Thank you for visiting our website and making contact with us. From misinformation and confusion most people get the whole competency process / training and license incorrect. Here are the facts and the steps so that you don't get the wrong information that you might have heard from people that just really don’t know.
Good luck, the process is a process, however it should be straight forward if you are prepared, share a smile with the SAPS, don't complain, they also have a job to do. Here are the three phases.
PROFICIENCY TRAINING.
These two originals documents must never be lost / stolen; they must NEVER be given to any SAPS / DFO member. These are your property aswell as the training materials you got from the training provider. If you have lost a training provider certificate, you will have to produce an Avadavat from the SAPS stating those facts in order to ask your training provider for a copy.
If the certificate was issued older than 6 years, then you must redo the course, we cannot reprint / reproduce or keep a spare on your file just in case. Certificates cannot be reprinted without a physical Portfolio of Evidence, according to SAQA ruling, we destroy our Portfolios after 6th years in storage.
*Once you have the NEW training provider certificate/s and the NEW P.F.T.C Statement of Results, you never have to repeat this PROFICIENCY TRAINING AGAIN – Our certificates don’t expire so long as you have copies and the originals
Make certified copies of the certificate and the Statement of Results and give them to the D.F.O. at the SAPS. Make extra copies and keep on file, aswell as copy and scan them into a computer for you next renewal or application, don't lose them.
If you have attended any courses, from old or new, your certificates must have these Unit Standard numbers on them, aswell as a P.F.T.C. Statement of Results. If you only have the certificate "Knowledge of the Act", you must do a practical aswell. This is a SAPS ruling not ours.
E.g. Training provider certificate -Unit standard: 117705 – Demonstrate the Knowledge of the Firearms
control Act -60-2000
Practical course: Unit Standard: 119649 – Handle and Use a Handgun
You need both these unit standards when you are applying for a Handgun license or renewal of the license; you need the NEW TRAINING CERTIFICATE and the NEW STATEMENT OF RESULTS FROM PFTC.
SAPS COMPETENCE (NEW APPLICANT) OR FURTHER COMPETENCY (EXISTING APPLICANT)
Step 1: Complete a SAPS COMPETENCE APPLICATION in black pen.
Download applications from our website www.magnum-sa.co.za or go to the SAPS and collect.
SAPS LICENSE (NEW APPLICANT) OR RENEWAL (EXISTING LICENSE HOLDER)
Step 1: Complete a SAPS LICENSE APPLICATION in black pen..
Download applications from our website www.magnum-sa.co.za or go to the SAPS and collect.
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SAPS Competency and SAPS License
Basic unit standards: Private firearm ownership
You can complete as many courses as you like. How long will it take you to complete the tests?
How long will it take it to read and fill in the questions? It depends on person to person. On average 15 hours per course.
We are here to assist you all the way
Request if you need higher levels of training for business purposes/ Security/ Game ranger/ Tactical / VIP.
We are accredited to offer all the firearms training up to Firearms Instructor and Assessor
If you need assistance with company applications or as consultant, please email us for more information.
Hope that assists you with your applications and getting your firearms licensed to you.
Firearm ownership is a great responsibility, and the firearm will do what is asked, be safe with your firearms and always use your awareness to prevent an attack.
If you would like to download Training Registration and SAPS Procedure in PDF form please feel free to do so via the link below.
TRAINING REGISTRATION AND SAPS PROCEDURE
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You can complete as many courses as you like, you don’t need to own the firearms we will supply them for your training.
How long will it take you to read and fill in the questions.
It depends on person to person, around one hour.
Then you redo them again, no extra payment needed.
Normally we shoot on a Sat from 9am-1pm
When the tests have been marked, we print the certificates for you to collect, normally in the same week so you can start your process.
It depends on the load they have, approximate and normally 12-15 weeks for the competence and another 3-6 weeks for the license. Follow up with your DFO.