRA Training Department, at 1-800-672-3888, extension 1422.


You may wish to sponsor a Training Counselor Workshop at your club: