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COURSE CALENDAR 2011 & 2012

    Updated October 4, 2011

We have Open Enrollment courses (in bold), reserved contract courses, and private training opportunities.

Click on this link for our 2012 Course Catalogue ( 1 MB pdf file )

Private (one-on-one) or small group customized workshops in the following topics can be arranged by contacting us for more information - also click on the 'Custom Training' tab in the menu above.

LAND NAVIGATION INTENSIVE - Land Navigation/Orienteering Intensive with Map & Compass.  This three day, 24-hour course will bring you to a level of skill proficiency in use of map and compass that you have not had before.  We will cover the following topics:

• Compass (orienteering or lensatic) selection and use,

• USGS topographical map (1:50,000 and 1:24,000 scales) reading,

• Off trail route planning,

• Day land navigation and night land navigation,

• Declination and triangulation,

• Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM), U.S. National Grid (USNG) and Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) plotting,

• GPS use,

• And more and put these skills to use with numerous outdoor exercises. 

Professionally presented classroom sessions will be followed by the majority of the time spent outside putting the concepts you learn to use.   You should bring a compass, but feel free to talk with me before the class to select an appropriate compass for you.  I will provide the maps, but bring any that you may have questions about.  Most of the class will be spent outside, and some at night, so bring appropriate equipment and be prepared to walk several miles off trail each day.  With the class size limited to 10, you will have plenty of one-on-one time with the instructor.  The cost of the course is $195.00.  A non-refundable deposit of $50 is required to reserve your space in the course. Lodging and meals not provided.  This course is highly beneficial to search/rescue, law enforcement, military (or perspective candidates) and any others looking to begin or improve their map/compass skills.

BASIC HUMAN TRACKING (Sciences of Man-tracking) Learn some secrets of the ancient art and science of man-tracking.  This workshop will introduce you to skills practiced and employed by search and rescue and other organizations to find lost or missing persons.  Through tracking and natural awareness, one achieves a sense of being connected to his/her surroundings.  But beware, this class will not support the misconceptions portrayed by the entertainment media.  Students will work on finding tracks and learn what may occur from a search and rescue perspective when someone becomes lost.

BASIC ANIMAL TRACKING - Discover the many mysteries of the creatures that inhabit nature.  This class will increase your awareness of and ability to find and interpret tracks, scats and disturbances left behind by mammals and birds.  This day-long course including fieldtrip will help you better understand and appreciate the environment by learning how to identify animal families by their prints and signs.  Rob looks forward to sharing his knowledge and providing you with your own tracking experiences.

IHTLE — Introduction to Human Tracking for Law Enforcement - Introductory course into human tracking skills tailored for law enforcement professionals by including and expanding on SAR FTS skills with additional emphasis on footwear impression recovery for evidence and tracking unit tactics with security.  This class compliments tactical tracking classes.  Classes will be conducted in the classroom, outside day and night, and in any weather.

SAR FTS — Search and Rescue Field Team Signcutter - Entry-level, fifty-hour course into the principles of clue awareness, clue and track finding, identifying and interpreting signs, tactics, and how these skills fit into the SAR response.  Classes will be conducted in the classroom, outside day and night, and in any weather. This course is certified by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.

C.A.S.T. - Clue Awareness for Search Teams.  This presentation is intended for everyone to take back and deliver to their teams.  This training has been designed to introduce everyone from call-out qualified to incident commander levels of understanding on how to effectively search for and manage clues.  Topics covered in the take-home power point presentation and instructors manual include but are not limited to:

(1)   Clues, sign, tracks,

(2)   Negative effects on searcher awareness

(3)   Ways to increase searcher awareness

(4)   Using the senses on a search task

(5)   Track trap information

(6)   Optimizing the use of a flashlight

(7)   Effects of a clue on the expanding search area

CONTACT US BY: PHONE (540) 552-2596     EMAIL: trackingschool@yahoo.com

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