I’m in the process of becoming a firearms instructor, and I think I’ll end up doing both the NRA Instructor and USCCA Instructor courses. But the USCCA is offered very soon, and ideally I’d like to start teaching classes to pay for the NRA class.
If you are from Texas and an instructor, can you please explain if Texas LTC recognizes USCCA alone as a viable qualification to teach LTC?
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Welcome to the community @Najib_Jonathan
I don’t know if the USCCA course qualifies but certain NRA classes appear to though it sounds like there are additional steps needed after the class. The answer to the USCCA qualification might be found by digging into one of the links on this page:
https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/handgun-licensing/faq/instructor-questions-faqs
Welcome to the family brother @Najib_Jonathan and you are in the right place at the right time.
Yes, the USCCA Instructor Course will allow you to teach LTC class, but you will have to still take the DPS class.
For anybody in the future who searches and finds this post, I have confirmed that the State of Texas will accept the USCCA Instructor course as a nationally recognized instructor level course to allow you to apply to become a License to Carry Instructor (LTCI).
Once you apply, you have to wait a long time apparently for the governmental cogs to finally get to your application and place you into a LTCI class with the DPS in Florence, TX. There you will take, I have been told, a 2-day weekend course. You will then be allowed to teach LTC, but you must use either the DPS provided material, or the USCCA-provided version of the DPS material.
I’ll keep this post updated as my experience develops becoming a Texas LTCI.