Subject Matter Specialist - Guest Lecturer

Yes. 

No.

Official documentation verifying previous training, work experience, and education for those subjects in which authorization to instruct is requested. 

No. A certified firearms instructor is required to instruct all portions of any firearms courses including range qualifications. 

This question must be answered by an individual company's policy because it is not regulated by DCJS. 

You may wish to have an attorney instruct the basic law portion of 02E private investigator entry-level training. You may wish to have a law enforcement officer discuss arrest techniques in the 05E armed security officer arrest authority class. 

The authorization is valid for 24 months.

For information on how to apply, please visit the Subject Matter Specialist/Guest Lecturer page.

Submit the Subject Matter Specialist/Guest Lecturer form and documentation of the individual's experience. You must receive written authorization from DCJS prior to allowing the individual to provide instruction.

The certified training school that wishes to utilize your expertise must apply on your behalf. You cannot be authorized as a subject matter specialist in general and solicit services to a school.  The school will need to submit a Subject Matter Specialist/Guest Lecturer form with your signature. The application must specifiy which area(s) of training the request addresses. A subject matter specialist or guest lecturer may only present portions of certified training sessions and not a course in its entirety.