Section 11-2 - General Instructor Certification (a) To qualify for a general instructor certificate, an applicant shall satisfactorily demonstrate, to the director, a combination of education and experience in criminal justice, as well as proficiency in the instructional process. The applicant shall satisfy the following requirements: - (i) Will be employed as an instructor on a full-time basis or instruct a minimum of eighty (80) hours per year;
- (ii) At a minimum, is a high school graduate, or has passed the General Education Development Test (GED) indicating high school equivalency;
- (iii) Has acquired five (5) years of full-time continuous practical experience as a peace officer, detention officer, dispatcher, correctional officer, or as an administrator or specialist in a field relevant or related to the criminal justice system; and
- (iv) Has completed, or within two years of becoming an academy instructor, completes an approved instructor development training course, or equivalent instructor training program approved by the director which meets the minimum standards for instructor certification both in content and hours.
(b) Certification as a general instructor shall remain effective for two (2) years from the date of issuance. The instructor shall apply for recertification at or before the end of the two (2) year period. Application for recertification must meet the requirements in of subsection (a) and must be current within two (2) years of being submitted.
015-11 Wyo. Code R. § 11-2