Applied Training & Consulting    /    Dignitary Protection

The Spartan Group offers several comprehensive training programs for the dignitary protection professional. Only the most effective doctrines and techniques are used in our Dignitary Protection Courses, each derived from the best protection units in the world. Our careful course development results in Dignitary Protection Training that is unmatched in the industry.

Dignitary Protection Courses

  • Our courses stress pro-active policies and planning.
  • Our courses include all of the skills required in Dignitary Protection Program.
  • All of our instructors come from the best units worldwide. Students are required to perform at the highest standard.

The Dignitary Protection Training Full Course requires up to 12 days of intensive instruction. Spartan Group has also developed a series of subcourses drawn from this full course. These subcourses will enable the client to choose individual courses and subjects tailored to their needs.

- Introduction to Dignitary Protection -

This course provides the student with the basics of the protective mission. The student will gain an understanding of the full realm of skills required by the protection professional.

Topics covered:

  • Working the Principal
  • SOP Development
  • Formations
  • Venue Planning
  • Advance Mission
  • Client Relationships
  • Driving Didactics
  • Marksmanship
  • Route Planning
  • Presentation
  • Intelligence
  • Curbside Operations

 

- Advanced Dignitary Protection/Tactical Driving Course -

This course builds on the basic course and continues the development of the student's skills. This course is intensely hands-on and performance-oriented.

Topics covered:

  • Basic Skill Reviews
  • Immediate Action Drills
  • Vehicle Contact Drills
  • Performance Driving
  • Vehicle Marksmanship
  • Counter Sniper Operations
  • Crisis Action Team
  • Full Detail Deployment
  • Explosive Searches
  • Motorcade Drills
  • Counter Surveillance
  • Trauma Medicine

 

- Protective Service Managers -

Course attendance is restricted to experienced agents. During this course the student will learn how to manage the activities of a protective detail.

Topics covered:

  • SOP / IAD Development
  • Multiple Team Planning
  • AIC Operations Order
  • Client Contracting
  • Post Crisis Management
  • Airport Considerations
  • Electrical Surveillance
  • Agency Interfacing
  • Phased Deployment
  • Legal Considerations