Instructor Updates
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:47 pm
Instructors - just a heads up, probably a reminder of things you already know since you are on the forum, but not everyone knows these things, so please pass it on.
We just had to do an emergency range qualification for an instructor that did not know his certification had expired. Just because you paid the renewal fee, and got the confirmation does not mean you have been renewed. In particular, he failed to take the online exam, so he did not complete the renewal process.
All instructor certificates expired on Dec 31, 2011. All of them. If you did not receive a new certificate in the mail, you did NOT complete your renewal.
If you did not renew before Dec 31, 2011, you have to requalify with another CHL instructor. This could be a problem if you are not friends with another instructor, or you are in a rural area.
The other thing you need to know is, as of Jan 1, 2012, the old CHL-100 form will not be accepted by DPS. If you have done a class in Jan, and used the old form, your student is going to get it back from DPS, as it will not be valid.
DPS says they are drafting an email to go out to all instructors to inform them. It will probably go out next week. Hmmm, better late than never.
We just had to do an emergency range qualification for an instructor that did not know his certification had expired. Just because you paid the renewal fee, and got the confirmation does not mean you have been renewed. In particular, he failed to take the online exam, so he did not complete the renewal process.
All instructor certificates expired on Dec 31, 2011. All of them. If you did not receive a new certificate in the mail, you did NOT complete your renewal.
If you did not renew before Dec 31, 2011, you have to requalify with another CHL instructor. This could be a problem if you are not friends with another instructor, or you are in a rural area.
The other thing you need to know is, as of Jan 1, 2012, the old CHL-100 form will not be accepted by DPS. If you have done a class in Jan, and used the old form, your student is going to get it back from DPS, as it will not be valid.
DPS says they are drafting an email to go out to all instructors to inform them. It will probably go out next week. Hmmm, better late than never.