Private Investigator Education

The Best Place to Continue Your Education or Start Your Career as a Private Investigator.

Renewal-focused continuing education, career-building training, and practical courses designed for working investigators and future professionals.

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Learn essential skills, investigation fundamentals, and business basics.

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Learn how to package services, attract clients, and build a more profitable investigative business.

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How to Actually Make Money as a Private Investigator

A career-building bundle designed to help aspiring and working investigators understand the business side of PI work, profitable services, client acquisition, and practical career growth.

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7 included courses
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Ethics and the Private Investigator (PI) course image

Certificate Course $45.00

Instructor: Kelly Riddle

Ethics and the Private Investigator (PI)

2 Hours 2 Lessons 5.0/5 rating

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Certificate Course $45.00

Instructor: Kelly Riddle

Texas Rules and Procedures

2 Hours 2 Lessons 5.0/5 rating

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Certificate Course $45.00

Instructor: Kelly Riddle

Background Investigations

2 Hours 2 Lessons 5.0/5 rating

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Fraud and Scam Investigations course image

Certificate Course $45.00

Instructor: Kelly Riddle

Fraud and Scam Investigations

2 Lessons

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Professional training without the template-course feel.

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Built for working investigators

PI Institute is designed for professionals who need useful training, clear completion records, and a course catalog that supports continuing education and career growth.

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Learn From Working Investigators and Industry Professionals

PI Institute brings together practical private investigator training from experienced professionals, giving students a place to continue education, build skills, and learn from people who understand investigative work.

About PI Institute

Founder and PI Institute instructor

Kelly Riddle

Mr. Riddle is the President of Kelmar Global Investigations and has more than 42 years of investigative experience. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the Univer

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PI Institute instructor

Dean Beers

Training topics include Cell Phone Basics for Legal Investigations (1.5 CE) and Investigator Ethics for the PI and Client (Updated 1.75 CE).

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