Section 4765-21-03 - Qualifications for a certificate to teach[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated by reference in this rule see rule 4765-25-02 of the Administrative Code.]
(A) An applicant for a fire and emergency services instructor I certificate to teach shall satisfy all of the fire and emergency services instructor I requirements listed in the "Fire and Emergency Services Instructor I & II Course Packet" to be eligible for certification, including the following: (1) Pass the fire and emergency services instructor I instructional methods examination;(a) A passing score of at least seventy per cent on the instructional methods examination is required for certification;(b) The instructional methods examination required for certification shall be passed within three attempts;(c) If an applicant is unable to pass the instructional methods examination within one hundred eighty days of training course completion, the applicant shall complete a new fire and emergency services instructor training course as set forth in rule 4765-24-15 of the Administrative Code and meet all criteria for a fire and emergency services instructor as set forth in this rule; (2) Submits a completed "Fire and Emergency Services Instructor Initial Application," or "Live Fire Instructor Initial Application" no later than ninety days after passing the instructional methods examination.(B) An applicant for a fire and emergency services instructor II certificate to teach shall satisfy all of the requirements listed in the "Fire and Emergency Services Instructor I & II Course Packet" to be eligible for certification, including the following: (1) Passes the fire and emergency services instructor II instructional methods examination: (a) A passing score of at least seventy per cent on the instructional methods examination is required for certification;(b) The instructional methods examination required for certification shall be passed within three attempts;(c) If an applicant is unable to pass the instructional methods examination within one hundred eighty days of training course completion, the applicant shall complete a new fire and emergency services instructor training course as set forth in rule 4765-24-15 of the Administrative Code and meet all criteria for a fire and emergency services instructor as set forth in rule 4765-21-03 of the Administrative Code; (2) Submits a completed " Fire and Emergency Services Instructor Initial Application," or "Live Fire Instructor Initial Application " no later than ninety days after passing the instructional methods examination. (C) Upon certification, fire and emergency services instructors must be designated to teach specific topics or programs by a program director, based on the certificate holder's provider certification(s), knowledge, and experience.(D) An applicant for a live fire instructor certificate to teach shall satisfy all of the requirements listed in the "Live Fire Training-Operations Level Course" or "Live Fire Instructor Course" to be eligible for certification, and upon completion, submits a completed "Live Fire Instructor Initial Application." (E) A live fire instructor certificate to teach shall be relinquished if the holder's firefighter and/or fire and emergency services instructor certificate is revoked or surrendered. (F) A fire and emergency services instructor or live fire instructor certificate to teach issued pursuant to this rule shall be issued in accordance with the certification cycles and pro- rated renewal requirements set forth in rule 4765-21-15 of the Administrative Code.Ohio Admin. Code 4765-21-03
Effective: 7/7/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 10/26/2023 and 10/01/2028
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4765.55
Rule Amplifies: 4765.55
Prior Effective Dates: 06/30/1975, 05/01/1979, 01/01/1989, 01/01/1996, 09/25/2000, 05/29/2003, 09/30/2004, 01/24/2008,04/07/2014, 01/01/2018, 04/01/2019