Reading through this Bill999 has taken offence to something that wasn't directed at him but at the instructor that Koshogi experienced. If there is indeed such a poor level of training and...
Liked On: 22-06-2014, 01:49 PM
Agree with Rushy, and for the record if the programme and material is suitable you dont need to be an expert to deliver it. Knowledge of yes, but expert no.
Liked On: 22-06-2014, 01:48 PM
Step back, take a deep breath and a good look at the underlying message and you will find you are both on the same team.
Liked On: 22-06-2014, 01:48 PM
I merely offered to assist. At no stage did I say that I want to run it. I would fully expect that any training package that was developed was subject to peer review and feedback, on a continual...
Liked On: 22-06-2014, 01:47 PM
sounds like you want to be the boss before you know how to do the job there are improvements to be made absolutely Mike Daisley Chief Executive New Zealand Mountain Safety Council Tel: 04...
Liked On: 22-06-2014, 01:46 PM
Bill, answer me this please... Other than being willing to give up some of your time, what qualifications do you have to enable you to be a firearms safety instructor for MSC ? Other than...
Liked On: 22-06-2014, 01:42 PM
I have volunteered my time, to improve the structure of the course for benefit of all future firearm owners and users. This accurately portrays the mentality and attitude that is often faced...
Liked On: 22-06-2014, 01:41 PM
I don't believe that hanguns or MSSA should be included on a practical test on the standard firearm safety course. Handguns are covered already under the application process for their category of...
Liked On: 22-06-2014, 01:37 PM
Obviously the standard varies a bit, I remember mine being decent enough, mostly common sense. They did 'help' people pass the test, but they did it by explaining why some of the 'correct' answers...
Liked On: 22-06-2014, 01:34 PM
Agree completely with the original post, mirrors my experience. No point raising it with the "instructors", I think the system needs to change from the top, and some serious changes made to...
Liked On: 22-06-2014, 01:32 PM
The only thing that I took away from my "course" was a healthy dose of disdain - thankfully I already had a fair amount of firearms experience prior to attending. The attitude was blasé to say the...
Liked On: 22-06-2014, 01:30 PM
As I recall the evening course that I attended all those years ago was very similar and the single instructor helped people pass their multiple choice test. There may be a business opportunity there.
Liked On: 22-06-2014, 01:30 PM
No. I did not bring up my concerns at the time. I feel that putting an instructor on the spot in front of a room of people is not fair, and the instructor usually gets their "back up". Not the best...
Liked On: 22-06-2014, 01:30 PM
I recently took the firearms safety course run by the Mountain Safety Council at Auckland Central Police Station. After hearing and reading some information about the course, I was looking forward...
Liked On: 22-06-2014, 01:30 PM
If you have a home alarm system, install Reed switches on any doors that have to be opened to get to the safe, if your alarm is capable of it you can even configure it to have those particular...
Liked On: 15-06-2014, 10:17 PM