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Dignitary & Executive Protection Training
June 23 @ 8:00 am - June 29 @ 6:00 pm UTC+0
$1200 – $2300
ISA Dignitary & Executive Protection Academy & Center for Security and Anti Terrorism Training
The ISA Executive Protection Academy and Center for Security and Anti Terrorism Training provide close protection training to both the public and private sectors.
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ISA Executive Protection Training Program
Center for Security and Anti Terrorism Training
(An ISA Training Academy Sponsor)
Executive Protection Training
June 2025
This executive protection training course is part of one of the most thoroughly vetted and accredited private sector EP training programs.
Working with our partners and program sponsors, we will provide accredited executive protection training to students who conduct or support dignitary/executive protective service operations for public safety and the private security sector.
The ISA Dignitary and Executive Protection Training Program was initially intended for law enforcement personnel assigned to provide close/executive protection to public officials after the 2011 attempted assassination of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Gifford. However, hiring managers and corporate executive protection teams requested updates to ensure our private sector students receive the education, training, and skills to mitigate threats like the December 2024 assassination of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson. This is why many corporate and private EP details seek ISA graduates.
State Licensing:
** Graduates meet the Virginia DCJS PPS Credentials and North Carolina EP license requirements, and may receive 12 CEUs by the NCPPSB.
The International Foundation of Protection Officers endorses this course.
The ISA Dignitary and Executive Protection Program has been submitted for third-party audit and validation to law enforcement agencies, private sector EP programs, and educational institutions for state accreditation.
Course Objective Summary: The ISA course designers strongly focus on exceeding state requirements and Federal Law Enforcement Training Center training standards and addressing the training needs of different agencies, as mentioned in the General Accounting Office report GAO/GGD/OSI-00-139, titled Security Protection: Standardization Issues Regarding Protection of Executive Branch Officials, dated 07/11/2000.
The Syllabus: In 2011, our course instructors used the instructional systems development (ISD) process to develop our executive and close protection training program and curriculum. Initially developed for the U.S. Army by Florida State University’s Center for Educational Technology, this process took almost a year to complete.
To build the foundation for this course, we interviewed military, law enforcement, private sector, and corporate close protection subject matter experts. We determined the training objectives and course topics by speaking with hiring managers and corporate executive protection teams, reviewing state licensing requirements, current law enforcement and accredited EP training programs, and the General Accounting Office report GAO/GGD/OSI-00-139, dated 07/11/2000, titled Security Protection: Standardization Issues Regarding Protection of Executive Branch Officials.
Job Postings
So based on this process and from looking at the responsibilities listed in job postings we determined students will be introduced to; intelligence-driven risk assessments, threat monitoring, and risk mitigation security measures; Coordination of activities with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, and maintaining active communications with executive staff; threat investigations; defensive tactics; first aid/CPR; site security evaluations; security technology; planning and coordination of travel; security vulnerability assessments; planning of significant events involving the executives. Other topics include drones in EP operations, ethics, state-required de-escalation, and legal or regulatory classes.
During live exercises, students will be faced with real-world scenarios based on events such as the June 26th, 2018, breach of security of Senator McConnell and Transportation Secretary Chao, and the shooting of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson.
Graduates can prepare a threat assessment, complete the pre-mission risk mitigation planning process of advance and site surveys, and successfully demonstrate the proper procedures and skills to transport, escort, and provide a safe and secure environment for a public official or private client.
Program Training Sections: Operations (EPO); Medical (MED); Management (MGT); Communications (IPC); History (HIST); Sociology (SOC); Philosophy (PHI)
104 Course Learning Objectives; 123 Terminal Learning Objectives; 20 Practical Exercises; 5 Facilitated Discussions; Live Capstone
This Dignitary & Executive Protection Specialist Program is fully accredited and approved for in-service credits for law enforcement by the following agencies:
Maryland Police & Corrections Training Commission
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice
South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy
Georgia POST
North Carolina (accepted as part of an officer’s permanent record by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety
(7 Days & up to 84 hrs.)
Total 27 Course Categories
Who Should Attend: The curriculum is tailored for officers, deputies, state troopers, and private security sector employees who provide close protection to public officials, candidates for office, corporate executives, and others designated as “at risk.”
Mandatory Medical Training Certification
**This course includes CPR, Stop Bleed, and Basic First Aid.
ISA instructors will provide this training not only to registered students of this EP course but also to those who need to recertify their basic medical certification. For executive protection agents, this basic level of medical training is critical and required by the North Carolina PPSB and Virginia DCJS PPS 32E programs.
ISA has partnered with Phoenix Drones Aviation LLC
ISA, with our partners, offers FAA drone pilot certification training and drone protective operations courses. Contact us if your organization wants to schedule a stand-alone course or request a full class with this EP training program.
Attendance:
Although this program is open enrollment, restrictions apply, and seating is limited. Law Enforcement, those assigned close protection responsibilities, and Veterans have priority for seats.
Please review the syllabus on the requirements to attend https://www.eptraining.us/courses-master-list/dignitary-and-executive-protection-specialist-course/ and contact us with any questions at 315-486-7854, Monday through Friday, 9 am -7 pm, or Saturday, 10 am-3 pm.
Tuition: Seven-day Program
Special veteran $1300.00 and law enforcement $1,200.00 tuition rate
IFPO members receive a $1000.00 tuition reduction for attending this course. The $1,300.00 tuition rate is available to all IFPO members in good standing, and further tuition rates are available for groups and veterans.
All others cost $2,300.00 *Does not include lodging
Non-LE/Military Group rate savings:
Group of 4: $1,300.00 per student, a $1000.00 savings
Group of 3: $1,500.00 per student and $800.00 savings
A team of 2: $1,800.00 per student a $500.00 savings
Standards & Regulatory Requirements
Note: This course prepares the student to provide close protective services according to all applicable international, federal, state, and local laws and regulations and meets or exceeds the training and course hours required by the federal law enforcement training center and individual state-approved programs.
FLETA: This course voluntarily adheres to the regulatory requirements of the 2020 Edition FLETA Procedures and Standards manual.
Other regulatory agencies and requirements include the Virginia Register of Regulations, the North Carolina Private Protective Services Board, the North Carolina Department of Protective Services, Georgia POST, the South Carolina Department of Criminal Justice, and the Maryland Police Training Commission.