Dangerous animal neutralization firearms training
To comply with any legal obligations related to your activity and to ensure the safety of your staff and clients, our training courses are offered over three days. They are structured around the acquisition of essential theoretical knowledge and practical shooting exercises in various scenarios.
ADAPTED and FLEXIBLE according to the specific requirements of your activity, our training programs are tailored to your company’s needs and objectives, focusing on two main themes:
Formation parc animalier
To ensure the safety of your visitors as well as your staff, we offer a comprehensive educational program. It covers all animal species that may pose a significant risk within your facility.
Building on your staff’s initial knowledge and the expertise of our trainers, we first focus our courses on acquiring basic skills in firearm use.
Then, the training emphasizes the appropriate actions to take should neutralizing an animal within the park become imperative.
Training Polar Expeditions & Cruises
Many tourists wish to see with their own eyes the wonders that the polar world has to offer. However, this wild environment is the natural habitat of many species that can sometimes be dangerous to humans. To ensure the safety of cruise passengers and their guides, as well as to comply with legal obligations, we offer specialized training focused on the practice of polar bear neutralization shooting in hostile environments.
A COMPREHENSIVE
TRAINING AND SKILLS
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
After the initial training of your staff, it is essential to ensure the continuity of the knowledge received and the maintenance of acquired skills. To achieve this, we offer supplementary training sessions and practice drills for your team. These aim to maintain the necessary level of training, deepen their knowledge, and help them reach an advanced shooting level. The goal of these additional courses is to boost their confidence in handling a firearm.
These aspects are crucial if they ever find themselves in a situation where neutralizing a dangerous animal becomes necessary.
The training program is structured into 3 progressive levels, allowing for trainee certification.
Training and Skills Maintenance Sessions
As an essential complement to the training program, we offer shooting practice sessions in either a condensed one-day format or an extended two-day version. These sessions help to extend the validity period of the certifications already obtained.
LEVEL I: Initial Training
Conditions:
No prerequisites.
Training duration:
3 training days.
Objective:
Acquire the basic knowledge required to safely handle a firearm during a neutralization shot on dangerous animals.
Certification validity period:
2 years – extended by 1 year if a one-day training session is completed between the 18th and 23rd month following the Level I NAD certification.
LEVEL II: Advanced Skills Training
Conditions:
Holder of a valid Level I NAD certification.
Training duration:
3 training days.
Objective:
Develop the necessary automatic responses to successfully perform a neutralization shot on dangerous animals, allowing focus on variable factors such as environment, animal behavior, and position.
Certification validity period:
2 years – extended by 1 year if a one-day training session is completed between the 18th and 23rd month following the Level II NAD certification.
LEVEL III: Internal Neutralization Shooting Coordinator
Conditions:
Holder of a valid Level II NAD certification.
Training duration:
3 training days.
Objective:
Acquire the skills to manage firearms and ammunition within the organization and to oversee the ongoing training and skill maintenance of personnel certified at Level I and Level II neutralization shooting.
Certification validity period:
2 years – extended by 1 year if a one-day training session is completed between the 18th and 23rd month following the Level III NAD certification.
We train our instructors in-house
Indeed, the training for the NEUTRALIZATION SHOOTING OF DANGEROUS ANIMALS is a highly specialized profession that can only be delivered by certified, experienced, and recognized professionals.
It is primarily aimed at professional hunting guides (already certified and accredited: AGGC – PHASA – NAPHA – ACP); former military personnel or members of law enforcement units (F.S – GIGN – RAID); recognized military or civilian shooting instructors; and, exceptionally, holders of the NAD Level III certification.
LEVEL IV: Instructor (2 categories: Junior and Senior)
Conditions:
Holder of valid NAD Levels I, II, III certifications
Submission of a CV, along with diplomas and external certifications
Successful recruitment interview approved by the NAD Training jury
Passing the exam at the end of the training.
Training duration:
5 training days.
Objective:
Acquire the technical, practical, and pedagogical skills necessary to train personnel who may be required to perform a neutralization shot on dangerous animals.
Certification validity period:
5 YEARS – renewable subject to passing a new exam before the expiry of the NAD instructor qualification.
New instructors will be qualified with a “Junior” status for a minimum of 2 years. During this period, they can only teach in the presence of a “Senior” instructor. At the end of these two years, and provided they have participated as a junior instructor in at least 10 training sessions, they will be eligible for the “Senior Instructor” designation and will consequently be able to conduct training sessions independently.
LEVEL IV: Trainer Instructor
Conditions:
Holder of valid NAD Levels I, II, III, and IV certifications
Submission of a CV, diplomas, and external certifications
Successful recruitment interview approved by the NAD Training jury
Passing the exam at the end of the training.
Training duration:
5 training days.
Objective:
Acquire the technical, practical, and pedagogical skills necessary to instruct trainers of personnel who may be required to perform a neutralization shot on dangerous animals.
Certification validity period:
5 YEARS – renewable subject to passing a new exam before the expiry of the NAD Trainer Instructor qualification.