If their graduates are any indication of the level of training, than every technitian cert course I've ever run across has been little more than a red badge of courage. 95% of the grads of these types of programs I have encountered still can't tell sh*t from wild honey. Those that can knew the difference going in.

What it gives you is a certificate or plaque or whatever that says... hey... look at this... I'm bonafied... what are you? If you don't have a reputation to back your work... then it may well net you some customers. If you are just looking to learn how to work on your own bow... then its just designed to separate you from your money.

Bowtech (company) actually has a dealer school where you can go and build your own bow (at least they used to, not sure if they still do). But from what I understand... thats pretty much it... and having worked on bowtech's for the last five years... I've gotten to dissassemble and rebuild PLENTY enough of them to never need worrying about paying $1500 to go do in Oregon on my free time to do what I GET PAID to do in Virginia.

PSE still has a dealer school.. its in Tucson, AZ, and from what I have heard its a damn fine program. Again though.... gotta be a dealer.

If you are just interested in learning how to better work on your own equipment, then latching onto a mentor or taking a side job at a pro shop is the best way to do it.

Push comes to shove.... I'm in Richmond a lot and work in tidewater... I'll show you whatever you want to know about it.