Thanks for the info guys. Few more questions....where do most of you teach people? Home? Rent a classroom? Any live fire? I belong to MRA in Woburn, could I take people to that range for live fire as part of the course or would you have to split profit with them?
If you have no facilities to use for live fire, you have to be willing to have a person that has potentially never fired a gun in the real world, getting a gun. Personally, I want to see at least the rudiments of understanding the Three Rules. Today, I had to remind three people at the Trap range to open their actions.
. Seeing them react to the bang and recoil is important, too, IMO.
Many Clubs prohibit members from using the Club's facilities in the manner you suggest. Check your Bylaws, or check with your Board of Directors.
I am part of the Training Team at my Club. It's a good way to get used to the process. Please be advised that the NRA Basic Pistol course, which was one of the most common taught is no longer OK with the MSP, since the NRA changed the format to Blended Learning.
Part of being able to teach, is being familiar with the subject. I have no idea how new you are to The Life, but students have a knack for asking questions that are not part of the official curriculum. Being able to answer such questions as "If it says .357 on the gun, How can I shoot a .38 out of it? Isn't that bigger?" Or, "Why is a .380 different from a .38? Isn't that the same number?" (I've heard both). This is part of the reason that the NRA wants you to be familiar with guns, and shooting, before you go the Instructor route.
Also, you are required by the MSP to "Inform" your students about our State's Gun Laws. If you look around here, you'll see many epic fails on this subject by Instructors.
Not meaning to cool your ardor, but this is the reality.
In addition to the "regular" LTC course, I teach Hunter Ed. Per MGLs, a Hunter Ed course is acceptable for LTC issuance. HE has no live fire component. I implore the students that are not already familiar with guns to find a mentor, before they go into the woods, where I might be.
Keeping the above in mind Scouter Rick here on NES, and Jon Green at GOAL are both excellent Training Counselors.