Rule 4765-21-03 | Qualifications for an instructor certificate.
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated by reference in this rule see rule 4765-25-02 of the Administrative Code.]
(A) An applicant for a fire and emergency services instructor I certificate to teach shall satisfy all of the fire and emergency services instructor I requirements listed in the "Fire and Emergency Services Instructor I & II Course Packet" to be eligible for certification, including the following:
(1) Pass the fire and emergency services instructor I instructional methods examination;
(a) A passing score of at least seventy per cent on the instructional methods examination is required for certification;
(b) The instructional methods examination required for certification shall be passed within three attempts;
(c) If an applicant is unable to pass the instructional methods examination within one hundred eighty days of training course completion, the applicant shall complete a new fire and emergency services instructor training course as set forth in rule 4765-24-15 of the Administrative Code and meet all criteria for a fire and emergency services instructor as set forth in this rule;
(2) Submits a completed "Fire and Emergency Services Instructor Initial Application," or "Live Fire Instructor Initial Application" no later than ninety days after passing the instructional methods examination.
(B) An applicant for a fire and emergency services instructor II certificate to teach shall satisfy all of the requirements listed in the "Fire and Emergency Services Instructor I & II Course Packet" to be eligible for certification, including the following:
(1) Passes the fire and emergency services instructor II instructional methods examination:
(a) A passing score of at least seventy per cent on the instructional methods examination is required for certification;
(b) The instructional methods examination required for certification shall be passed within three attempts;
(c) If an applicant is unable to pass the instructional methods examination within one hundred eighty days of training course completion, the applicant shall complete a new fire and emergency services instructor training course as set forth in rule 4765-24-15 of the Administrative Code and meet all criteria for a fire and emergency services instructor as set forth in rule 4765-21-03 of the Administrative Code;
(2) Submits a completed "Fire and Emergency Services Instructor Initial Application," or "Live Fire Instructor Initial Application" no later than ninety days after passing the instructional methods examination.
(C) Upon certification, fire and emergency services instructors must be designated to teach specific topics or programs by a program director, based on the certificate holder's provider certification(s), knowledge, and experience.
(D) An applicant for a live fire instructor certificate to teach shall satisfy all of the requirements listed in the "Live Fire Training-Operations Level Course" or "Live Fire Instructor Course" to be eligible for certification, and upon completion, submits a completed "Live Fire Instructor Initial Application."
(E) A live fire instructor certificate to teach shall be relinquished if the holder's firefighter and/or fire and emergency services instructor certificate is revoked or surrendered.
(F) A fire and emergency services instructor or live fire instructor certificate to teach issued pursuant to this rule shall be issued in accordance with the certification cycles and pro-rated renewal requirements set forth in rule 4765-21-15 of the Administrative Code.
Last updated July 8, 2024 at 10:36 AM
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