Advanced Personal Protection officer Specialist Certification
40 HR Course
· Protective Duties: The core responsibilities and functions of a Personal Protection Officer.
· Protocol: Professional conduct, etiquette, and how to blend into various environments.
· 1st Aid: Essential medical training for emergency response (sometimes specifically listed as "Tactical Combat Casualty Care and First Aid Training").
· International Law: Understanding legal frameworks relevant to protective operations, especially for international assignments.
· Terrorist MO (Modus Operandi): Understanding the methods and tactics of terrorist organizations.
· Vehicle Search: Techniques for inspecting vehicles for threats.
· Threat Assessment: Identifying potential risks and vulnerabilities.
· Risk Analysis: Evaluating the likelihood and severity of identified threats.
· Advance Reconnaissance: Pre-planning and scouting locations, routes, and venues.
· Route Selections: Choosing secure and efficient travel paths.
· Security Planning: Developing comprehensive security plans for clients.
· Residential Security: Protecting clients at their homes or temporary residences.
· Specialist Equipment: Knowledge and use of various security-related equipment.
· Counter Surveillance Measures: Detecting and evading surveillance.
· Protective Deployment: Formations and positioning to protect the client.
· Communication Psychology: Effective communication with clients, team members, and the public.
· Work Ethics: Professional standards and integrity.
· Quick Response Techniques: Rapid reaction to threats.
· Disarming Techniques: Disarming an assailant.
· Unarmed Combat: Hand-to-hand defensive tactics.
· Vehicle Tactics: Security driving, evasive maneuvers, and vehicle-based protection strategies.
· Arrival & Departure Drills: Secure procedures for client ingress and egress.
· Firearms Safety: Fundamental principles of safe firearm handling.
· Defensive Handgun Techniques: Practical skills for using a handgun in a protective context.
· Live Fire Drills: Practical shooting exercises (especially relevant for USA and Asia courses where firearms are used).
· I.E.D. Awareness: Recognition and response to Improvised Explosive Devices.
· Bomb Security and Procedures: Protocols for dealing with bomb threats.
· Hotel Security: Specific considerations for protecting clients in hotel environments.
· Search Techniques: Methods for searching individuals, vehicles, and locations.
· Applied OODA Techniques: Understanding and applying the Observe, Orient, Decide, Act loop for rapid decision-making.
