Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
USCB-0018
Version:
4
Organization's ID:
G0426001-31
Organization:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
3 weeks (120 hours)
Minimum Passing Score:
85
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Police Operations
Description

Objective:

This course develops and certifies Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agents to deliver high-performance firearms training and use of force tactics education at CBP locations worldwide.

The Firearms Instructor Training Program (FITP) is a 15-day (120-hour) comprehensive firearms and instructor development program designed to provide CBP firearms instructor (FI) candidates with the tools necessary to safely and effectively conduct firearms and tactics training. The course focuses on CBP’s weapon systems, to include their operation, care, and maintenance. It also introduces new instructors to proper use of force techniques, teaching techniques, judgment, de-escalation, scenario-based training, and identifying and resolving shooter problems and errors.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Conduct an Advanced Firearms Training Exercise (AFTE)
  • Provide aid and activate emergency services in response to a trauma incident
  • Apply the shooting skills hierarchy to carbine training
  • Conduct interactive use of force training
  • Apply low-light principles to training
  • Evaluate safe weapon handling skills in a dynamic environment
  • Perform firearms instructor roles in the Firearms, Armor, and Credentials Tracking System (FACTS)
  • Evaluate safe weapon handling skills and best practices
  • Apply the shooting skills hierarchy to pistol training
  • Provide answers to use of force related questions
  • Perform authorized firearms instructor level modifications for Glock model handguns
  • Evaluate remediation strategies for improving shooter performance
  • Present a training block on an assigned topic
  • Apply the shooting skills hierarchy to shotgun training
  • Conduct training in de-escalation and the legal application of force
  • Evaluate safe weapon handling with CBP firearms from concealment

General Topics:

  • Firearms Safety
  • Firearms Training Management and Operations
  • Pistol Fundamentals
  • Pistol Maintenance
  • Use of Force Law and Policy
  • Firearms Instructor Handgun Modifications
  • Trauma Response for Training Environments
  • Carbine Fundamentals
  • Carbine Maintenance
  • Instructional Methodologies
  • Shotgun Fundamentals
  • Shotgun Maintenance
  • Use of Force Training Safety
  • Scenario-Based Training (SBT)
  • Low-Light Principles and Response
  • Line Instructor Judgment, De-Escalation, and the Legal Application of Force
  • Advanced Firearms Training Exercises (AFTEs)
  • Non-Uniformed Carry
  • Safe Weapon Handling: Terrain, Cover, and Vehicles
  • Firearms, Armor, and Credential Tracking System (FACTS) for Firearms Instructors
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Laboratory
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Presentations
Supplemental Materials
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