The certified security specialist program at ESI Lifeforce (a general certification) prepares a student to provide security to an executive or family, carry out electronic countermeasures or collect intelligence. Students can take the program in a classroom setting or with a combination of classroom learning in Colorado and distance education courses. Required courses cover topics such as protection principles, criminal intelligence collection and interrogation. Available electives focus on areas such as surveillance methods, bomb identification, electronic security and workplace violence. ESI notes on its website that it accepts Veterans Education benefits to help cover tuition.
Executive Security International
esi-lifeforce.com
The Center for Advanced Security Studies offers three training tracks for aspiring bodyguards. The one-month long immersion program takes students to Florida and South America for intensive training that prepares graduates to enter the personal security industry. Prospective students who want to work as private security providers in locations such as Iraq and Afghanistan can take a 14-day course for high-risk tactical operators. A tactical shooting program teaches instinctive shooting and situational awareness skills. The training programs use lectures and demonstrations to teach skills to students, who must then demonstrate their ability to carry out tasks. Topics covered in the bodyguard training programs include reconnaissance, counter-surveillance, criminal profiling, leadership and executive protection. Tuition for the training courses includes meals, accommodations and incidental fees; the high-risk tactical operator and tactical shooting courses take place in Florida.
Center for Advanced Security Studies
bodyguardschool.com
Bodyguard Training International offers a bodyguard academy, with courses taught by former special forces and SWAT team members. Students receive individualized instruction in small classes of no more than 12 and train in real-world situations. Prospective students learn skills in executive and celebrity protection, client interaction, and advance work. In addition to the bodyguard academy, BTI offers half-day classes in a variety of locations throughout California that prepare participants to legally carry a concealed weapon in more than two dozen states.
Bodyguard Training International
2219 East Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Suite 267
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
818-335-0052
usabodyguards.com
The Counter Threat Group offers bodyguard training courses in London and in New York. The program includes training in executive protection, firearms, and anti-ambush driving; each topic is taught in its own module. The topics covered in the executive protection module include threat assessment, venue-based security, conflict management and operational planning. The driver training module teaches high-speed pursuit, tactical turns and cockpit drills. Firearms training shows students proper loading and unloading techniques for various weapons, as well as aiming methods and stances. An additional module on how to protect high net-worth clients is offered by invitation only. Professionals with experience as special agents in the U.S. and overseas teach the courses.
Counter Threat Group
PO Box 49036
London, UK
United Kingdom
N11 3WP
44-0-207-000-1300
counterthreatgroup.com