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  Choosing the Right Executive Protection Training: Tuition, Accreditation, and Real-World Preparation By Matt Parker, CEO, ISA and the ISA team of instructors. Introduction Choosing an executive protection (EP) training program is a significant investment in time and money. The marketplace is full of options, ranging from short seminars to month-long accredited courses, and tuition costs swing wildly. But as with many things, price does not always equate to quality. For students and hiring managers, the real challenge is sorting through the marketing, understanding what makes a program reputable, and ensuring the investment truly prepares the student for the job. This comprehensive guide brings together insights from hiring managers, graduates, and school owners; industry analysis; and a deep dive into curriculum, tuition, and accreditation. If you're considering an EP training course, read this before you sign up. Does Price Equal Quality? A common misconception is that more expe...

Defending Democracy Initiative

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 Defending Democracy Initiative  The ISA training program for law enforcement and those in the private sector assigned or responsible for the security of elected or other public officials and candidates for office.   With a history of success in training those protecting our public officials, ISA announces we will conduct another fully accredited course from June 16th to 22nd, 2025, in Prince George's County, Maryland.   We are also inviting those in law enforcement and the private security sector who work with public officials to attend a day of training as our guests. Please contact us at mparker@eptraining.us For our latest article on the subject of defending democracy, please visit:  https://www.eptraining.us/defending-democracy-the-urgent-need-to-protect-public-officials/blog/

Executive Protection Training Standards

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  Welcome to our Google Blogger account.  This blog will highlight executive protection training and services, featuring various writers who are instructors, subject matter experts, and members of the leadership team from the Independent Security Advisors training academy, aka EPTraining.us. For this blog, we will try to stay on topic, current, and always open to debate.  This inaugural blog will focus on executive protection training standards and the  Instructional Systems Design  (ISD) process .   The topic has seen some interest over the last few years after being almost non-existent or taboo across the industry. We first addressed it on our blog Nov 2018.   https://www.eptraining.us/establishing-a-national-standard-of-training-for-executive-protection-training-old-news-to-isa/blog/    But back then many "legacy" instructors and their schools felt that any form of centralized, industry-approved, or otherwise mandated training st...