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2027 Schedule

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Protective/Evasive Driving

Course Fee:  Sedan: $3,295.00     SUV:  $3,595.00    Armored SUV:  $3,850.00

LocationCourse Date
Atlanta, GAJanuary 26-28
PoconoApril 13-15
PoconoMay 4-6
PoconoMay 25-27
PoconoJune 22-24
PoconoJuly 13-15
PoconoAugust 17-19
PoconoSeptember 21-23
PoconoOctober 5-7
PoconoOctober 26-28
TexasNovember 9-11

All courses include the Night Driving Module on day 2 of the 3-day program.

The Course Fee includes continental breakfast and lunch each day.

Protective Driving Recertification

Course Fee: Sedan: $2,595.00     SUV:  $2,795.00    Armored SUV:  $3,050.00

Prerequisite: Recognized Protective Driving Program within the last 2 years

LocationCourse Dates
Atlanta, GAJanuary 27-28
PoconoApril 14-15
PoconoMay 5-6
PoconoMay 26-27
PoconoJune 23-24
PoconoJuly 14-15
PoconoAugust 18-19
PoconoSeptember 22-23
PoconoOctober 6-7
PoconoOctober 27-28
TexasNovember 10-11

 All courses include the Night Driving Module on day 1 of the 2-day program

Call for information regarding programs that satisfy prerequisites.

The Course Fee includes continental breakfast and lunch each day.

Accident Avoidance & Advanced Driving Skills

Course Fee:  Sedan: $475.00              SUV: $525.00
Prerequisite: 
Must have a valid driver’s license

LocationCourse Date
PoconoJuly 31

The Course Fee includes continental breakfast and lunch

Surveillance Detection Strategies & Tactics Course

New Expanded 5-day Program

Course Fee:  $2,495.00
Location: Pocono

CoursePriceDate
5 Day SDST Expanded with Mobile Surveillance$2,495.00 April 19-23
3 Day SDST$1,495.00April 19-21
2 Day Mobile Surveillance Module*$1,295.00April 22-23
5 Day SDST Expanded with Mobile Surveillance$2,495.00 October 11-15
3 Day SDST$1,495.00October 11-13
2 Day Mobile Surveillance Module*$1,295.00October 14-15

*(2 day Mobile Surveillance available exclusively to previous graduates of VDI’s 3 day SDST Course)

The Course Fee includes continental breakfast and refreshments each day.

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Surveillance Detection a Practical Perspective

Surveillance Detection: a Practical Perspective

Recognizing that while the Solo Practitioner approach – where one protection practitioner is responsible for managing the wide range of risks their Principal may face – is not the optimum approach to doing so, it is in fact being effectively implemented far more often and successfully than many in the profession would care to admit, it’s worthwhile to take a closer look at the strategies and tactics which contribute to the effectiveness of the Solo Practitioner paradigm.

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