Sorry that your club has "that" rule!
Can you explain wht quals suck? Why won't they help? Sounds like your club may need a by-law change...for the better!
My club doesn't have any of "Those" rules. that is why I am a member there. We can even shoot full auto and 50 BMG. Yours?
Quals suck for a whole bunch of reasons. First, where is a new shooter going to practice so they can qualify? They can't do it at the club... they're not qualified.
Second, how will they have to qualify? By caliber? or by range? Both are stupid. If you qualify with a 9mm and then buy a .45 you have to re qualify? If one range has a roof and the other a berm is it ok to shoot into the air outside? Is it ok to stand infront of the iring line on one and not the other? Is it acceptable to load a magazine after the cease fire light goes off on the outdoor range but not the indoor range?
Damage to the facility occurs when people are careless or negligent and maybe even malicious. None of these things are going to occur during a qualification. The member will be on his best behavior, he will kiss your ring, and you will bless him as qualified. All you have accomplished is to prove that you are the Grand Poobah, and that he can be a good boy when you are watching him.
If I were faced with trying to combat range damage, I would make every member read and sign a copy of the rules, maybe attend a 10 minute meeting or watch a short video that I would make very convenient, and start tossing members that broke the rules. I would send an email to all members whenever a member was booted out explaining why they got booted and remind them of the rules.
I went through 4 qualifications in my life. M-16a2 in 1985 - qualified expert. 1911 - .45 in 1985. M-60 1986; MA2( MaDuece) .50 caliber machine gun in 1986, and with all due respect to any gun club, if they forced me to qualify before i could shoot my new 1911 or AR or Rem 700 I would just join another club.
ETA - At the end of the day, it's your club. If making your members qualify or otherwise jump through hoops to make you feel better, knock yourself out. I already belong to a club and when members break the rules they through them out