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Executive Protection and Close Protection Operations

High profile executives, visiting dignitaries and family members face targeted risks that ordinary guarding cannot address, from ambush on the school run to hostile surveillance outside a hotel. This programme covers protective intelligence, route planning, advance work, vehicle drills and venue security for close protection teams operating in South African and wider African travel environments, including liaison with SAPS VIP protection units.

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What you will be able to do

  • Assess the threat profile of a principal based on lifestyle, profile and travel patterns.
  • Plan and execute advance work at a venue before a principal arrives on site.
  • Apply route planning and counter surveillance techniques to reduce predictability on regular journeys.
  • Coordinate vehicle drills, embussing and debussing procedures under time pressure.
  • Manage close protection team communication and formations in both formal and informal settings.
  • Liaise with SAPS VIP protection units, venue security and event organisers during an assignment.

Course outline

  1. 01Threat assessment and principal profiling
  2. 02Advance work and venue reconnaissance
  3. 03Route planning and counter surveillance
  4. 04Vehicle drills and convoy movement
  5. 05Formations and team communication
  6. 06Firearms, use of force and law
  7. 07Hotel, residence and venue security
  8. 08Liaison with SAPS and event organisers

Who should attend

Close protection officers, personal protection specialists, security team leaders and corporate security managers responsible for protecting executives, dignitaries or high net worth families.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800Closed
5 to 9 Oct 2026Lusaka5US$1,800Register
12 to 16 Oct 2026Harare5US$1,800Register
19 to 23 Oct 2026Accra5US$1,800Register
26 to 30 Oct 2026Lagos5US$1,800Register
2 to 6 Nov 2026Dubai5US$1,800Register
9 to 13 Nov 2026Johannesburg5R18,000Register
16 to 20 Nov 2026Cape Town5R18,000Register
23 to 27 Nov 2026Durban5R18,000Register
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Pretoria5R18,000Register
7 to 11 Dec 2026Nairobi5US$1,800Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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