Instructor Requirements

1. For initial program certification, the AFV instructor must have the following:

• a. Instructor must have received a minimum of 80 contact hours of professional development training in AFV technology (CNG, LNG, or LPG as appropriate for the subject taught). The following is recommended:
  
  • 40 hours - general AFV training
    
  • 40 hours - product specific training
• b. Instructor must have received a minimum of 80 hours of AFV internship experience;
  OR have a least three years of relevant AFV work experience--within the last five years.

2. Within the first two and one-half years of program certification, the AFV instructor must accomplish the following continuing education requirements (to be reported on the mid-point evaluation):

• a. Minimum 32 hours of professional development (AFV training)
  
  
• b. Minimum 40 hours of AFV internship (required only for those instructors who do not have three years related work experience - Instructor Requirements, 1.b)