Instructor Verification
Verify GFEN Certified Instructors. Instructors listed in our database have current and valid certifications. What do the categories mean? Lead instructors are capable of leading Intructor Development Courses and are the highest ranked. Senior instructors help teach ID courses and are the second highest ranked. Intuitive Defensive Shooting (IDS) Certified instructors have been through our extensive ID course and have passed the required tests to become certified. IDS certification is our "entry-level" certification. DSF is equal to IDS just under the USCCA brand. Add-on certifications are just that, certifications an instructor pursued on top of the basic IDS certification.
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NOTE: GFEN does not charge instructors to maintain a certified status, and inclusion in this directory is based solely on current GFEN certification. Expiration dates shown here are administrative dates used to satisfy government or agency requirements; GFEN does not consider an arbitrary expiration date, by itself, to be a meaningful measure of an instructor’s qualifications. If an instructor is not currently certified through GFEN, they will not appear in this directory.
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