“One of the best decisions I have made was to attend RIVICA’s surveillance course. I wanted to make a point of complimenting and thanking Richard for the experience and knowledge he shared with the group.” “I highly recommend the course to all surveillance operatives as it is leaps and bounds ahead of what the mainstream is doing. Thanks Rich.”

“Your ability to impart your experience through tremendous coaching at an individual, group, then team level was exceptional.”

“Just completed and thoroughly enjoyed the Surveillance Course with RIVICA Investigations & Covert Solutions. Richard is a great instructor; through his leadership, knowledge, dedication and passion as an investigator and surveillance professional, he delivered an outstanding course, exceeding my expectations. Richard covered subjects such as communications, teamwork, vehicle setup, covert cameras, collecting, processing, documenting and storing of evidence and contemporaneous notes and task debriefs. The evidence management techniques were exceptional. The course also provided the opportunity to see and use a range of covert surveillance technology. We were able to apply surveillance knowledge in realistic scenario based exercises in and around Melbourne. At times during the course I thought I was on a live job. It was worth the time and money to travel from interstate to attend training delivered by Richard and is something I would do again. I highly recommend this course for investigators & surveillance operators to enhance your tradecraft or as a refresher. ”

By the end of the course I was able to sit down a dead end street the subject lived in and give Comms on his movements from the street, to relocate a subject after the eyeball lost him, have lunch two tables away from the subject getting video footage of the subject and the unknown person and be told at the end of that day that he didn’t see me at all the whole time!! I learnt how much more I can get away with at night!! I worked with a great team and Richard was a wealth of knowledge. If you are new to the industry or been in it for a while this is a course that I would stand by and say do it!! Get your name down next time it is running and get those skills you can’t learn from just completing the Cert III. Thanks!!

“The tradecraft imparted exceeded my expectations, challenging my personal skills and developing the fundamentals to effective teamwork.” “The benchmark you set was high and you did everything to help us all achieve the professional standards needed.” “I have come away confident to be able to meet the challenges of real-world surveillance. For this I thank you!”

“Fantastic work Richard, a big tick across the board. I’m sure you feel as proud as me to the level and standards we lifted our training programs that will only better the industry. Another job well done.”

“I can’t speak highly enough of our trainer Richard James. I would encourage and highly recommend this course to anybody who has a passion for this industry or for anybody who just needs a refresher.” “What I love about this course is the fact that once you’ve completed it, it doesn’t just end there. Richards commitment to his students is on going and should you require further advice or guidance, you can always rely upon him to be there.” “Thank you Richard, you are an inspiration, not only to me, but to many others I am sure.”

“I highly recommend this course, the instructor with his wealth of knowledge made the time enjoyable while still pushing the team to learn.”

“I was really impressed with how much content Richard covered on the course. As always Richard went over and above to share his extensive knowledge with us. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to enter the industry and also anyone who wants to develop their skills further.”