1. A. “Advanced police training” is approved police officer training beyond the basic level and does not include mandated in-service training courses.
2. B. “Advanced telecommunicator training” is approved telecommunicator training beyond the basic level and does not include mandated in-service training courses.
3. C. “Agency” means a law enforcement or public safety agency recognized by the New Mexico law enforcement academy.
4. D. “Director” means the director of the New Mexico law enforcement academy.
5. E. “General instructor” means a New Mexico law enforcement academy certified general instructor who is authorized to teach those generalized, lecture-based topics of instruction which would not otherwise require a specialized, technical, high-risk or master instructor certification.
6. F. “Instructor course” is any approved advanced police or telecommunicator training intended to further the individual’s knowledge, skills, and abilities, beyond a basic level, for instructor certification in the respective field.
7. G. “Master course” is any approved advanced police or telecommunicator training intended to further the individual’s knowledge, skills, and abilities set, beyond an instructor course, for master certification to deliver train-the-trainer level instruction.
8. H. “Master instructor” is the only designation which authorizes the New Mexico law enforcement academy certified master instructor to train instructor level or train-the-trainer courses.

[10.29.4.7 NMAC - Rp, 10.29.4.7 NMAC, 06/27/17]