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"I came in not expecting much, and thinking I was going to waste 2 good days, but the comments, instructions and dialogue has taught me an enormous amount. Thank you."
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“The best course I have taken in my career. Incredible teaching and a very supportive environment.“
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“This course taught me how to jump in and not “look back“. Stepping out of my comfort zone and challenging myself is exactly what I needed.“
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“I really appreciated the “real time“ feedback, being able to see myself so soon after the delivery of my practice session was invaluable. This allowed for growth during the course.“
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“Thank you SO much for all your input and guidance. This training will help shape my future.“
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“This was absolutely an excellent course – worth every nickel! Thank you so much for all your efforts to make this such a rewarding and full experience.“
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“Thoroughly enjoyable and useful experience. I’m ready to jump in and start moderating.“
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“Great course. Excellent trainers. I highly recommend this course to anyone wanting both a grounding in the principles and hands on experience with moderating focus groups."
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RIVA Training Institute
RIVA Training Institute was founded in 1982 to meet growing demand for qualitative research training. As a minority and woman owned business RIVA has grown to become the "gold standard" to which all others are compared in the Qualitative Research industry.

RIVA believes that moderating and interviewing skills are based on a science and executed as an art, much like a medical doctor or musician. To that end, we believe that in order to bring your work as a researcher and moderator to excellence it is necessary to continue to renew, refresh, and recreate yourself.

A RIVA course does not solely benefit researchers and moderators. Many of our students come to us from the client side. Understanding moderating methodology and techniques allow clients to better choose more productive moderators to conduct the fullest research for their needs.

RIVA offers an array of courses to suit your qualitative training needs. Expanding from our publicly offered courses, RIVA is also available to specifically design a course for a client's needs at a chosen location. In the past year alone we have conducted private trainings for employees of Booz Allen Hamilton, General Mills, Astrazeneca, Boston Scientific, Novartis, The Capital Group Companies, In Sync Consumer Insights, Procter & Gamble, and many more.



1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 260, Rockville, MD 20852
Tel. 301-770-6456 | www.RIVAinc.com | Fax 301-770-5879