Chapter 3 – Personnel, Training, and Employee Relations

32010.20.2 Instructor Requirements

• Rangemasters
  The Office of Training and Professional Development (OTPD) manages the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation range training program and provides Rangemaster and Rangemaster Proctor training in accordance with departmental standards. 

  • Candidates for the Rangemaster Chemical Agents instructor course shall meet eligibility requirements outlined by OTPD prior to enrollment.

  • Candidates shall be peace officers with current first aid and CPR, Training-for-Trainers, and Use of Force certifications prior to enrollment.

  • The entire approved course shall be successfully completed prior to issuance of a certificate of completion.

  • All Rangemasters shall be trained in the safe operations of rifles, semi-automatic pistols, less lethal launchers, and chemical agents.

    • Once completed satisfactorily, Rangemasters are then authorized to act as Rangemasters at their institutional range, under the supervision of the hiring authority, or designee.

    • Rangemasters shall maintain full authority for range activities and may exclude or expel any participant from the range for good cause.

  • Rangemasters are subject to a requalification assessment every five years by a Rangemaster Proctor to remain in this capacity.

    • To attend Rangemaster Proctor training, staff must be a currently qualified Rangemaster.  Once Rangemaster Proctor training is completed satisfactorily, Rangemaster Proctors are then authorized to act as Rangemaster Proctors at their institutional range, under the supervision of the hiring authority, or designee.  

    • Rangemaster Proctors must maintain Rangemaster status to remain in the Proctor capacity.

  • For the purposes of department firearm qualifications, Rangemasters are only authorized to conduct the course(s) of fire, based on the training curriculum they received certification for.

• Tactical Firearms Instructor (TFI):
  The OCSOffice of Correctional Safety, Emergency Operations Unit (EOU) manages tactical and range training programs and provides TFI training and certification 

  • TFIs shall maintain full authority for range activities and may exclude or expel any participant from the range for good cause.

  • CRTCrisis Response Team TFIs must be active members in order to facilitate tactical or range training and quarterly qualifications.

  • TFIs are authorized to conduct off-duty qualifications.

    • For the purposes of department firearm qualifications, TFIs are only authorized to conduct the course(s) of fire, based on the training curriculum they received certification for.

• Entry Operations Instructors (EOI):
  The OCSOffice of Correctional Safety, EOU manages the entry training programs and provides EOI training and certification.

  • Once completed satisfactorily, EOIs are authorized to provide entry operations training to staff, under the supervision of their hiring authority, or designee.

  • EOIs shall maintain full authority for tactical entry activities and may exclude or expel any participant from training for good cause.