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2025 Schedule

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Protective/Evasive Driving

Course Fee:  Sedan: $3,095.00     SUV:  $3,395.00    Armored SUV:  $3,650.00

LocationCourse Date
PoconoApril 15-17
PoconoMay 13-15
PoconoJune 3-5
PoconoJuly 8-10
PoconoJuly 29-31
PoconoAugust 19-21
PoconoSeptember 9-11
PoconoSept 30-Oct 2
PoconoOctober 14-16
Zachary, LANovember 4-6

All courses include 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: $2,350.00     SUV:  $2,595.00    Armored SUV:  $2,850.00

Prerequisite: Recognized Protective Driving Program within the last 2 years

LocationCourse Dates
PoconoApril 16-17
PoconoMay 14-15
PoconoJune 4-5
PoconoJuly 9-10
PoconoJuly 30-31
PoconoAugust 20-21
PoconoSeptember 10-11
PoconoOctober 1-2
PoconoOctober 15-16
Zachary, LANovember 5-6

 All courses include 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
PoconoAugust 2

The Course Fee includes continental breakfast and lunch

Vehicle Centric Defensive Tactics (VCDT) Program

Phase 1,2,3

Course Fee:  Each Phase: $425.00
If all three phases are completed in one month: $1175.00

3-day program – Each phase is 1-day

Prerequisite:  Must have passed each phase to continue to the next phase

LocationCourse Date
PoconoMay 16-18
PoconoOctober 3-5

VCDT Phase I: Active Deterrence

Course Fee: $425.00

LocationCourse Date
PoconoMay 16
PoconoOctober 3

VCDT Phase II: Kinetic Protective Measures

Course Fee: $425.00
Prerequisite: VCDT Phase I

LocationCourse Date
PoconoMay 17
PoconoOctober 4

VCDT Phase III: When It Turns Serious

Course Fee: $425.00
Prerequisite: VCDT Phase I and Phase II

LocationCourse Date
PoconoMay 18
PoconoOctober 5

Surveillance Detection Strategies & Tactics Course

Course Fee:  $995.00

LocationCourse Date
Central, NJMarch 26-28

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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