Armed policing

The National Police Firearms Training Curriculum (NPFTC) is a programme of nationally accredited firearms training. The curriculum has been developed within a framework of integrated modules and units that together represent a whole programme.

The NPFTC provides:

• a framework for continuous professional development
• consistency and standardisation across the range of training activities
• standardised national procedures and terminology for police use of firearms and related activities
• a vehicle for the promulgation of good practice in response to lessons learnt
• the basis for a professional register of practitioners and managers
• a basis for the development of national, regional and local role profiles (in accordance with the ‘Direction on the compilation of armed policing strategic threat and risk assessments (APSTRAs)’ 2019.