MDT Training Institute

About MDT Training Institute

Professional Training • Practical Skills • Real-World Preparedness

MDT Training Institute/DBA MDTTactics Training Group, LLC is a professional training organization serving individuals, security professionals, organizations, and communities throughout the Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and surrounding region. We provide structured, practical training in firearms safety and proficiency, concealed carry, security and public safety, first aid and emergency response, personal safety and defensive tactics, and instructor development.

Our mission is simple: provide students with professional training that develops knowledge, practical skills, confidence, sound judgment, and a commitment to safety.

Whether you are a first-time firearm owner, concealed-carry applicant, experienced shooter, security professional, workplace employee, instructor candidate, or simply someone who wants to become better prepared for an emergency, MDT Training Institute strives to provide a professional and supportive learning environment.

MDT Training Institute was developed from a commitment to professional education, firearms safety, personal protection, emergency preparedness, and public safety.

Our approach goes beyond simply helping students complete a course or meet a certification requirement. We believe quality training should help students understand why a skill is important, demonstrate it safely, and apply what they have learned responsibly.

Our instructional philosophy emphasizes safety, fundamentals, repetition, realistic expectations, and continued development. Students are encouraged to view training as an ongoing process rather than something that ends when a certificate is issued.

As our training programs have expanded, MDT has grown beyond traditional firearms instruction to provide a broader selection of professional safety and preparedness programs.

MDT Training Institute offers training for beginners through experienced students across several areas of professional development.

Our programs include:

• Firearms & Concealed Carry Training — Firearm safety, pistol and shotgun training, concealed-carry education, defensive firearms development, qualification preparation, private instruction, and state/local permit training.

• Security & Public Safety Training — Training and professional development for security officers and public-safety personnel, including firearms development, defensive tactics, restraints, baton, OC spray, active-threat preparedness, and related safety programs.

• First Aid & Emergency Response — First Aid, CPR/AED, Basic Life Support, professional rescuer programs, emergency oxygen, severe-trauma response, and other emergency-preparedness courses.

• Personal Safety & Defense — Situational awareness, personal protection, civilian defensive-spray training, crime-prevention education, active-threat preparedness, and other defensive training programs.

• Instructor Development — Instructor-level education and professional development designed to help qualified individuals strengthen their teaching, presentation, course-development, and practical instructional skills.

Training may be offered through traditional instructor-led courses, private or semi-private instruction, group training, blended learning, virtual instruction, and other formats when appropriate for the particular program.

MDT Training Institute believes the quality of a training program depends heavily on the professionalism and competence of the instructor delivering it.

Our instructors bring training, certifications, practical experience, and a commitment to continued professional development to the classroom and training environment. We emphasize clear instruction, student safety, professional conduct, patience, and the ability to work with students of different backgrounds and experience levels.

We understand that not every student learns at the same pace. Our goal is to create an environment where students can ask questions, develop their skills, correct deficiencies, and leave training with a stronger understanding of the subject—not simply a certificate.

• Professional instruction focused on safety, knowledge, skills, and responsible decision-making

• Training opportunities for beginners, experienced students, security professionals, and instructors

• Private, semi-private, group, and organizational training options

• Firearms, security, emergency-response, personal-safety, and instructor-development programs under one training organization

• Classroom instruction combined with practical exercises and live-fire training when applicable

• Small-group and individualized training opportunities for students who need additional development

• Continuing education and skill-development opportunities beyond initial certification

• Training programs designed around both regulatory requirements and practical skill development, where applicable

• A professional learning environment where students are encouraged to continue training after completing their initial course

At MDT Training Institute, earning a certificate should represent the beginning of continued development—not the end of it.

Our objective is to provide students with a strong foundation and encourage them to continue developing their knowledge, judgment, confidence, and practical abilities.

MDT Training Institute

Mastery • Discipline • Training

Professional Training • Practical Skills • Real-World Preparedness

Certifications

At MDT Training Institute, the quality of our instruction begins with the qualifications of our instructors.

Our instructional team maintains professional credentials across firearms education, concealed carry, security and defensive tactics, emergency response, personal safety, and instructor development. These qualifications are supported by continuing education, practical skills development, and certification or recertification requirements established by applicable training organizations and regulatory agencies.

Our goal is not simply to hold credentials—it is to apply professional training standards to provide students with knowledgeable, structured, practical, and safety-focused instruction.

Our firearms instructors maintain qualifications covering civilian firearms education, concealed carry, armed security, law-enforcement-oriented instruction, and state or local regulatory training.

Credentials include:

• NRA Certified Firearms Instructor

• NRA Law Enforcement Instructor

• NRA Basic & Advanced Pistol Instructor

• NRA CCW Instructor

• NRA Rifle & Shotgun Instructor

• NRA Defensive Pistol Instructor

• NRA Personal Protection Inside the Home Instructor

• NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home Instructor

• Maryland State Police Qualified Handgun Licensed Instructor

• Metropolitan Police Department (DC) Certified Firearms Instructor

• Virginia DCJS Certified Firearms Instructor

• New Jersey State Police CCARE (Civilian Carry Assessment and Range Evaluation) Certification

• Additional state and local firearms and concealed-carry credentials, as applicable

These qualifications support training for students ranging from first-time firearm owners and concealed-carry applicants to experienced shooters, armed security professionals, and individuals pursuing continued firearms development.

MDT Training Institute provides specialized instruction supporting security professionals, armed personnel, organizations, and individuals seeking practical defensive and public-safety training.

Instructor credentials and specialized qualifications include:

• Maryland State Police Qualified Handgun Licensed Instructor

• Metropolitan Police Department (DC) Certified Firearms Instructor

• Virginia DCJS General Instructor

• Virginia DCJS Firearms Instructor — Pistol, Rifle & Shotgun

• FPS & ICE Training Instructor

• ASP Tactical Baton Instructor

• ASP Restraint Instructor

• Defensive Tactics Instructor

• MEB Baton Instructor

• OC / Aerosol Defensive Spray Instructor

• Zarc International Law Enforcement OC Instructor

• Larry Smith Aerosol OC Weapons Instructor

• Active Threat Response Instructor

• C.R.A.S.E. — Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events Instructor

These qualifications support instruction in areas such as armed and unarmed security officer development, firearms proficiency and qualification, defensive tactics, restraints, baton, OC spray, use-of-force-related training, active-threat preparedness, and continued professional skill development.

Preparedness extends beyond personal protection. MDT Training Institute also provides health, safety, and emergency-response education designed to help students develop the skills necessary to respond during medical and traumatic emergencies.

Instructor qualifications and areas of training include:

• First Aid / CPR / AED

• Basic Life Support (BLS)

• CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers

• Emergency Medical Response (EMR)

• Responding to Emergencies

• First Aid for Severe Trauma

• Emergency Oxygen Administration

• Advanced First Aid

• Pediatric & Babysitting Safety Programs

• Active Violence Immediate Response Training (AVIRT)

These programs support training for individuals, families, security professionals, workplace personnel, professional rescuers, organizations, and community members seeking greater emergency preparedness.

MDT Training Institute also recognizes the importance of developing the next generation of competent instructors.

Our instructor-development programs are designed to support individuals seeking initial instructor credentials as well as established instructors who want to strengthen their teaching ability, presentation skills, course delivery, practical instruction, student management, and professional development.

Where authorized, MDT Training Institute provides instructor-level training and certification opportunities within applicable programs and disciplines.

Professional credentials require continued development.

Our instructors maintain and expand their qualifications through:

• Continuing education and professional development

• Instructor-level training

• Practical skills development

• Refresher and advanced training

• Certification and recertification

• Regulatory and curriculum updates

• Ongoing development within their respective training disciplines

Certification standards, regulatory requirements, and authorized course offerings may change. Instructor credentials and course eligibility are maintained in accordance with the requirements of the applicable certifying organization or regulatory authority.

A certification establishes an instructor's qualifications. Professional instruction requires more.

At MDT Training Institute, we believe effective instruction combines professional credentials with subject-matter knowledge, practical experience, communication, patience, sound judgment, safety, and the ability to develop students at different experience levels.

Our instructors are committed to creating a professional learning environment where students can build a strong foundation, improve existing skills, and continue developing beyond the completion of a single course.

Mastery • Discipline • Training

Professional Training • Practical Skills • Real-World Preparedness.

Policies

Cancellation Policy

Reschedule Policy

Students who provide at least 72 hours’ notice may reschedule one time without losing their course payment.

The following conditions apply:

• The student must reschedule for the same course or training service.
• The rescheduled course must be completed within 90 days of the original course date.
• Rescheduling is subject to course availability.
• A second rescheduling request may require an administrative fee or new registration.
• If the new course costs more, the student must pay the price difference.
• Course payments and registrations cannot be transferred to another person without prior written approval.
• Previously purchased online modules, certification fees, ammunition, targets, range fees, or other third-party expenses may not transfer and may require additional payment.

Requests made less than 72 hours before training may be denied and will result in forfeiture of the student’s payment.

Refund Policy

Other Policy

A student who does not attend a scheduled course or session and fails to provide advance notice will be considered a no-call/no-show.

No-call/no-show students forfeit all payments and will not receive a refund or course credit. A new registration and full payment will be required to attend another course.

Students should arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled starting time for check-in and preparation.

Late arrival may prevent a student from completing required instructional hours or required course content. A student who arrives late may:

• Be denied entry;
• Be required to reschedule;
• Be assessed an applicable late or administrative fee; or
• Be required to register and pay for another session.

A $50 late-arrival fee may apply to range training and qualification sessions. Being denied entry because of lateness does not qualify the student for a refund.

Certain group courses require a minimum number of registered students to operate. If minimum enrollment is not reached, MDTTactics Training Group may postpone or reschedule the course.

Affected students may choose to:

• Transfer the full amount paid to the next available group course;
• Apply the payment as a credit toward another eligible course; or
• Upgrade to private one-on-one or semi-private training by paying the applicable price difference.

Private and semi-private rates vary based on the course, instructional hours, facility costs, certification fees, training materials, equipment, and range expenses.

MDTTactics Training Group may postpone, relocate, or reschedule training because of severe weather, unsafe range conditions, instructor emergencies, facility closures, government restrictions, or circumstances beyond the company’s reasonable control.

Payments will be transferred to the rescheduled date or retained as a training credit. MDTTactics Training Group is not responsible for travel expenses, lost wages, childcare costs, lodging, or other personal expenses resulting from a schedule change.

Safety is our highest priority. Students must follow all instructor commands, firearm-safety rules, range procedures, and standards of professional conduct.

MDTTactics Training Group reserves the right to remove any student who:

• Violates safety rules;
• Fails to follow instructor commands;
• Handles a firearm or training equipment unsafely;
• Appears impaired by alcohol, drugs, medication, or another substance;
• Engages in threatening, disruptive, disrespectful, or inappropriate behavior; or
• Does not demonstrate the minimum knowledge, skills, judgment, or physical ability necessary to continue safely.

Students removed for safety or conduct violations will not receive a refund. Remedial or private instruction may be required before the student is permitted to continue, at the student’s expense.

Payment and attendance do not guarantee successful completion, certification, licensing, permit approval, or passage of a shooting qualification.

Students must satisfy all attendance, safety, knowledge, skills, testing, qualification, and government eligibility requirements. Government agencies and certifying organizations make the final decision regarding licenses, permits, and certifications.

By submitting registration and payment, the student confirms that they have read, understood, and agreed to these policies.

Waiver

Participant Acknowledgment & Liability Waiver

I, [Participant Name], hereby acknowledge and agree to the following terms as a condition of participating in training conducted by MDTTactics Training Group:

1. Voluntary Participation

I understand and affirm that my participation in this training is entirely voluntary and undertaken of my own free will.

2. Assumption of Risk

I recognize that training activities may involve physical exertion and inherent risks, including but not limited to:

• Muscle strains or sprains
• Slips, trips, or falls
• Accidental contact injuries
• Other unforeseen incidents that may result in serious harm

I confirm that I am physically capable of participating and have consulted a healthcare professional if necessary.

3. Release of Liability

In consideration for being permitted to participate, I hereby release, discharge, and hold harmless [Facility Name] / MDTTactics Training Group, its owners, employees, contractors, and instructors from any and all liability, claims, demands, or causes of action arising out of or related to any injury, loss, or damage I may sustain while participating in this training, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

4. Acknowledgment of Policies

I acknowledge that I have received, read, and fully understand all MDTTactics Training Group policies, including but not limited to:

• Cancellation Policy
• Rescheduling Policy
• Refund Policy
• Emergency Policy
• General Terms and Conditions

I agree to comply with all policies and understand that failure to do so may result in forfeiture of payments or dismissal from training.

5. Acceptance of Terms

I affirm that I have read and understand this waiver in its entirety, and I voluntarily agree to its terms without coercion or misrepresentation.

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