Apply by E-Mail

1. Application is available in the following Link
2. The applicant has to fill-in all the details in the application form.
3. Applicant should make sure to carry all the documents that are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page (Both photocopies and originals).
4. E-Mail the application to appropriate office.
5. E-Mail address is mentioned in “Office Locations & Contacts” of this page.
6. There is no fee for this procedure.
7. Contact National Firearms Examiner Academy if the applicant needs more information about the application.
8. Within the State and local agency laboratory, trainees must be assigned to a well-established guns unit.
9. Prior to graduation from the programme, agencies must have an experienced firearm and tool mark examiner on staff to guide and prepare their trainees with necessary assignments and a research project.

Apply by Mail

1. Application is available in the following Link
2. The applicant has to fill-in the details in the form.
3. Applicant should make sure to carry all the documents that are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page (Both photocopies and originals).
4. Mail the application to appropriate office.
5. Mailing address is mentioned in “Office Locations & Contacts” of this page.
6. There is no fee for this procedure.
7. Contact National Firearms Examiner Academy if the applicant needs more information about the application.

• Application form
• Social Security number
• Identity proof

Main office:
Mailing Address:
National Firearms Examiner Academy
National Laboratory Center
6000 Ammendale Road
Ammendale, MD 20705-1250
NFEATraining@atf.gov
Questions Please Contact: (202) 648-6061 or 202-648-6116
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Field Divisions:
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Local ATF Offices:
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• To be considered, a candidate must be a U.S. citizen and possess the following qualifications:
  • Have a bachelor's degree in a comparable field; (sciences, criminal justice etc.).
  • Work full-time as a trainee to fulfil the tasks of a Firearms and Tool mark examiner.
  • Assign them an experienced Firearm and Software part examiner to supervise their training.
  • Have the agency send a letter certifying the final outcome of a background inquiry on agency letterhead.

• There is no fee for this procedure.

• The NFEA's closing date for the 2022-2023 session is June 30, 2022, and choices will be made shortly afterwards.
• The class is expected to begin in October 2022.

• An application form is available at the following Link

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• The applicant must contact the National Firearms Examiner Academy National Laboratory Center for their application status.

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• Prior to graduation from the programme, agency must have an expert firearm and tool mark examiner on board to guide and prepare their trainees with necessary assignments and a research project.
• Once the trainee has completed the NFEA programme, the trainer will be expected to continue with a formal training programme.

The information needed to be filled in the application form are listed below:

• Name
• Home Address
• Social Security Number
• Date of Birth
• Place of Birth
• Agency Name
• Agency Address
• Agency Telephone Number
• E- Mail Address
• Present Position Title
• Start Date as Examiner Trainee
• Are you a U.S. Citizen?
• Have you been the subject of a favourable background investigation with your agency? If so submit verification from your agency
• Name of Immediate Supervisor
• Supervisor’s E-mail Address
• Immediate Supervisor’s Telephone Number
• Previous Educational Experience
• Are You Assigned to A Training Officer?
• How Many Trainees for Your Position Are Presently in Your Lab?
• How Many Qualified Full-time Firearms Examiners Are in Your Lab and Actively Working Cases?
• Are You Currently Following A Training Syllabus?
• Related Occupational Experience
• Applicant’s Signature
• Date
• Supervisor’s Signature

• In 1999, the ATF established the National Firearms Examiner Academy (NFEA) to teach admission firearms examiners from regional, state-wide, and federal police organisations.
• This innovative academy is collaboration between the ATF's National Laboratory Center, the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE), and a private consultant to ensure that new tool mark examiners receive sufficient training.

• For more information Link

• This form's information is required to process applications from potential students to attend the ATF National Guns Examiner Academy and to obtain firearms and technical department examiner training.

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