VIP Protection Course
Who is this course for:
The course is designed for VIP Protection Services Officials who put their lives at risk for the safeguarding of their client.
It is important to realize that in addition to being a marksman and able to perform martial arts with skill, speed and dexterity, close protection also encompasses planning for multiple different situations and threats and as far as possible preventing your client from being in any form of danger.
Yes, you need to be able to protect your client in any and all bad situations, however, if you have to use force in a field mission, you have led your VIP into a danger zone that should have been avoided from the start. If your VIP was to be attacked, the chances are that another backup attack is prepared and waiting for the ideal time to engage.
This secondary attack would usually be more organized and well implemented since if you were operating under cover they now know you which increases the danger. If you are operating in a two-man team and you’ve engaged a threat, your secondary agent will have already left the scene with the VIP. This means you are now alone to handle the secondary attack and your VIP now only has one person with him to protect him from any possible further attack.
Before being accepted to take part in this course there is a selection process which includes:
a) Fitness test
b) Drivers License and Basic Driving
c) Firearm Competency and Basic Shooting
d) Mental Assessment
Course includes:
Reconnaissance Introduction, Intermediate & Advanced Scene Safety
First Aid
Critical first aid
Specific Medical Conditions
Protocol and etiquette
Bodyguard attire & accoutrements
Escort Theory
Personnel Escort
Pedestrian Escort
House Safety
Event Safety
Practical Escort
Pedestrian
House Safety
Riding Shotgun
Air Marshal
Driving
Theory
Skid Pan
Pit Maneuver
Convoy
Personnel Escort
Embus / Debus
The body guard and the law
Introduction to conflict management
Unarmed combat intense training
Firearm handling intense training