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Whether you are just starting out, or an experienced shooter, the CPSA has created a suite of courses to offer the best training available in the sport today. Click on each of the different course types below to find out more information about that course and its next available dates.

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Shotgun Skills
Overview

An excellent introduction into the world of clay target shooting, ideal for those new to shooting clays and/or game.

Aim

The Shotgun Skills course will teach you the skills, knowledge and understanding so that you can use the shotgun confidently and most importantly safely. The course includes lunch and up to 50 clays and cartridges.

Prerequisites

The course is open to anyone aged 16 or over whether you are a CPSA member or not. If you're not a member or don't have an account with our website yet please click on 'Create an account' to register during your booking.
- Shotgun Skills - Cambridge Gun Club Ltd
  
  Thursday 13th February 2025
  
  £110.00 Book by 28/01/2025
- Shotgun Skills - The Priory Clay Target Centre
  
  Monday 10th March 2025
  
  £110.00 Book by 20/02/2025
- Shotgun Skills - Chalk Farm Clay Ground
  
  Monday 14th April 2025
  
  £110.00 Book by 27/03/2025
- Shotgun Skills - Nottingham & District Gun Club
  
  Saturday 19th April 2025
  
  £110.00 Book by 03/04/2025
- Shotgun Skills - Beverley & East Yorkshire Shooting Ground
  
  Saturday 10th May 2025
  
  £110.00 Book by 24/04/2025
- Shotgun Skills - National Clay Shooting Centre
  
  Monday 19th May 2025
  
  £110.00 Book by 01/05/2025
- Shotgun Skills - Nottingham & District Gun Club
  
  Saturday 24th May 2025
  
  £110.00 Book by 08/05/2025
- Shotgun Skills - Eriswell Lodge
  
  Tuesday 3rd June 2025
  
  £110.00 Book by 16/05/2025
- Shotgun Skills - Nottingham & District Gun Club
  
  Saturday 28th June 2025
  
  £110.00 Book by 12/06/2025
- Shotgun Skills - National Clay Shooting Centre
  
  Monday 4th August 2025
  
  £110.00 Book by 17/07/2025
- Shotgun Skills - Nottingham & District Gun Club
  
  Saturday 6th September 2025
  
  £110.00 Book by 21/08/2025
Advanced Shotgun Skills
Overview

A progressive and flexible programme to introduce students to all aspects of their chosen discipline; from rules to developing skills and techniques to improve scores.

Aim

A discipline specific course for Shotgun certificate holders to improve your skills and ability in your chosen discipline. The course includes lunch and up to 100 clays and cartridges.

Prerequisites

Must hold a current Shotgun Certificate. The course is open to anyone aged 16 or over whether you are a CPSA member or not. If you're not a member or don't have an account with our website yet please click on 'Create an account' to register during your booking.
- Trap Advanced Shotgun Skills - Cambridge Gun Club Ltd
  
  Thursday 13th March 2025
  
  £160.00 Book by 25/02/2025
- ESP Advanced Shotgun Skills - National Clay Shooting Centre
  
  Monday 14th April 2025
  
  £160.00
  9 SPACES LEFT
  Book by 27/03/2025
- ESK Advanced Shotgun Skills - Nottingham & District Gun Club
  
  Saturday 31st May 2025
  
  £160.00 Book by 15/05/2025
- ESK Advanced Shotgun Skills - National Clay Shooting Centre
  
  Monday 2nd June 2025
  
  £160.00 Book by 15/05/2025
- ESK Advanced Shotgun Skills - The Priory Clay Target Centre
  
  Monday 16th June 2025
  
  £160.00 Book by 29/05/2025
- ESP Advanced Shotgun Skills - Nottingham & District Gun Club
  
  Saturday 23rd August 2025
  
  £160.00 Book by 07/08/2025
- Trap Advanced Shotgun Skills - National Clay Shooting Centre
  
  Monday 6th October 2025
  
  £160.00 Book by 18/09/2025
Safety Officers Course
Overview

The Safety Officer Course is a one-day course which provides the basis for running a safe and successful shooting ground and looks at safe gun handling, layout management, risk assessments etc. An obvious choice for ground owners and a prerequisite to Club Affiliation, it also appeals to the shooter and is the first step to our higher Instructor & Coaching qualifications.

Aim

To qualify the attendees to act as a Range Safety Officer at CPSA Affiliated Club level

Prerequisites

Candidates must be CPSA members and a minimum of 18 years of age.
- Safety Officers Course - Chalk Farm Clay Ground
  
  Saturday 8th February 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 23/01/2025
- Safety Officers Course - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Monday 10th February 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 24/01/2025
- Safety Officers Course - National Clay Shooting Centre
  
  Saturday 1st March 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 13/02/2025
- Safety Officers Course - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Monday 10th March 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 21/02/2025
- Safety Officers Course - Beverley & East Yorkshire Shooting Ground
  
  Saturday 15th March 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 27/02/2025
- Safety Officers Course - Barbury Shooting School
  
  Saturday 15th March 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 27/02/2025
- Safety Officers Course - Nottingham & District Gun Club
  
  Tuesday 18th March 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 28/02/2025
- Safety Officers Course - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Monday 14th April 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 28/03/2025
- Safety Officers Course - Eriswell Lodge
  
  Tuesday 22nd April 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 04/04/2025
- Safety Officers Course - National Clay Shooting Centre
  
  Saturday 10th May 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 24/04/2025
- Safety Officers Course - South West Shooting School
  
  Saturday 31st May 2025
  
  £120.00
  6 SPACES LEFT
  Book by 19/05/2025
- Safety Officers Course - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Monday 2nd June 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 16/05/2025
- Safety Officers Course - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Monday 7th July 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 20/06/2025
- Safety Officers Course - National Clay Shooting Centre
  
  Saturday 26th July 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 10/07/2025
- Safety Officers Course - Beverley & East Yorkshire Shooting Ground
  
  Saturday 2nd August 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 17/07/2025
- Safety Officers Course - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Monday 15th September 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 29/08/2025
- Safety Officers Course - National Clay Shooting Centre
  
  Saturday 20th September 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 04/09/2025
- Safety Officers Course - Barbury Shooting School
  
  Saturday 4th October 2025
  
  £120.00 Book by 18/09/2025
Referee Training Course
Overview

Available in each of the four domestic disciplines of English Sporting, English Skeet, Down the Line and Automatic Ball Trap, these one-day courses will equip you with the general and discipline specific rules to enable you to referee regularly at registered competitions or national championships and, with it, the assurance that what you are calling is correct. This is also an excellent course for the competitor who doesn't necessarily want to referee, but does want to ensure that they know the rules when they compete.

Aim

To successfully qualify as a CPSA referee. If successful the candidate will have the necessary knowledge to referee at CPSA registered events. They will also be awarded a certificate and both a cloth and metal badge.

Prerequisites

Candidates must be CPSA members and a minimum of 18 years of age. A CPSA Referee only membership is available for current non-members via http://www.cpsa.co.uk/membership or contact HQ on 01483 485400 for assistance. Referee Membership cards will be issued on successful completion of the course. Please note, it is not a requirement to be a Shotgun Certificate holder to attend this course!
- ESP Referee Training Course - Chalk Farm Clay Ground
  
  Saturday 1st February 2025
  
  £90.00 Book by 16/01/2025
- ESP Referee Training Course - Beverley & East Yorkshire Shooting Ground
  
  Wednesday 19th February 2025
  
  £90.00 Book by 03/02/2025
- ESK Referee Training Course - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Monday 24th February 2025
  
  £90.00 Book by 07/02/2025
- DTL Referee Training Course - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Monday 17th March 2025
  
  £90.00 Book by 28/02/2025
- ESP Referee Training Course - South West Shooting School
  
  Saturday 5th April 2025
  
  £90.00
  5 SPACES LEFT
  Book by 20/03/2025
- ESP Referee Training Course - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Monday 7th April 2025
  
  £90.00 Book by 21/03/2025
- ESP Referee Training Course - Atkin Grant & Lang SG
  
  Tuesday 8th April 2025
  
  £90.00 Book by 21/03/2025
- DTL Referee Training Course - Beverley & East Yorkshire Shooting Ground
  
  Wednesday 16th April 2025
  
  £90.00 Book by 31/03/2025
- ESK/ESP Referee Training Course - Northampton Shooting Ground
  
  Tuesday 29th April 2025
  
  £150.00 Book by 11/04/2025
- ESK Referee Training Course - Eriswell Lodge
  
  Tuesday 27th May 2025
  
  £90.00 Book by 09/05/2025
- ESP Referee Training Course - Sporting Targets Ltd
  
  Tuesday 17th June 2025
  
  £90.00 Book by 30/05/2025
- ABT/DTL Referee Training Course - The Priory Clay Target Centre
  
  Monday 30th June 2025
  
  £150.00 Book by 12/06/2025
- ESP Referee Training Course - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Tuesday 1st July 2025
  
  £90.00 Book by 16/06/2025
- ESK Referee Training Course - Beverley & East Yorkshire Shooting Ground
  
  Wednesday 16th July 2025
  
  £90.00 Book by 30/06/2025
- ESK Referee Training Course - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Monday 21st July 2025
  
  £90.00 Book by 04/07/2025
- ESP Referee Training Course - Nottingham & District Gun Club
  
  Tuesday 19th August 2025
  
  £90.00 Book by 08/08/2025
- ESP Referee Training Course - West Kent Shooting School
  
  Monday 8th September 2025
  
  £90.00 Book by 22/08/2025
Level 1 - Instructor Development Workshop
Overview

The Instructor Development Workshop is a one-day course and a prerequisite to attending the four-day Instructor Training Course. Candidates will be given an overview of the full four-day course and be assessed for their suitability to progress onto the ITC. Candidates must have attended a Safety Officer Course.

Aim

To acquaint the Instructor candidate with the knowledge and procedures required to successfully complete an Instructor Training Course (ITC), and to provide an assessment of the candidate's readiness to attend the ITC.

Prerequisites

Minimum 2 years shooting experience; have qualified as a Safety Officer; Must hold a shotgun certificate.
- Level 1 - Instructor Development Workshop - National Clay Shooting Centre
  
  Monday 3rd March 2025
  
  £195.00
  5 SPACES LEFT
  Book by 13/02/2025
- Level 1 - Instructor Development Workshop - Northampton Shooting Ground
  
  Tuesday 4th March 2025
  
  £195.00
  7 SPACES LEFT
  Book by 14/02/2025
- Level 1 - Instructor Development Workshop - Barbury Shooting School
  
  Monday 17th March 2025
  
  £195.00
  7 SPACES LEFT
  Book by 27/02/2025
- Level 1 - Instructor Development Workshop - Beverley & East Yorkshire Shooting Ground
  
  Wednesday 19th March 2025
  
  £195.00 Book by 03/03/2025
- Level 1 - Instructor Development Workshop - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Tuesday 15th April 2025
  
  £195.00
  7 SPACES LEFT
  Book by 28/03/2025
- Level 1 - Instructor Development Workshop - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Tuesday 3rd June 2025
  
  £195.00 Book by 16/05/2025
- Level 1 - Instructor Development Workshop - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Tuesday 8th July 2025
  
  £195.00 Book by 20/06/2025
- Level 1 - Instructor Development Workshop - The Priory Clay Target Centre
  
  Tuesday 8th July 2025
  
  £195.00 Book by 20/06/2025
- Level 1 - Instructor Development Workshop - Beverley & East Yorkshire Shooting Ground
  
  Wednesday 6th August 2025
  
  £195.00 Book by 21/07/2025
- Level 1 - Instructor Development Workshop - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Tuesday 16th September 2025
  
  £195.00 Book by 29/08/2025
- Level 1 - Instructor Development Workshop - National Clay Shooting Centre
  
  Monday 22nd September 2025
  
  £195.00 Book by 04/09/2025
- Level 1 - Instructor Development Workshop - Barbury Shooting School
  
  Monday 6th October 2025
  
  £195.00 Book by 18/09/2025
Level 1 - Instructor Training Course
Overview

This course will teach you how to check eye dominance and gun fit, show you how to teach the CPSA Method and how to recognise shooting errors and correct them. The course lasts for four days and consists of classroom time, off-and on-range workshops and a final day of assessments. For the Level 1 Instructor Training Course, the criteria for qualification is that the candidate can get a novice to hit a moving target safely using the CPSA Method.

Aim

To provide the candidate with the required knowledge, procedures and skills, and to assess their ability, to safely teach beginners how to shoot using the CPSA Method.

Prerequisites

Minimum of 2 years shooting experience; Have attended an Instructor Development Workshop within the previous 2 years; Have qualified as a Safety Officer within the previous 5 years; Must hold a shotgun certificate
- Level 1 - Instructor Training Course - Northampton Shooting Ground
  
  Tuesday 13th May 2025
  
  £745.00 Book by 24/04/2025
- Level 1 - Instructor Training Course - National Clay Shooting Centre
  
  Monday 23rd June 2025
  
  £745.00
  5 SPACES LEFT
  Book by 05/06/2025
- Level 1 - Instructor Training Course - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Monday 28th July 2025
  
  £745.00
  7 SPACES LEFT
  Book by 11/07/2025
- Level 1 - Instructor Training Course - National Clay Shooting Centre
  
  Monday 1st September 2025
  
  £745.00 Book by 14/08/2025
- Level 1 - Instructor Training Course - Beverley & East Yorkshire Shooting Ground
  
  Tuesday 23rd September 2025
  
  £745.00 Book by 05/09/2025
Level 2 - Coach Development Workshop inc Common Element
Overview

During the Coach Development Workshop, the participant will be introduced to the general skills that all Coaches must possess regardless of their chosen discipline for example: General Coaching Technique Shooting Methods Gun Fitting Cartridges, Chokes and Pattern Testing Sports Psychology The course concludes with a theory exam.

Aim

The 3-day Coach Development Workshop is a combination of the Common Element & discipline specific workshops to provide general coaching knowledge and specific technical knowledge in preparation for the Coach (L2) Training Course (CTC), and to provide an informal assessment of the candidate's readiness to attend the CTC in their chosen discipline.

Prerequisites

Instructor Training Course Qualification & Safety Officer Qualification. A Referee Qualification in the chosen discipline must be completed by the full Coach Training Course.
- CDWCE Level 2 - Coach Development Workshop inc Common Element - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Monday 19th May 2025
  
  £515.00 Book by 02/05/2025
Level 2 - Coach Training Course
Overview

The Discipline Specific course is, in reality, three optional courses: Trap, Skeet or Sporting that cover the domestic versions of each discipline. Candidates will be introduced to the knowledge and skills specific to their chosen discipline. The course concludes with a theory exam and three practical assessments covering both general and discipline specific coaching skills.

Aim

To develop the candidate's discipline specific coaching knowledge and skills beyond those of an instructor, and to assess these, and the experience that the candidate has gained since completing both their Instructor qualification and Common Element course, and to ensure that they are capable of improving the performance of classified shooters in both the domestic and equivalent International discipline(s) of choice.

Prerequisites

In order to attend a coaching course, at least a year must have elapsed between the L1 and the L2 course or one L2 course and another. Also the candidate must have completed the 3 day Common Element which includes the 3 Coach Development Workshops in ESP, ESK & Trap and qualified as a Referee in their chosen discipline. Those who have previously completed a 2 day Common Element will need to complete a one day discipline specific Workshop prior to attending the CTC.
- ESK Level 2 - Coach Training Course - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Monday 8th September 2025
  
  £570.00
  6 SPACES LEFT
  Book by 22/08/2025
- ESP Level 2 - Coach Training Course - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Monday 8th September 2025
  
  £570.00
  6 SPACES LEFT
  Book by 22/08/2025
- Trap Level 2 - Coach Training Course - Doveridge Clay Sports Centre
  
  Monday 8th September 2025
  
  £570.00
  6 SPACES LEFT
  Book by 22/08/2025
Safety Officer Requalification Exam
Overview

The Safety Officer qualification provides the basis for running a safe and successful shooting ground and looks at safe gun handling, layout management, risk assessments etc. An obvious choice for ground owners and prerequisite to Club Affiliation, it also appeals to the shooter and is the first step to our higher Instructor & Coaching qualifications.

Aim

To re-qualify to act as a Range Safety Officer at CPSA Affiliated Clubs & Grounds.

Prerequisites

Candidates must be CPSA members and previously qualified as a CPSA Safety Officer.
- Safety Officer Requalification Exam - CPSA Online
  
  Sunday 30th November 2025
  
  £10.00 Book by 30/11/2025

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