Close Protection Operative

This 7-day Close Protection Operative course prepares you for real-world VIP security missions. Learn how to protect high-value individuals, lead security teams, and handle high-pressure situations with precision. Taught by ex-special forces professionals, this course blends tactical realism with operational discipline.

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Duration	7 Day’s
Weapons	Pistols – Glock 17
Methods	This course will be taught using theoretical and practical excercises. The lectures lectures will be conducted in the classroom, urban area and shooting range. The course will be given in EBSSA Training Center with the use of EBSSA equipment.
Instructors	Former Special Forces Operator
Skill Prerequisites	None. The candidate does not have to possess prior experience in Close Protection.
Gear	Casual clothing (no jeans), rain / weather gear and business clothing (slacks, jacket, tie and appropriate shoes), tactical cargo pants, tactical belt (sturdy) , sport shoes, sport uniform.

About the course

In today’s world, close protection isn’t just a skill – it’s a necessity for anyone tasked with safeguarding lives in unpredictable environments. The Close Protection Operative Course offered by EBSSA is a comprehensive, hands-on program designed to train future bodyguards, executive protection agents, and private security professionals for the real challenges of protective operations.
Over the course of 7 intensive days, you’ll receive elite-level instruction from former special forces operators, learning how to manage VIP security, lead a protection team, and execute threat mitigation strategies under live conditions.

Principles of close protection
Hello Arrivals / Departures
Dress code and etiquette
Tactical Firearms (Live Fire)
Case studies
Cover and evacuation drills live fire
Advance work
Radio communications procedures
Motorcade procedures
Introduction to threat assessment and risk analysis
Protection formations
Low profile security and tactics
Unarmed combat
Shooting under stress
Elements of Close Protection Team
Advance work; surveys, preparation and planning – exercise
Team Leader; roles & responsibilities
Final training exercise: IN TOWN EXCERICSE – training in realistic every day situation
Briefing the Principal

Course schedule

Course Name	Country	Duration	Price	Availability
Close Protection Operative	Serbia	6 October 2025 – 12 October 2025	1900 €	Available	Enroll