VIP Protection Training

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and legal aspects of VIP protection.
• Apply threat and risk assessment methodologies to identify potential dangers to VIPs.
• Implement protective security measures, including route planning, venue security, and access control.
• Evaluate and respond to security incidents during VIP movements.
• Design and implement a comprehensive VIP protection plan.
• Demonstrate effective communication and liaison skills in a VIP protection context.

Target Audience

This course is designed for individuals seeking to enter the private security industry as VIP protection officers, as well as current security personnel wishing to specialize in close protection.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical exercises are essential to develop hands-on skills in threat assessment, defensive tactics, protective formations, and emergency response. Learners will apply theoretical knowledge in realistic scenarios, building confidence and competence for real-world VIP protection.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Advance Survey and Route Planning — Learners conduct a mock advance survey of a venue and plan a secure route for a VIP movement, including contingency planning. (4h)
• Practical 2: Defensive Tactics and Control Techniques — Learners practice disengagement, blocking, and control techniques in simulated threat scenarios, focusing on safe and proportionate responses. (4h)
• Practical 3: Protective Formations and Vehicle Operations — Learners execute walking formations and vehicle convoy drills, including emergency evacuation and response to ambush scenarios. (4h)
• Practical 4: Integrated Scenario Exercise — A full-scale simulation of a VIP visit, incorporating advance planning, route security, close protection, and emergency response, followed by a debrief. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	40% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.