Firearms Instructor Course - 40 Hours - Chudwin
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Date: Monday, November 10, 2025
Ends On: Friday, November 14, 2025
Registration Deadline: Sunday, November 9, 2025
Ends On: Friday, November 14, 2025
Registration Deadline: Sunday, November 9, 2025
Instructor Location:
Will County Sheriff's Department
Instructor: Jeff Chudwin served 38 years and retired as the Chief of Police for the Village of Olympia Fields IL. He has been a law enforcement officer since 1974 and continues as a sworn officer with the Peotone IL Police Department. He served as an Assistant States Attorney for both Will and Cook Counties IL. Chief Chudwin is a founding member and president of the Illinois Tactical Officers Association (ITOA). A competitive shooter of over 35 years he designed and instructs a number of firearms training courses including; basic patrol rifle, patrol rifle instructor, designated marksman/advanced patrol rifle, 40 Hours Firearms Instructor, Firearms Instructor Update, Close Quarter Pistol, and rifle-pistol armorer courses for MTU's state wide. Will County Sheriff's Department
16911 W. Laraway Rd
Joliet, IL 60433
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Joliet, IL 60433
Combining his experience as an attorney, prosecutor, and career peace officer, he writes for law enforcement and firearms publications and has presented at conferences nationwide regarding police use of force, firearms training, patrol functions, and tactical operations. He is the executive editor of the ITOA Journal and has authored numerous articles for law enforcement publications on the issues of police use of force, firearms training, and SWAT and patrol functions.
Kimberly Heath-Chudwin is a retired Will County Sheriff's Deputy and Range Master. Deputy Heath-Chudwin is the President of the Women's Tactical Association. She has been a firearms instructor for 11 years. She instructs firearms training classes for the Illinois mobile training units #3 and #16, and for the ILEETA and ITOA conferences. Retired Deputy Heath is a competitive shooter; the 2016 and 2018 National Patrol Rifle Competition champion and has done work with the NRA Women's Network and Guns and Ammo TV.
Member's Fee: $0
Non-Member & Civilian Fee: $0
Course Description: This course of instruction is designed to produce a qualified law enforcement firearms instructor who is capable of training police officers of all experience levels to safely, efficiently, and effectively employ their duty handguns in the course of their work activities. Additionally, student officers will be trained on choosing various firearms, ammunition, and firearms accessories for the law enforcement mission. Communications skills coupled with teaching and learning skills will be integrated into every component of this course of instruction. This course is open to any officer who is currently assigned as or under consideration for assignment as a police firearms instructor.
At the completion of this training, the student officer will be able to identify the law enforcement mission critical goals and objectives of a police firearms instructor, demonstrate the instructional issues, and produce documentation detailing the training efforts. Student officers will be required to pass a written exam, correctly demonstrate designated training exercises, and pass a live fire qualification course with their duty handgun.
Training methodology will be:
- Explanation – By Instructor
- Demonstration – By Instructor
- Corrected Practice / Hands On By Student Officer Under Supervision of Instructor(s)
- Demonstration – By Student Officer
STUDENTS MUST BRING THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT TO CLASS:
- 1,200 rounds of factory pistol ammunition and duty pistol with minimum of 3 magazines
- Patrol rifle with tactical sling and three magazines / 200 rounds of factory .223/5.56 m/m ammunition
- Hat with bill to protect face from brass ejections
- Eye protection
- Pencil/pen and notebook
- Duty leather and pistol
- Duty flashlight
- Soft body armor
- Comfortable clothing and boots, NO SHORTS (fatigues/BDUs suggested) NOTE: Students will participate in multiple tactical exercises and can expect to get dirty.
- Water to drink during tactical exercises
- A packed lunch
*This course is partially funded by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.
This training covers the following mandates:
- Constitutional / Proper Use of LE Authority - 0.50 hours
- Officer Safety Techniques - 14.0 (10.0 Hours Scenario-Based) hours
- Use of Force: De-escalation Techniques - 2.50 (0.50 Hour Scenario-Based) hours
- Use of Force: Law concerning stops, searches, and use of force - 2.00 (1.0 Hour Scenario-Based) hours