About Us
Instructor History
Hi, my name is Tyson and I am the instructor for Shearer Group. I have been teaching the Canadian Firearms Safety Course since 2017 and have come a long way in quality and efficiency since the first year. Continue reading below to hear my story.
Our Story
With no background in teaching I wanted to earn extra money and diversify my income stream and firearms were a major interest to me. Upon contacting Alberta Hunter Education Instructor Association, I decided to put my name in to be a future instructor in 2013. Only a select amount of instructors are designated per area so it was a long 4 year wait before I was gifted the chance to instruct.
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The wait was over and I endured the AHEIA training and certification along with a regular Vulnerable Sector Check from the RCMP to be qualified to teach the Canadian Firearm Safety Course in 2017. At the time I was working at the Red Deer Airport which required the PAL Firearms License to be an employee as we used certain firearms for scaring wildlife from the airfield.
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This was one of the reasons I was accepted to be an instructor as it showed a reasonable method of obtaining students; through the Red Deer Airport staff. My first class was taught to my wife and brother for critical feedback as I had no teaching experience. The second course was to the entire airport staff. Now that I had a grip on what I was doing I began teaching the public.
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Now with over 150 classes being taught I have it down to a fine science and can read peoples skill levels to teach accordingly. But with that many courses being taught, the repetition becomes a real problem so I also learn ways to seek new questions and stories from the students in order to change it up.
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I now incorporate the firearms course as a third of my career time and thoroughly enjoy teaching and the feedback I get. My next step is to add more courses to teach which I aim to be firearms and/or safety related.
