A correctional unit, academy certified under COMAR 12.10.01.14, the Department of Juvenile Services, or training provider may conduct an Academic Instructor training program if the program is approved by the Commission. Not later than 20 working days before the proposed date for the start of an Academic Instructor training program, the correctional unit head, academy training director, Department of Juvenile Services official, or the training provider’s official supervising the Academic Instructor training program shall submit to the Commission the proposed Academic Instructor training program for approval. The following are minimum Academic Instructor training program requirements: An individual providing the Academic Instructor training shall be an Academic Instructor certified under this chapter or COMAR 12.04.06; The Academic Instructor training program shall include instruction on the following topics: An introduction to: The basic concepts of learning and teaching; The role of training in the criminal justice profession; and Classroom management techniques; Effective speech techniques; Preparation and use of audiovisual training aids; Development of training objectives; Development of testing strategies; Identification of the purpose of a lesson plan and its components; and Practical preparation of mock classroom lesson plans. An evaluation required for an Academic Instructor training program shall be conducted by an: Academic Instructor, if the individual’s application is for Academic Instructor certification; or Instructor who meets the requirements of this chapter to perform evaluations for the instructor classification for which the individual is applying for certification. Waiver for an Individual to Complete the Academic Instructor Training Program Requirement. Upon receiving a written application from a training authority, the Deputy Director may waive the requirement for an individual to complete the Academic Instructor training program if the individual: Is certified or licensed as an instructor by an agency of government or a non-governmental organization to provide instruction; Is currently a Provisional Instructor for one of the instructor classifications under Regulation .02 of this chapter; and Has received at least two acceptable Academic Instructor evaluations conducted in accordance with Regulation .06 of this chapter and §D of this regulation. A training authority may not submit the training authority’s own application for a waiver of the Academic Instructor training program. A training authority requesting a waiver of the Academic Instructor training program for an individual shall submit to the Deputy Director: A completed Commission’s Application for Instructor Certification; A written request that the requirement to complete the Academic Instructor training program be waived for the individual; Academic Instructor training program evaluations for the individual completed in accordance with Regulation .06 of this chapter and §D of this regulation; and Other information the Deputy Director may request.