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              Discovery 
                        Detective
                            Academy

                                                    Founded 1996
 
  
                                          

                  
                      It is never too late 
                       to acheive a dream


We are now approved to teach Personal Protection and CCW classes. 

Check our schedule for our regularly scheduled classes or have us come to you to teach your group or club.

Demand is high for trained Investigators
     Discovery - The Private Investigation training school

NATIONAL INVESTIGATION TRAINING
Summer is a great time to go back to school because you will beat the heat in comfort while completeing your career training, and graduate ready to work at the height of investigations busiest season, September - January. 



PI - PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATOR MASTER COURSE

Earn your Diploma and
fast track to investigative jobs in upper management, or run your own investigation firm. 427 + hours of intense investigation training.  We train you so you are ready to work as an investigator anywhere in the United States, or the world. 

Investigations and Security have always been considered recession proof industries.Trained investigators are in demand now, more than ever. As other job markets fail, the legal fields pick up.   March of 2009 - The FBI is started recruiting 2000 fraud investigators.

Our students come from diverse backgrounds such as the FBI, Customs, PI's, Corrections, Attorney's, Paralegals, Electricians, Nurses, Law enforcement, Dentists, Truck drivers, Mystery enthusiasts, Printers, Writers, Journalists, Producers, Actors, Military, Sales of all types, Skip tracers, Bounty hunters, Insurance adjusters, House wives, Historians, Archeologists, Security, Models, Body guards, Social workers, Musicians, High school graduates, Collectors, Teachers, Court clerks, Risk managers ...

Investigation’s is a creative multi disciplined field.  By looking at the above list of what some of our students did prior to coming to our school to train as an investigator, you will see many came from creative, analytical, and legal fields, or when interviewed they told us they had always been drawn to them. If you interviewed a sampling of private investigators you would find many have been or are still active actors, musicians, artists, writers, public speakers, etc. 
 

Your past training and employment skills are not lost when you decide to become an investigator. Often combined with our investigation training they can put you into higher paying niche investigation jobs. So as you can see, you may be enhancing your skill base by changing your focus to investigations related to that field.

Our student body has run the gamete of ages from high school graduates to octogenarians.  The one thing they all have in common is their desire to work as an investigator, but as you can see, you are never too old or to young to start your career as an investigator.  You must be 18 yrs old in most states to license as an investigator or investigator apprentice.  There are exceptions, such as law enforcement cub programs where young investigators go undercover at schools, bars, ect.  This was made popular with the 80's TV show 21 Jump Street.  And yes, our octogenarian worked undercover for a few years, fulfilling her life long dream.

 


















Our commitment 
continues well after you leave our classrooms

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Discovery Detective Academy is located in the Scottsdale Airpark.  Click here for a list of nearby Phoenix Metro cities.


In classroom, instructor led training is preferred by most educators and employers over on-line college courses or distance education.  read more... 

Our Detective Academy is an Arizona Private Postsecondary School that teaches more than what our name implies. 



We grant Diploma's or Certifications in:

Investigations, Security, Armed Guard, Food Safety, Liquor Law, Process Server, Emergency First Responder, Legal Continuing Education ...

ARIZONA SECURITY
TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS

since 1996 Security training from basic to advanced certifications. All of our regularly scheduled classes are taught by Private Postseconday, DPS, and NRA aapproved instructors with extensive security and investigation experience.

Security Guard Basic

One day class for licensed and private guards.
Arizona DPS Training Certification and Discovery Certification.



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Armed Guard

AZ DPS Training Certification
Day 1 is held at our classroom. Day 2 is held at the range for qualification, testing, & additional classroom.



Security Supervisor Quarterly classes

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Legal Professionals
INDUSTRY TRAINING


For those wishig to advance and hone their skills through continuing education.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOSPITALITY
TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS

All classes and testing are completed in one day

Food Safety
manager training


Classroom instruction or Kiosk computer review and test.  National certification is good for 5 years.  We have one of the highest pass rates in the business.


  
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Liquor Training
manager & basic

Classroom instruction, handouts, test and Arizona Liquor certification. We have flat rate come to you training available, as well as regularly scheduled open enrollment classes.




   
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ARIZONA
PROCESS SERVER


#1 Prepare - Learn the laws, ethics, profession, and prepare for the state licensing exam.

#2 Succeed - Supreme Court approved continuing education to learn business set up, difficult service, skip tracing, stakeout, etc...


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PERSONAL PROTECTION

to fulfill the need for individuals to personally protect themselves, co-workers, patrons, and family, we have added the following classes.


Basic Pistol &
Personal Protection in the Home.