High Value Training Academy

Getting to know Jeff Goldstein:

If you have attended a course or community event with Jeff, you know he’s passionate about quality student outcomes.  High-quality student outcomes happen when students get together, get educated, and get empowered.  With decades of in-class instructional experience in corporate America, in higher education institutions, and at the shooting range, Jeff brings the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to help you achieve your shooting goals and have fun.  Fun fact: Jeff is a bit of an analytics geek.  He retains copies of his course completion surveys and enters all the data into Excel to track his results.  Using his average scores and standard deviation, Jeff knows exactly where to make improvements to make your next experience even higher quality. 

High Value Training Academy:
In 2023 Jeff founded High Value Training Academy, an Ohio nonprofit and IRS 501(c)(3) whose mission is to improve safety in the community by providing firearms training to everyone who is legally permitted to own and operate firearms.  HVTA exists to support those individuals, regardless of their reason for purchasing a firearm, or ability to pay full price for a training class.  We believe trained gun owners, who are familiar with safe gun handling, and take time to practice shooting support a safer community. 

High Value Training Academy raises funds through private donations and course fees.  The funds are used to subsidize or eliminate the cost to improve your firearms proficiency.  This includes monthly Northeast Ohio no-cost community events that are open to the public and subsidized NRA training courses.  We also offer discounts to organizations that support youth including Scouting America and Trail Life USA.  HVTA has five volunteer board members, including Jeff, whose primary role is COO and volunteer Principal Educator. 

Growing Up Around Firearms:
Jeffrey’s firearms journey stated as a child.  Multiple generations of his family are predominantly from the Midwest and he has been around firearms his whole life.  Firearms ownership became prevalent in Jeff’s family when his grandfather became the first in the family to actively train and carry a pistol daily.  Carrying a pistol for personal protection became commonplace throughout multiple generations.  As a teen Jeff was involved in archery and rifle shooting, which became his first two Merit Badge’s in Boy Scouts.  As an adult Jeff combined his passion for teaching, his passion for firearms, and his passion for supporting his community into becoming a NRA certified firearms instructor.   

Jeff’s Credentials (not all firearms related)

-       Founder / Board Member / Principal Educator – High Value Training Academy

-       NRA Certified Firearms Instructor (multiple disciplines)

-       NRA Certified Chief Range Safety Officer

-       Operations Director for a multinational organization

-       Adjunct instructor teaching business and social sciences

-       BS in Industrial Management (The University of Akron)

-       MBA in Corporate Finance & Banking (Case Western Reserve University)

Courses Taught

Concealed Carry Training, Basic, Intermediate, Pistol, Rifle, NRA Courses, Personal Protection In The Home, Lectures / Discussion Pannels, Concealed Carry License, Benchrest, Range Safety Officer, BSA Merit Badge, Other Youth Available Classes, Handgun Fundamentals,

Courses Taught

Concealed Carry Training, Basic, Rifle, NRA Courses, In Home Defense Training, Private Classes (Group / Individual), Seminars / Lectures, Concealed Carry License, Constitutional / Permitless Carry, Range Safety Officer, Youth Available Classes, Youth ONLY Classes, Handgun Fundamentals

Voluntary donations to High Value Training Academy for community evnets in Northeast Ohio and Course Registration Fees are nonrefundable.  High Value Training Academy will refund a course registration fee in the event a course is canceled and is unable to provide a replacement course date or alternative course option. 

Community events in Northeast Ohio are open to the public, however registration is required due to safety considerations for live fire on the range.  A voluntary donation to support a community event is not a course see, and therefore not refundable for any reason. 

Students who are unable to attend a scheduled course due to an emergency or unforeseen circumstance may request to transfer their registration to another High Value Training Academy course. Requests must be submitted by email no later than five (5) days prior to the scheduled class date.

Requests received less than five (5) days before the class will be considered on a case-by-case basis and are subject to the sole discretion of High Value Training Academy.

Students who fail to attend a scheduled class without prior notification will be considered a no show and will forfeit their registration fee.

If High Value Training Academy must cancel or reschedule a course due to severe weather, instructor illness, facility issues, insufficient enrollment, or other unforeseen circumstances, students will be notified as soon as possible and offered the opportunity to transfer their registration to a replacement course date or apply their registration fee toward another High Value Training Academy course.

A student's inability to attend a replacement course date does not automatically qualify for a refund.

If High Value Training Academy cancels a course and does not offer a replacement course date or alternative course option, students will receive a full refund of their registration fee.

Approved class transfers must be used within one (1) year of the original class date or the registration fee will be forfeited.

Students are permitted one (1) reschedule per registration. If a student reschedules a course and subsequently cancels, reschedules again, or fails to attend the rescheduled course, no additional transfers, credits, or refunds will be granted.

Class transfers are nontransferable and may only be used by the originally registered student unless otherwise approved by High Value Training Academy.

Donations to High Value Training Academy and Course Registration Fees are nonrefundable.  High Value Training Academy will refund a course registration fee in the event a course is canceled and is unable to provide a replacement course date or alternative course option. 

Refunds will not be issued for student cancellations, scheduling conflicts, missed classes, late arrivals, failure to meet course requirements, no shows, or removal from a course for safety or conduct violations.

Community events in Northeast Ohio are open to the public, however registration is required due to safety considerations for live fire on the range.  A voluntary donation to support a community event is not a course see, and therefore not refundable for any reason. 

Students who are removed from a course for unsafe behavior, failure to follow instructor directions, or violations of range or facility rules are not eligible for refunds, credits, or transfers.

Gift Certificates and eGift Certificates are nonrefundable but may be transferred to another person. Gift Certificates never expire.

Student Conduct & Safety Policy

Students are expected to ALWAYS follow all instructor directions, range commands, and safety rules. Safety is the highest priority in every High Value Training Academy community event and course.

Any intentional unsafe act, reckless behavior, impairment, disruptive conduct, harassment, or refusal to follow instructor directions may result in immediate removal from the course and/or range.

Students removed for safety or conduct violations are not eligible for refunds, credits, transfers, or future enrollment privileges.

Participation in community events on a live fire range and firearms training and shooting activities involves inherent risks, including the risk of serious injury, property damage, or death.

By registering for a High Value Training community event of course, students acknowledge that they are voluntarily participating in activities involving firearms and agree to assume all associated risks.

Students are required to ALWAYS follow all instructor directions, range commands, facility rules, and safety procedures. Any intentional unsafe act, impairment, disruptive conduct, or failure to follow instructions may result in immediate removal from the course and/or range without refund.

Students are responsible for ensuring they are legally eligible to possess and use firearms under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

High Value Training Academy and its instructors do not provide legal advice. Any legal information presented during training is educational in nature only and should not be relied upon as legal counsel.

Students will be required to sign a complete liability waiver, assumption of risk agreement, and photo/video release prior to participating in any training activities.