DETAILS Greenville County (SC) October 21, 2023 - October 26, 2023 8 Hours of Classroom and 32 Hours of Extensive Field Training. Certification is offered for NPBA Member Attendees in ALL Classroom & Field Exercises. Minimum Requirements for certifying hound must be a minimum of (10) months old and the handler must have a minimum of 6 months of training records with the dog that they are certifying with. Only 1 dog per Handler will be certified. Certification is based on Instructers Evaluation. Rabies and Health Certificates MUST be presented upon arrival NPBA Certification requires full attendance The 40-Hour Main-Trailing Training & Certification Course qualifies for 4 Contract hours of Continuing Education Units through the Garrett College (MD) Continuing Education & Workforce Development Department, along with a Continuing Education and Participation Certificate. Puppies 10 weeks or older are welcome to participate. HOTEL 40 Rooms have been set aside at special rates - $126 Single/$127 Dbl. Includes breakfast. Hotel Amenities Hot Breakfast & Complimentary Evening Drinks and Snacks 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm & Complimentary WIFI Throughout the Hotel Attendees must make their own room reservation directly with the: Drury Inns & Suites by calling (864) 288-4401 Reference Group Booking I.D. # 5976 to ensure the NPBA Special Rate. Reservations must be made prior to September 21, 2023. Please note: to ensure a pet fee is not charged by the hotel, notify the hotel that the bloodhound is a service animal. SEMINAR REGISTRATION Due to increased costs, there has been an increase in the registration fee for NPBA Seminars. The Registration Fee Standard has been revised to accommodate seminar instructor planning by offering a discount for early payment. Online Early Bird Registration fee of $550.00, before September 6th, 2023. Online payment after September 6th will be $600.00. Payment made at the Seminar will be $675.00 Prepaid Registrations, should a cancellation occur 29 days prior to the seminar (after Sept. 22, 2023), will be subject to a 25% penalty, which will be reflected in the refund. 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁@𝗻𝗽𝗯𝗮.𝗰𝗼𝗺