This five-day certification program includes three days of handgun skills training, two days focused on security saturation and crisis response tactics, and scenario training. The first three days of training, Module 1, are tailored for armed security officers who are expected to carry a handgun while performing their duties. The training involves classroom instruction, practical drills on the range, and assessment methods designed to evaluate individual knowledge, safety, and proficiency with a semi-automatic handgun.
The topics covered in this initial module of instruction include, but are not limited to:
- Assignment Orientation & Qualification Standards
- Use-of-Force Doctrine & Legal/Training Considerations
- Firearms Safety
- Responsible Concealed Carry Practices & Procedures
- Responsible Duty Weapon Storage & Transport
- Handgun Nomenclature & Operation
- Administrative Gun-Handling
- Disassembly, Maintenance, Reassembly & Function Testing
- Fundamentals of Marksmanship
- Handgun Ready & Carry Positions
- Open & Concealed Carry Handgun Presentations
- Defensive Shooting Responses & After-Action Procedures
- Combative Marksmanship & Ranges of Engagement
- Combative Gun-Handling (reloads & malfunction clearances)
- One-Handed Pistol Operation
- Multiple Threat Engagements & Reactive Movement Drills
- Threat Discrimination & Deadly Force Decision Drills
- Limited Scope Performance Test (LSPT) Introduction, Practice, & Qualification
- Handgun Live Fire Skills Tests (LFST) – Introduction & Practice
Module 2 aims to transform a competent weapons carrier into a safe, responsible, and effective armed first responder. This module builds on the instruction from Module 1 by teaching students to make sound decisions and employ effective tactics during violent, rapidly unfolding crisis events. Knowing how to shoot is not sufficient. Armed security professionals tasked with saving lives must understand when, where, and whom to engage—and how to do so effectively amidst other first responders and innocent bystanders.
Training presented in this second module includes, but is not limited to:
- Crisis Event Elements & Scenarios
- Active Violence Case Studies/Incident Debriefs
- First Responder Roles & Responsibilities
- ERT Actions, Expectations, & Rules of Engagement
- Advanced Marksmanship Drills & Precision Shooting Skills
- Barricade Tactics
- Moving & Shooting Tactics
- Shooting-On-The-Move
- Rapid Deployment Actions
- 4 Cs of Threat Management – Contact, Cover, Control, Communicate
- Principles of Active Violence Enforcement Response
- Active Violence Enforcement Response Tactics
- Individual Crisis Response Tactics & Drilling
- Team Crisis Response Tactics & Drilling
- Handgun Live Fire Skills Tests (LFST)
- ERT-IT Written Examination
- Crisis Scenario Training; Force-On-Target Exercises
- Crisis Scenario Training; Force-On-Role-player Exercises
- ERT-IT Final Testing & Evaluation Practical (FTEP)
Course Length: 5 Days
Enrollment: Open to law enforcement, security personnel, government agencies, government contractors, and Department of Defense personnel
Pre-Requisites: TBD
Cost – Las Vegas, NV: $1,625.00 per student
