Security Personnel Training

Security personnel training typically involves instruction in the use of automatic weapons.

Security personnel training involves study in areas such as executive security protection, armed and unarmed security techniques and protective intelligence and investigation. Depending on the program, certain courses meet the standards required for state certification.

Scope

Security training concerns several disciplines, including weapons training, anti-kidnapping protocols and tactical first responder training. Security personnel training programs apply to both private security details and corporate security programs.

Duration

Some organizations, such as Executive Security International, offer 2,000 hours of peer-reviewed curriculum. Other companies, such as Security Training Center Inc., provide individual courses ranging from 20 hours to 40 hours, depending on the program.

Cost

As of October, 2010, the cost of security personnel training ranged from $60 for individual classes to $10,900 for security specialist programs.

References

• Executive Security International: Intelligence Based Protection Training
• Security Training Center, Inc.: Clases
• Executive Security International: Enrollment Agreement