*Important Registration Information – Civilian Courses

Please note: Course registration will remain in “pending” status until the registration fee has been paid in full. Enrollment is not complete until payment is received. Please see payment options below. Payments will be accepted until class reaches maximum capacity.

To arrange payment and finalize your enrollment, please contact the Regional Training Center front desk at (925) 551-6970.

DESCRIPTION: Civilian safety skills and defensive driving course on Safe driving and defensive driving skills.

This course is designed to instruct civilians in good defensive driving tactics.  This course is also good pretraining for anyone who is going to be entering a police academy and wishes to learn some of the techniques which will be taught. Heavy emphasis is placed on skid recovery, loss of control recovery, control during a blowout, and operating on less than ideal surfaces. The students will demonstrate a working knowledge of driver skills by successfully driving such courses as the Skid Pan, the Hazard Avoidance Simulator, Threshold/ABS Braking Simulator, and other various skills including: Vehicle placement, throttle control, and appropriate braking skills.

INSTRUCTORS: All instructors are POST certified driving instructors.

PREREQUISITE: Students must be in excellent physical condition and free of any prior injuries that may be aggravated by intensive vehicle weight transfer, braking, turning, or skidding. Students are required to have a valid driver license with at least 6 months driving experience and auto insurance.

PRESENTATION HOURS: This is an 8-hour course that will be presented from 0800-1700 hours.

LOCATION: Report to the Regional Training Center (RTC) at 6289 Madigan Rd., Dublin.  If you choose to bring a lunch, there are large refrigerators in the RTC breakroom as well as a soda and snack machine.  Otherwise, there are numerous restaurants driving distance from the RTC.

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: Students are required to have a valid driver license with at least 6 months driving experience and auto insurance. Students should wear suitable clothing, such as long pants (no shorts or skirts), a comfortable shirt and sturdy shoes. Athletic shoes are acceptable. No sandals (including Crocs style clogs) , highs heels, or dress shoes allowed. Vehicles are provided (FORD Explorers and Crown Victorias).  If you have any questions, please contact EVOC Coordinator, Sergeant Jason Luna at (925) 551-6987 or jluna@acgov.org

Students are required to complete the Release of Liability Form and bring it on the first day of class. Adult Release waivers and Juvenile Release waivers can be found in the link below.

PAYMENT POLICY: As part of our ongoing efforts to streamline operations and enhance the experience for all students, we are implementing a new policy regarding tuition payments. All course tuition must be paid in full prior to the start of class. At the latest; the first day of class. If payment is not received by this date, the individual may be asked to reschedule or defer attendance until payment is received.

Tuition payments can be made online during the course registration process. Alternatively, payments can be made by phone.  We accept cash, check, or credit card as suitable forms of payment. Please note that a 2.49% non-refundable service fee will apply to all credit card transactions.  If you wish to pay by check you will need to make payment in person at the Regional Training Center prior to be moved from the pending list to  the active list.  

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

CANCELLING REGISTRATION:  To cancel a registration for a course, please notify the Regional Training Center via e-mail or phone. E-mail cancellations can be directed to rtcinfo@sheriffacademy.com and phone cancellations to (925) 551-6970. In all cases, course cancellations less than 5 business days' prior to class start date, may be subject to a course cancellation fee equal to 50% of the course tuition. Students who fail to attend the course without cancelling prior to the start of the course (No Show) will be charged the full course tuition.

*Due to the physical dangers of this course, you will be required to sign a Release of Liability as a safety precaution when arriving at the RTC. Please see the link below to review the document.

http://sheriffacademy.com/upload/2024-Sanchez.Release.of.liability.Revised.pdf

http://sheriffacademy.com/upload/2024-minors-Release.of.liability.Revised.pdf