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NORTHEAST CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE CENTER

There are no prerequisites for this training presentation. This tracking course is open to all persons with tracking interests

regardless of previous experience or training and will focus on primary training for beginning or novice student interests.

This will be a certification course for all eligible students. All tracking students will be provided training at an appropriate

level for their development and upward progress.

This will be a 24 hour course beginning Friday May 22, 2009 at Northeast Christian Conference Center with registration and

lecture including power point presentation to provide Novice and Basic tracker understanding of training mythology,

techniques and procedures. The presentation supports field training by providing student understanding of training methods,

manner and objectives. “Tracking” is a first response primary search resource used to verify witness statements, establish the

“PLS”, direction of subject travel and following the physical evidence to the missing person. Field training will allow

“student tracking team” experimentation and “hands-on” practice of fundamental tracking techniques. Novice students will

progress from initial identifying a print, to “step-by-step” every track concept of following an identified sign line and

practical tracking team response.

This is a “skill development” training program for Apprentice and Journeyman Tracker students. Students at these levels

have acquired Basic Tracker understanding and will be introduced to practical tracking techniques and applications necessary

to become a viable resource for SAR missions. Students at all training levels will be individually challenged with additional

advanced tracking concepts and techniques. Journeyman Tracker students will be provided advanced training objectives

working with Novice and Apprentice students and separately in simulated actual SAR and law enforcement mission

scenarios.

Students should be physically fit and equipped for SAR field response. Field practice will continue during any inclement

weather, students should be properly prepared with wet/dry, cold/hot weather gear. Students need to bring a pen/pencil, note

pad, small measuring tape, 5/8 inch doweling or similar, 36 to 40 inches long, with three rubber bands to use as a tracking

stick and a three cell flashlight. Joel will have copies of his book, “TRACKER” for student purchase for $20.00.

Students must register for this course with payment of the course fee of $420 for tuition, food, and lodging. Please contact

this course without a reasonable excuse will be refunded their payment less $50.00.

This course is sponsored by North Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. (NAVAC). SAR organizations and invites all

interested law enforcement and SAR volunteer personnel to attend.

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