GI Bill Approved
Homeland Security
Executive Protection Agent Training Program (HS-EPATP)
Degree Code: Certificate
Curriculum Code: Homeland Security
Continuing & Professional Education
Program duration: 7-Days
Course Contact Hours: 70
Cost: 3,900.00
Additional Info: www.columbusstate.edu/CE
Campus Location: Columbus, GA
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
HOMELAND SECURITY-PROTECTIVE SECURITY SPECIALIST TRAINING PROGRAM (HS-PSSTP)
The Homeland Security-Protective Security Specialist Training Program (HS-PSSTP) is designed to prepare corporate security, military, and law enforcement professionals with relevant career skill-sets to perform and succeed in a challenging field. The seven-day (7) comprehensive training program delivers a curriculum that is Relevant, Realistic, and Recent. The holistic training program is scalable and adaptable to corporate and law enforcement protective services. Classes include a historical perspective of protective services; fundamentals of protection; and a series of practical exercises which allow the students to apply the methods and techniques learned in the classroom. Students will learn to work independently and as members of a protective team. The goal of the program is to provide a solid foundation that the students can build upon with real-world experience. Graduates who are practitioners will benefit through enhancement of career potential. Entry-level students will be prepared to pursue diverse opportunities in corporate and government security services. The course culminates with a final protective assignment conducted in a real-world setting.
CAREERS & OUTCOMES
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With recent threats and security concerns to the homeland, the protection field has experienced a market growth in private security. In a case study recently released by ASIS and the Institute of Finance Management, the U.S. security industry was found to be a $350 billion industry employing over 400 executives. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statics, the security industry is projected to experience the most future growth. At 12.1 percent, it is the largest among protective services from 2012 to 2022. Graduates of protective security specialist training programs often pursue higher education, obtaining their Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Homeland Security or Criminal Justice studies.
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ORGANIZATION OF THE PROGRAM
The training program is comprised of a series of 10 modules that cover topics ranging from the executive escort to more specialized topics such as motorcade assault and explosive countermeasures. The program allows the instructor to properly evaluate each participant’s performance against numerous established criteria. Given that individual participants will exhibit varying skill levels, the course adopts a crawl-walk-run approach. The students crawl as they are introduced to the material via presentations, videos, and classroom exercises. The students begin to walk as they demonstrate their abilities in practical exercises that isolate each learning objective for the instructor to observe and evaluate. Finally, the students are running as they demonstrate their abilities in their assigned positions during the final training exercise.
Below is a comprehensive list of the Homeland Security-Protective Security Specialist Training Program modules and accompanying learning objectives.
HOMELAND SECURITY
PROTECTIVE SECURITY SPECIALIST TRAINING PROGRAM
(70 Hours)
Module 1: Introduction to Protective Security Operations (4 hours)
Learning Objectives:
1) Identify the purpose of a Protective Security Detail.
2) Discuss standards of conduct for Protective Security Operations.
3) Articulate the role and functions of private security.
4) Identify appropriate responses to ethical situations in the security profession.
Module 2: Protective Security Detail Formations and Responsibilities (4 hours)
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Learning Objectives:
1) Identify the positions and associated responsibilities in a Protective Security Detail.
2) Discuss concentric rings of security as it applies to Protective Security Operations.
3) Identify Protective Security Detail formations.
4) Discuss Protective Security walking formation tactics.
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Module 3: Arrivals and Departures (4 hours)
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Learning Objectives:
1) Demonstrate duties upon arrival of a motorcade.
2) Demonstrate duties upon departure of a motorcade.
3) Apply communication protocols to arrival and departure scenarios.
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Module 4: Motorcade Operations (6 hours)
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Learning Objectives:
1) Identify motorcade types and configurations.
2) Identity responsibilities of motorcade drivers and agents.
3) Identify procedures for motorcade maneuvers.
Module 5: Advances (12 hours)
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Learning Objectives:
1) Identify the responsibilities of a site advance.
2) Discuss the phases of a site advance.
3) Identify route planning procedures.
4) Identify security risks and potential threat(s) to the client.
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Module 6: Surveillance Detection (6 hours)
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Learning Objectives:
1) Identify the phases of a terrorist operation.
2) Identify methods of terrorist surveillance.
3) Discuss surveillance indicators.
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Module 7: Tactical MED (8 hours)
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Learning Objectives:
1) Demonstrate and apply proper tourniquet treatment and TACMED basic A.
2) Discuss proper protective security medical response.
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Module 8: Attack Responses (8 hours)
Lesson 1: Terrorist Tactics
Learning Objectives:
1) Identify the methodologies used to conduct attacks.
2) Discuss the characteristics of an IED.
3) Discuss trends in terrorist attacks.
4) Review case studies of attacks on protectees.
5) Develop effective countermeasures aimed at protecting the client.
Lesson 2: Attack Response
Learning Objectives:
1) Identify responses to attacks on a walking formation.
2) Identify responses to attacks on a motorcade.
3) Identify evacuation methods.
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Module 9: Final Training Exercise (16 hours)
Module 10: (2 hours)
1) Written examination
2) Course critiques
3) Graduation