Who THIS IS For
A high-demand specialty with two client bases
Ideal for newly licensed Texas PIs (or those within 12 months of licensure) who want a specialty that generates both private-client and attorney work.
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Newly licensed Texas Private Investigators
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Those within 12 months of receiving their license
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Investigators building a locate / missing-persons practice
PREREQUISITES
Before You EnrolL
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Completion of the StriderPI BASIC Course (S.P.I.T.)
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Basic computer literacy
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Willingness to work outdoor field exercises (weather-dependent)
YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Led by a locate specialist
Lead instructor is a Texas-licensed PI with documented missing-person / locate experience and prior teaching experience. Guest speakers include retired detectives or successful locate specialists.
OUTCOMES
WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH
A StriderPI Academy Certificate of Completion for 16 hours of specialized training in Missing Persons Investigations for presenting to clients and attorneys as evidence of specialized competence.
StriderPI Training (S.P.I.T.) is preparatory skill-building only. It is not DPS-approved training and does not satisfy Texas licensing or experience requirements. All hands-on exercises are educational simulations. Strider Private Investigations is a separately licensed Class A investigations company. Training participants are not employees or agents of the licensed company.
StriderPI
202 Walton Way
Suite 192-155
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Get IN TOUCH
Primary Courses
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Surveillance “SURF"
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of surveillance via lectures, 1:1 discussions and live exercises.
02
Open Source Investigation “OSINT"
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of computer investigations, including: background checks, social media, undercover ops and more.
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Criminal Investigation “Crime OPS"
Qualified students will learn about crime scenes, robbery fraud, sex crimes and homicide.
This course is available to students that have completed both “SURF” and “OSINT” school.
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Undercover OPS
Qualified students will learn about covers (develop + maintain), subject assessment, team UC OPS and more.
This course is available to students that have completed “SURF”, “OSINT” and “Crime OPS”.
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Advanced Surveillance
Master the techniques of covert observation and digital tracking in our Advanced Surveillance course, designed for seasoned professionals seeking to enhance their investigative skills.
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Advanced OSINT
Dive deeper into sophisticated techniques for digital forensics, social media analytics, and undercover online operations.
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360 Course
One month of PI Training | Coming Soon
Instructional hours
16
Live case files worked Day Two
5
Free & paid tools covered
OSINT
Missing person, or rescue? Know the difference — then work the case.
This is a hands-on, case-driven course that teaches new Texas PIs how to lawfully and effectively locate missing persons. You'll learn the critical difference between a “missing person” investigation and a “rescue” operation, how to use open-source intelligence (OSINT) for locates, how to classify different types of missing-person cases, and a variety of search strategies. Day Two is entirely live casework on five real-world style scenarios.
THE COURSE
DAY BY DAY
DAY ONE
Foundations, Field & OSINT
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Missing persons or rescue? Legal thresholds and when you must call the police
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OSINT for locates — free tools first, paid tools second, Texas-legal throughout
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Types of missing persons and how the investigation changes with each
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Choosing and developing profitable niches (elderly, runaways, high-net-worth, insurance, family law)
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Field work fundamentals for missing-person cases
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Combining field work and OSINT in real time (table-top exercise)
DAY TWO
Live Casework
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Five complete missing-person cases worked in small teams
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Voluntary adult, elderly, and parental-abduction indicator scenarios
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Potential foul-play scenarios for risk assessment practice
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Team presentations with instructor critique