Acumen Training

On-site Classes

Acumen Training teaches all of its classes on corporate sites throughout the world. John has taught classes at corporate sites in all the major cities in the United States and in many other cities throughout the world.

On-site classes are taught for a fixed fee plus travel expenses.

Scheduling a class

To schedule an on-site class at your company, contact John Deubert at Acumen Training.

  • You and John will together set a date for the class.
  • John will send you an estimated charge for the class, based on the fees listed below. (Note that travel expenses can be only estimated ahead of time.)

On-Site Class Fees

On-site classes are charged a fixed fee plus the instructor's travel expenses. There are two tiers for the fixed part of the fee: an On-site 8 class can have up to 8 students; On-site 16 classes may have up to 16 students.


PostScript Classes

Course On-site 8 On-site 16
PostScript Foundations
(Five days, hands-on)
$10,000 $15,000
Troubleshooting PostScript
(Three days, hands-on)
$7,500 $11,000
Variable Data PostScript
(Five days, hands-on)
$10,000 $15,000
Advanced PostScript
(Four days, hands-on)
$10,000 $15,000

PDF Classes

Course On-site 8 On-site 16
PDF 1: File Content and Structure
(Four days, hands-on)
$10,000 $15,000
PDF 2: Advanced File Content
(Four days, hands-on)
$10,000 $15,000
Support Engineers’ PDF
(Two days, hands-on)
$5,000 $8,000

Combined Support Classes

Course On-site 8 On-site 16
Troubleshooting PostScript +
Support Engineers’ PDF
(Five days, hands-on)
$10,000 $15,000

Site Requirements

Below are the equipment requirements for on-site classes. If you wish, John can arrange rental of this equipment and a classroom in your area.

PostScript & PDF Classes require the following equipment:

  • At least one computer per two students; better would be one computer per student. Each computer must have the following installed on it:
    • Windows XP or later or Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
    • PostScript classes: The full Adobe Acrobat package (including Distiller) installed on each computer; alternatively you may have Jaws Systems' PDF Creator and the Acrobat Reader installed on each computer.
    • PDF classes: Acrobat Reader 6 or later installed on each computer.
  • White board or equivalent writing surface
  • Computer projector with a minimum resolution of 1028x768.
  • Additional free software will be supplied by Acumen Training.

Payment Terms

Class fees are billed net 30. The client will be billed for class fee and expenses after the end of class.



Classes Outside the United States

Classes outside the United States have the same pricing as those within the country. Click here for a few notes about on-site classes outside the United States.