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2025 Training Dates

The following classes are @ Accuracy Firearms in Effingham IL

January 25, CCL Renewal 9am-Noon

February 9, CCL Renewal 1pm-4pm

February 22-23, Illinois CCL 8am-5pm

March 9, CCL Renewal 1pm-4pm

April 5-6, Illinois CCL 8am-5pm

April 12, CCL Renewal 9am-Noon

May 10, CCL Renewal 9am-Noon

June 7-8, Illinois CCL 8am-5pm

June 22, CCL Renewal 1pm-4pm

August 24, CCL Renewal 1pm-4pm

September 20-21, Illinois CCL 8am-5pm

September 28, CCL Renewal 1pm-4pm

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Illinois Concealed Carry Training

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Defensive Firearms Training

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Self Defense

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Vanguard Personal Defense's message

Vanguard Personal Defense, is a self defense training company devoted to providing leading edge self defense training in, armed and unarmed defense skills.

VPD has a wide variety of training courses to fit many needs.  When it comes to defensive training, we strive to stay on top of current best practices.  Keeping current with the defensive training industry is vital to maintaining peak skills.  Also constantly evaluating our current course offerings and making sure that they are still the best training we can offer our students.

Training for our instructors competence is a key driving factor in keeping the training relevant and up to date. This is done by attending instructor development courses on a regular basis. This keeps our current instructor skills sharp as well as learning new skills to improve our courses.

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