Which courses have genuinely improved your field work? I sat through a 3-hour OSINT webinar on Zoom last week and it was pretty surface-level, so before I spend more I’ll do my own research — curious what’s been truly useful for you?
, same — that ‘3-hour OSINT webinar on Zoom’ vibe is why I quit paying for fluff. The one CE that boosted my field results was Wicklander-Zulawski’s non-confrontational interview course (the live drills tightened my statement quality and cut recontacts): https://www.w-z.com/training/. Are you leaning more toward surveillance skills or claimant interviews right now?
The only CE that moved the needle for me was a one‑day, in‑person low‑light surveillance photography workshop — after that, my dusk plate shots stopped being mush; think ‘manual, 1/250, f/2.8, ISO 6400, brace on the door.’ It beat the 3‑hour Zoom OSINT vibe because you practice with your own rig, but caveat: not every state counts it for CE, so check before paying.
After that ‘webinar on Zoom’ feeling, EVOC-style surveillance driving workshop leveled up my tails; pricier, but local defensive driving works.