VanPelt Consulting proudly offers the TCOLE Firearms Instructor Course, designed to prepare experienced Texas peace officers to safely, effectively, and professionally deliver firearms training within their agencies.
This course goes well beyond marksmanship. Participants will develop the instructional, safety, and decision-making skills required to train officers for real-world encounters where performance, judgment, and accountability matter most.
The TCOLE Firearms Instructor Course prepares participants to:
Understand the roles, responsibilities, and legal considerations of a firearms instructor
Apply range safety management and risk mitigation practices
Develop defensible, TCOLE-compliant firearms lesson plans
Instruct handgun qualification, skill development, and remedial training
Coach and evaluate shooter performance using adult learning principles
Demonstrate professional command presence on the range
Successful completion meets TCOLE requirements for Firearms Instructor certification.
Texas Peace Officers seeking TCOLE Firearms Instructor certification
Current agency firearms instructors requiring TCOLE credentialing
Training unit personnel and rangemasters
Supervisors responsible for firearms training oversight
Texas Peace Officers who have completed the Basic Tcole Instructor course
Training Standards
Emphasis on safety, liability reduction, and instructor credibility
Instruction led by experienced law enforcement firearms instructors
Training grounded in street-applicable performance, not competition shooting
Professional learning environment focused on discipline and accountability
Firearms instructors shape officer survival and public safety. This course is built to that responsibility.
📩 Contact us with questions:
vanpeltconsultingllc@gmail.com
(713) 449-2327
VanPelt Consulting proudly offers the TCOLE Firearms Instructor Course, designed to prepare experienced Texas peace officers to safely, effectively, and professionally deliver firearms training within their agencies.
This course goes well beyond marksmanship. Participants will develop the instructional, safety, and decision-making skills required to train officers for real-world encounters where performance, judgment, and accountability matter most.
The TCOLE Firearms Instructor Course prepares participants to:
Understand the roles, responsibilities, and legal considerations of a firearms instructor
Apply range safety management and risk mitigation practices
Develop defensible, TCOLE-compliant firearms lesson plans
Instruct handgun qualification, skill development, and remedial training
Coach and evaluate shooter performance using adult learning principles
Demonstrate professional command presence on the range
Successful completion meets TCOLE requirements for Firearms Instructor certification.
Texas Peace Officers seeking TCOLE Firearms Instructor certification
Current agency firearms instructors requiring TCOLE credentialing
Training unit personnel and rangemasters
Supervisors responsible for firearms training oversight
Texas Peace Officers who have completed the Basic Tcole Instructor course
Training Standards
Emphasis on safety, liability reduction, and instructor credibility
Instruction led by experienced law enforcement firearms instructors
Training grounded in street-applicable performance, not competition shooting
Professional learning environment focused on discipline and accountability
Firearms instructors shape officer survival and public safety. This course is built to that responsibility.
📩 Contact us with questions:
vanpeltconsultingllc@gmail.com
(713) 449-2327
