FAQs - Train SMART

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Frequency Asked Questions

Get answers to common questions below.

Technical Questions

For every Train SMART course, students must login with our learning management system. To learn more about supported devices and browsers, click here. For optimum performance and safety, we strongly recommend that students use laptops or tablets to take our courses, not mobile phones.

Additionally, live (or synchronous) courses are held over Zoom. To download Zoom, click here.

No, participants do not need a Zoom account to attend and complete one of our live courses.

Please check for an email from Train SMART in your email spam folder. It is possible that your email service provider labeled the email as spam.

If you still cannot find the confirmation email, please contact us for further assistance at [email protected].

You may be typing your username or password incorrectly. Remember that the password is case sensitive.

Click the “Need help signing in?” link to reset your password by either entering your username or the email address you used to create the account. An email will be sent to your email address with instructions on how to regain access to the site.

Please check for an email from Train SMART in your email spam folder. It is possible that your email service provider labeled the email as spam.

If you still cannot find the certificate email, please contact us for further assistance at [email protected].

Please contact us for further assistance at [email protected].

Course Questions

Course pricing varies depending on the course you are interested in taking. Please visit the Courses page to learn more about each individual course pricing.

Students must be at least 18 years old to attend a Train SMART course and be legally eligible to possess a firearm. See our Terms of Use to learn more.

No, our courses are designed for both prospective and current gun owners regardless of their prior experience with firearms.

If you’re thinking about buying a gun, we recommend our SMART Guide to Buying a Gun. For new gun owners, we have the SMART Guide to Owning a Gun and Train SMART Gun Safety and Marksmanship. See our Courses page to learn more.

Yes. Upon successfully completing all the requirements for each course, you will be directed to receive a certificate of completion that you can save or print.

Students who purchase an on-demand course will have 90 days from the original purchase date to complete the course.

All Train SMART course fees are final and non-refundable except as required by law. However, we will give you full credit for a future class if you notify us by emailing us at [email protected] 48 hours before the start of your scheduled class. The credit is non-transferable, has no cash value, and must be used within 30 days of the cancellation date. Cancelling with less than 48 hours in advance of a class will forfeit all credit.

If we cancel a course for any reason, you will receive a credit which may be used to reschedule your course. This credit will expire one year from the date of cancellation of the initial course.

If you have any questions regarding rescheduling your course, please email us at [email protected].