Fire Instructor 1 | Continuing Education

Please note:

Eligibility to write the NFPA 1041 OFM Exam is limited to students who are either employed by a fire department or serving as active volunteers.

Course description

NFPA1041. This course prepares students to deliver training sessions effectively by analyzing and applying principles of adult education, assessing learner needs, planning lessons, and conducting evaluations. Particular emphasis is placed on the application of adult education principles in learning situations that involve fire department personnel, external agencies, and the public.

Course details

Hours: 40

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Build courses into a credential

This course is part of the following program(s):

Fire Service Skills

Credit transfer

Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.

This course is not currently open for registration. There may be an equivalent course listed above.

Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Winter 2026 registration is now open.
Spring 2026 registration opens March 2, 2026.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery