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Explore Procypher Protection Academy courses in Executive Protection, protective firearms, motorcade operations, low-light and night operations, operational planning, protective combatives, protective medicine, Law Enforcement, Public Safety, and the progressive P.O.L.A.R.™ pathway.
Explore current Procypher Protection Academy training by course and pathway. Each listing identifies the course scope, standard duration, delivery format and the prerequisites or student-readiness requirements that matter before enrollment. Individual courses may be taken as focused professional development or as part of a progressive Academy pathway.
Core progression and professional specialty courses
The Executive Protection Operations Series develops capability from individual firearms and protective movement through team operations, motorcade response, reduced light/night work, operational planning, protective combatives and protective medicine. Courses may stand alone when prerequisites are met or support a broader professional-development progression.
3 Days | 24 Contact Hours | In Person / Live Fire
The entry point into the Executive Protection firearms progression. Students build safe, repeatable handgun handling, accuracy, reloads, stoppage management, one-handed operation and introductory movement needed before advanced protective-firearms work.
Prerequisites / Readiness: No formal advanced prerequisite. Basic handgun-safety familiarity is expected; students must be able to stand, kneel, draw, reload and move safely on the range.
4 Days | 32 Contact Hours | In Person / Live Fire
Advances individual handgun performance through accountable speed, target transitions, positional work, movement, one-handed problem solving and demanding performance standards relevant to protective operations.
Prerequisites / Readiness: PPA-EP-100 or Academy-approved equivalent proficiency. Students must demonstrate safe holster work, consistent handgun accuracy and the physical ability to sustain four days of practical range training.
5 Days | 40 Contact Hours | In Person / Live Fire / Practical
Integrates individual firearms capability with protective movement, cover, vehicles, venues and principal-oriented problem solving. Training shifts the student from shooting performance to making safe protective decisions while moving and working around a principal.
Prerequisites / Readiness: PPA-EP-200 or approved equivalent recommended. Students must demonstrate safe handgun handling while moving and be physically able to kneel, use cover and work repeatedly around vehicles and structures.
5 Days | 40 Contact Hours | In Person / Team Practical
Develops coordinated protective-detail performance through team roles, formations, communication, arrivals and departures, vehicle integration, attack response, casualty considerations and extraction under controlled pressure.
Prerequisites / Readiness: PPA-EP-300 or documented operational equivalency. Requires mature team judgment, safe movement around other armed personnel and the physical ability to move, kneel and work around vehicles and structures for five training days.
3 Days | 24 Contact Hours | In Person / Vehicle Practical
Develops protective transportation planning and execution, including route and contingency planning, vehicle roles, seating, embus/debus procedures, arrivals and departures, communications, blocked routes and disabled-vehicle response.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Prior protective-operations experience or Academy approval. Students must be able to participate safely in repeated vehicle-based practical training and follow driver and safety-controller commands.
5 Days | 40 Contact Hours Standard | 3-Day Agency Option
Develops immediate protective response when a principal is suddenly targeted in a venue, around a vehicle or while moving in formation. Students integrate recognition, shielding, movement, communication, cover, evacuation and extraction with principal survival as the priority.
Prerequisites / Readiness: PPA-EP-200 recommended minimum; PPA-EP-300 preferred. Students must meet the firearms, movement, physical-readiness and safety requirements of the selected delivery configuration.
2 Days | 16 Contact Hours | In Person / Reduced-Light Live Fire
Builds foundational reduced-light handgun capability through positive identification, safe light/weapon integration, reloads, malfunction clearance, one-handed operation, cover and deliberate decision-making in visually degraded environments.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Safe handgun handling from the holster and ability to reload and clear basic malfunctions. PPA-EP-100 is recommended; students must be able to stand, kneel, use cover and move under reduced visibility.
3 Days | 24 Contact Hours | In Person / Low-Light Practical
Applies reduced-light skills to protective movement, venue transitions, vehicle problems, arrivals and departures, communication and principal-oriented immediate action. Emphasis remains on identification, disciplined light use and safe movement. Prerequisites / Readiness: Safe, efficient handgun handling; prior reduced-light experience strongly recommended. PPA-EP-700 or approved equivalent is recommended, with physical ability to work around vehicles, barricades and structures in reduced visibility.
2 Days | 16 Contact Hours | In Person / Night Vehicle Practical
Focuses on night protective transportation and principal transfer, including route planning, lighting and exposure management, vehicle positioning, embus/debus, arrivals and departures, communications and vehicle contingencies.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Prior motorcade or protective-movement training strongly recommended; PPA-EP-500 preferred. Students must be able to perform repeated vehicle entry/exit and movement drills safely in darkness or reduced visibility.
3 Days | 24 Contact Hours | In Person / Classroom + Field Planning
Formalizes the planning disciplines that support protective operations before movement begins; itinerary analysis, advances, route reconnaissance, site and venue surveys, access/egress, staging, contingencies, medical and transportation integration, operational documentation and professional briefings.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Prior protective, dignitary, security-operations or Academy-approved equivalent experience recommended. No firearms prerequisite; students must participate in field survey work, planning assignments and formal briefings.
3 Days | 24 Instructional Contact Hours | In-Person | Instructor-Led
Develops close-contact protective skills focused on avoidance, disruption, principal control, disengagement, evacuation, pistol retention and weapon-access protection. It is protective combatives for the mission, not a martial-arts ranking or law-enforcement arrest/control certification.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Students must be physically able to kneel, move, grip and participate in controlled-contact and moderate resistance drills; comply immediately with stop/tap commands; and disclose limitations that affect safe participation. PPA-EP-300/400 or equivalent movement experience is recommended, not mandatory with Academy approval.
4 Days | 32 Instructional Contact Hours | In-Person | Instructor-Led
Builds useful first-responder capability for protective environments through BLS/CPR/AED, hemorrhage control, patient assessment, common medical and environmental emergencies, casualty movement, EMS handoff and medical advance planning. Authorized AHA and Stop the Bleed credentialing blocks are delivered to their respective standards; the broader PPA course is not presented as paramedic or TCCC certification.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Students must be able to kneel, perform hands-on resuscitation and trauma skills, and participate in supervised casualty-movement and evacuation drills. Any credential-specific eligibility requirements are controlled by the applicable credentialing body and scheduled course notice.
15 Days | 150 Instructional Contact Hours | In Person / Integrated Program
The flagship integrated Program develops the knowledge, judgment and practical capability required to operate across modern protective assignments. Training combines firearms, protective movement, team tactics, motorcade operations, Attack on Principal response, low-light/night operations, operational planning and briefing, and scenario-based field application.
Prerequisites / Readiness: No advanced-series prerequisite when taken as the full entry-to-advanced Academy progression. Students need baseline firearms safety knowledge, professional maturity and physical readiness for prolonged range, movement, vehicle and field training; all pre-arrival documentation and issued equipment requirements must be completed.
Structured curriculum. Mission-specific application.
Procypher Protection Academy provides structured, agency-focused training for law-enforcement, corrections, court security, public-safety and specialized personnel. Agencies may select complete courses, focused standalone instruction, recurring sustainment training or compatible multi-day combinations built around mission requirements.
On-Demand | Self-Paced
Introduces the prevention-focused protective mindset, principal-centered operations, basic planning considerations, protective movement, formations, communications and foundational dignitary-protection concepts relevant to law enforcement personnel. This introductory professional-development course does not represent qualification to
independently conduct dignitary or executive-protection assignments.
Prerequisites / Readiness: No formal prerequisite. Intended for law-enforcement, corrections, public-safety, security and other approved professional audiences.
1 Day | 8 Instructional Contact Hours | In-Person | Instructor-Led
Introduces the mindset, planning, movement, communications, formations and decision-making principles used during dignitary and public-official protection assignments. Students apply foundational concepts through planning exercises, protective movement, practical drills and scenario-based application.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Sworn law-enforcement, corrections, public-safety personnel, vetted protection/security professionals or agency-approved students. Students must safely participate in basic movement drills and practical exercises...
5 Days | 40 Instructional Contact Hours | In-Person | Instructor-Led
A comprehensive protective-operations course for personnel assigned to dignitary, elected-official, command-staff, executive or special-event protection. Training integrates advance work, route and venue planning, protective movement and formations, arrivals/departures, vehicle operations, Attack on Principal response, hardpointing, recovery/extraction,
communications, contingencies, Operational Planning & Briefing and integrated scenarios.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Law-enforcement, public-safety, military or vetted protective personnel. Students must be physically capable of repeated movement, vehicle-based practical exercises and scenario participation.
PPA-LE-310 through PPA-LE-350 may be delivered independently, used for recurring sustainment or combined into a focused agency program
1 Day | 8 Instructional Contact Hours | In-Person | Instructor-Led
Develops team positioning, protective coverage, formations, role assignment, spacing, transitions, communication, principal-side responsibilities and movement through public, transitional or constrained environments.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Law-enforcement, security, public-safety or agency-approved personnel capable of repeated movement and team practical exercises.
1 Day | 8 Instructional Contact Hours | In-Person | Instructor-Led
Develops planning and execution of principal movement between vehicles, venues, buildings and transitional areas, including staging, positioning, embus/debus, principal transfer, communications, movement control and contingencies.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Law-enforcement, public-safety, protective or agency-approved personnel capable of repeated vehicle entry/exit and practical movement exercises.
1 Day | 8 Instructional Contact Hours | In-Person | Instructor-Led
Addresses coordinated protective response to sudden attacks or disruptive events on foot, around vehicles or within structures, emphasizing principal control, shielding, movement, communication, evacuation, extraction and team coordination.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Prior protective-movement experience or agency-approved equivalent is recommended. Students must meet the physical and safety requirements of the scheduled practical configuration.
1 Day | 8 Instructional Contact Hours | In-Person | Instructor-Led
Develops protective vehicle roles, seating, staging, route execution, vehicle positioning, driver/security coordination, embus/debus, arrivals/departures, communications and transportation contingencies.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Law-enforcement, public-safety, driver/security or agency-approved personnel capable of repeated vehicle entry/exit and practical vehicle-based training.
1 Day | 8 Instructional Contact Hours | In-Person | Instructor-Led
Focuses on establishing defensible temporary positions, maintaining principal control, recovering a principal from a compromised location, emergency movement, extraction, vehicle transfer, communications and coordinated team response.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Prior protective-movement training is recommended. Students must be physically capable of repeated movement and practical team exercises.
1 Day | 8 Instructional Contact Hours | In-Person | Instructor-Led
Provides practical training for personnel responsible for inmate, prisoner, detainee, witness or other controlled movement. Training addresses mission planning, route selection, alternate routes, contingency planning, communications, vehicle security, high-risk movement, emergency stops, medical considerations and operational briefing.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Law-enforcement, corrections, transport, court-security or agency-approved personnel. Agencies should identify vehicle configurations, policies, current procedures and recurring transport concerns before delivery.
2 Days | 16 Instructional Contact Hours | In-Person | Instructor-Led
A combined fundamentals course covering transport planning, route selection, contingency planning, communications, vehicle security and high-risk movement, followed by courthouse/courtroom security, defendant movement, positioning, judge/staff protection, emergency response and scenario-based application.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Law-enforcement, corrections, transport, court-security, supervisory or agency-approved personnel. Students must safely participate in movement and practical scenario exercises.
1 Day | 8 Instructional Contact Hours | In-Person | Instructor-Led
Develops practical security concepts for courthouse and courtroom environments, including access considerations, defendant movement, courtroom positioning, officer roles, judge/staff protection, communications, emergency response, evacuation and scenario-based problem solving.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Court-security, corrections, law-enforcement, bailiff, supervisory or other agency-approved personnel.
1 Day | 8 Instructional Contact Hours | In-Person | Instructor-Led
Provides a structured approach to planning and supporting public events, government functions, community gatherings and other operations requiring coordinated security. Training includes risk assessment, site planning, staffing, command structure, access control, communications, medical/emergency planning, contingencies, evacuation, briefing and after-action review.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Law-enforcement, public-safety, emergency-management, security, supervisory, command or other approved personnel involved in event planning or operations.
4 Instructional Hours | In-Person / Live Online / On-Demand
Develops professional planning habits, role clarity, communication, structured observation, decision-making and operational preparation for personnel working in dynamic public-safety environments. Delivery may use facilitated
exercises, case analysis, scenario decisions, tabletop planning or self-paced knowledge assessment as appropriate to the modality.
Prerequisites / Readiness: No formal prerequisite beyond appropriate professional, agency or approved student status.
2 Days | 16 Instructional Contact Hours | In-Person | Instructor-Led
Enhanced training for selected personnel assigned to high-risk transport, court security, tactical support, VIP/public official operations, special events or other assignments requiring greater protective-movement capability. Training may
include protective movement, team communication, emergency-action planning, vehicle transfer, hardpoint establishment, high-risk movement, courtroom emergency response, tactical-support integration and scenarios.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Experienced law-enforcement, corrections, court-security, tactical-support or protective personnel selected by the requesting agency. Students must be physically capable of repeated movement and practical scenario participation.
3 Days | 24 Contact Hours | In Person / Classroom + Field Planning
May be delivered to law-enforcement audiences using agency-specific examples, planning products and exercises while retaining the same controlled course identity.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Prior protective, dignitary, security or agency planning experience is recommended.
Agency firearms training may include duty-handgun skill development, advanced gun handling, reduced-light application, movement, protective-firearms integration, remediation and mission-specific sustainment. Where an applicable controlled Academy firearms course already exists, use that established course identity rather than creating a conflicting duplicate.
Agency deliveries may incorporate current policies, vehicles, facilities, staffing, recurring operational concerns and approved procedures while maintaining the controlled objectives and completion requirements of the applicable
Academy course.
Structured Observation • Risk Recognition • Professional Decision-Making
P.O.L.A.R.™ is taught through a progressive course pathway that moves students from foundational observation into professional application and advanced team-based decision-making. Students begin by learning how to organize what they observe, then progress into communicating the read, recognizing access concerns, making controlled adjustments and supporting defensible decisions.
3 Total Learning Hours | On-Demand | Foundations
The starting layer of the P.O.L.A.R. pathway. Students learn to organize observation using People, Objects, Location, Actions and Reasoning, separate what is known from what is assumed, and choose proportionate next steps in everyday and basic professional scenarios.
Prerequisites / Readiness: No prior P.O.L.A.R. course required. Completion requires all on-demand lessons, an 80% or higher knowledge assessment and a satisfactory scenario response.
9 Total Learning Hours | 5 Pre-Course + 4 Live Online
Moves structured observation into professional protection, law enforcement, investigation and security environments using Positioning, Observable Behavior, Location, Access and Risk. Students learn to speak the read, recognize access windows, make controlled adjustments and support defensible decisions.
Prerequisites / Readiness: Prior professional training or experience in situational awareness, protective operations, law enforcement, investigations, security, or a related discipline is recommended. Arcuri Group SAS and SAS-AP are also recognized as recommended preparatory coursework for students entering the professional application level.
In Person | Agency / Team Delivery by Request | Advanced Team Application
Takes the P.O.L.A.R. layers into advanced team scenarios, operational communication, access-window recognition, controlled adjustment, movement decisions, surveillance/counter-surveillance indicators and after-action review. Designed for agencies, protective teams, corporate security and organizational training divisions. Prerequisites / Readiness: Completion of PPA-POL-200, or equivalent professional training and experience, is recommended before attending this advanced application course. Arcuri Group SAS and SAS-AP are recognized as recommended preparatory coursework, with AVDE-S or completion of the Arcuri Capstone providing additional relevant preparation for advanced team-based application.
Many Procypher Protection Academy courses can be delivered privately for law-enforcement agencies, protective teams, corporate security organizations and host facilities. Agency delivery may use an existing controlled course, an approved condensed configuration where the course master permits it, or a scoped program built from established Academy training areas. Dignitary Protection Fundamentals, arrivals and departures, protective movement, Attack on Principal response, motorcade operations, Operational Planning & Briefing, P.O.L.A.R.™, protective combatives and protective medicine can be configured around the requesting organization’s mission and available resources.
Course prerequisites and student requirements vary by program. Firearms, low-light, movement, vehicle, combatives and medical courses may require prior experience, physical participation, specialized equipment or completion of prerequisite training. Students are expected to arrive prepared, follow all instructor and safety directions, maintain professional conduct and complete the required instructional and evaluation blocks. When prior experience is offered as an equivalency, Academy approval may be required before enrollment.
Course dates, locations, class size, equipment, ammunition and delivery options vary by scheduled offering. A course listing does not by itself represent governmental licensing, academic credit, IADLEST approval, GI Bill/SAA approval or external accreditation unless that approval is specifically identified for the applicable course and version.
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