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Albion Hosted Handgun/Shotgun Instructor Course

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June 18, 2019 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

PA Coat of Arms

Quick on the heels of the recent OC (Pepper Spray) Instructor Course held in May, SCI Albion continued what it hopes will be a summer of successful training by hosting a regional Handgun/Shotgun Instructor Course this past week. Training Academy staff and adjunct instructors from SCI's Albion and Somerset led a class of 17 students from four state correctional institutions as well as Erie County Prison. Students participated in classroom exercises as well as practical application of skills designed to enhance their abilities to conduct firearms training back at their home institutions. Each student must also pass the DOC Firearms Qualification Course, an Instructor Course of Fire and a written exam in order to successfully complete the course. 

Albion has been working closely with the Training Academy in order to conduct these regional courses, which provide required training to the field while allowing facilities to provide the training to more staff while saving resources. 

"The support received from the Academy administration and instructors has been excellent and appreciated, and Albion hopes to continue to provide the resources from which to conduct this type of training," said Superintendent Michael Clark.

Plans are already in place for Albion to host the Firearms Instructor Transition and the Immediate Action Skills Instructor courses in July.


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