At least six (6) hours of attendance at classes in training in adult education. The training in adult education referred to in subsection (c) shall be acquired through classes that teach instructors techniques on teaching adult students.

The items listed below are examples of subjects taken from the NFPA 1041 Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications 2002 Edition that would qualify for this requirement.

A course or part of a course that instructs the Instructor on

• ·        basic coaching and motivational techniques used in an instructional situation

• ·        adaptation of lesson plans or materials to specific instructional situations

• ·        learning styles of students and how instructor could adapt teaching styles

• ·        types of learning disabilities and methods for dealing with them

• ·        methods of dealing with disruptive and unsafe behavior.

• ·        communication skills necessary to be an effective Instructor

• ·        how to provide evaluation feedback to students, given evaluation data, so that the feedback is timely, specific enough for the student to make efforts to modify behavior, objective, clear, and relevant; include suggestions based on the data

• ·        use and limitations of teaching methods and techniques

• ·        how to supervise other instructors and students during training, given a training scenario with increased hazard exposure, so that applicable safety standards and practices are followed, and instructional goals are met

• ·        development of student evaluation instruments to support instruction and the evaluation of test results

• ·        conducting a needs assessment for an organization, an individual or set of students

 Not allowed:

• ·        taking a course on firefighting or command or other firefighter skills.

• ·        Classes attended at any College, University or Trade School that does not apply to education (math, science, cosmetology etc…)

• ·        Train-the-trainer courses unless it is related to how to teach adults.

 

Any of these topics may be accumulated to acquire the 6 hours required by Indiana law.

 

If you have questions about what course of instruction qualifies you may choose to request an opinion from the Firefighter Training System. You must send information that includes the following information: course name, course objectives; length of course.