Are you ready for your next career move? Earn your internationally recognized credentials at
ISA Academy®
Convertible to license in all 50 U.S. states!
Subject to local state laws and regulations
The core component of this course will educate each shooter to effectively process the stress encountered in a lethal confrontation to his/her advantage. Students will achieve increased target acquisition skills, speed, and accuracy.
Are you ready for your next career move? Earn your internationally recognized credentials at
ISA Academy®
Convertible to license in all 50 U.S. states!
Subject to local state laws and regulations
ISA Academy’s Combat Firearms Training Courses are offered as “Defensive Handgun” or as “Tactical Carbine” and are the ultimate combat firearms training courses available on the market today. The training routines and drills are based on real life shootout survival experiences!
The core component of this course will educate each shooter to effectively process the stress encountered in a lethal confrontation to his/her advantage. Students will achieve increased target acquisition skills, speed, and accuracy.
The aiming technique taught on this class, is the only aiming technique in the world that has proven itself to increase its performance parallel to stress!
The 3 day classes offered are conducted in cooperation with Master Firearms
Instructor, Leo J Strand, from the world renowned ISA Academy® headquarters in
Europe. The methodology has been adapted from a psychological point of view,
to maximize the learning curve for improved readiness in defensive situations! Please view the Combat Handgun Introduction video for a real life introduction.
Improve the accuracy and speed of the shooter, with up to 50%, under stressful situations
Increased awareness of the body alarm reactions (stress) and how it can be used to the shooters advantage.
Substantially improve the shooters first shot hit capability into a vital zone of the target.
Former attendees has proven a hit probability of over 80% in lethal confrontations.
What happens in a gunfight?
Deadly encounters.
Perspective of shooter.
Mental approach.
Sight perception in combat.
Close defensive techniques.
What is stopping power?
Body alarm reactions.
Firearms handling.
Live fire contact drills.
This course will provide students with formal, structured information and training on firearms safety, operation, combat gun-handling skills and covering self-defense and personal defense applications.
Student’s will learn enhanced dry-practice and live-fire techniques that focus on development of combat gun-handling skills in preparation for use of the semi-automatic pistol for home defense, concealed carry and personal defense applications.
This course will also cover the primary elements of combat mindset, situational awareness, principals of personal defense and the physiological response and reaction of the human mind under stress.
Combat Firearms Courses are NOT prescheduled events! These courses are ONLY available to groups upon appointment! If you wish to arrange/host an ISA Academy® Combat Firearms Course for your unit or group, please reach out to our support team who will assist you setting up this course at your home range, anywhere in the world.
ISA Academy’s mobile instructor team is ready to present courses at your training facility today! Please keep in mind that these courses are offered as “group packages” good for up to 10 attendees!
Whether you host a training program on an indoor range or outdoor range, we have the logistical capabilities to provide all materials to support our presentations at the facilities you make available to us.
Hosting agencies and organizations will receive free training slots in each class they host with additional free training incentives for assistance in marketing and filling hosted classes.
For more information about hosting our courses or development of a training program with your agency or organization, contact our support team for assistance!
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Executive Protection
Course Prospectus
2022
USA • EUROPE • ASIA
Reg. Trademark – Est.1986
(* US and Asia
ISA Academy’s Executive Protection Training Program is designed to ensure that the basic knowledge and skills are developed, that will enable each operative to effectively discharge their complex responsibilities, corresponding to the highest operational protocols. The “BTP Course” provides an intensive instruction for attendees at the ISA Academy®. We are looking for individuals with the right attitude.
Our Director of Training, having more than 35 years of personal hands-on experience in executive security, is SAF trained and served as commissioned officer at several elite regiments. After a career in the army, with honorable discharge, (including five tours of duty at the Royal Castle as chief of the quick response unit), he has been assigned as Senior Executive in Charge at International Security Agency. During this time he has managed multiple protective operations in more than 30 countries around the world.
Our training facilities are administrated by the ISA Academy®. The “BTP Course” was originally designed for International Security Agency trainees only, but to the great demand we decided to open the academy to the public in 1995.
As you can see from our course description, we offer one of the most comprehensive Executive Protection Training Courses open to the public today. Our small class size ensures individual attention from instructors so that you can achieve outstanding training results in a reasonable time frame spent on site.
Your training will be spent practicing and studying a wide variety of tactical, protective and security related topics. The ISA Academy® curriculum also includes intensive training in defensive tactics, practical exercises and the use of firearms. Several tests will be administrated in all areas to monitor the progress of each attendee.
The ISA Academy’s “BTP Course” is recognized as one of the finest and most respected training courses in the world today, and is often attended by law enforcement, military and UN security personnel from all over the world.
ISA Academy® in addition offers “Contract Training Programs” (CTP), for government, UN, larger corporate and organizational customers. These customized training courses are uniquely designed for each customer and their specific work environment. “CTP courses” are arranged by appointment only, all year around.
No matter what your reasons may be for attending one of our courses, or what previous experience you may have, you will receive one of the most authentic and up to date Executive Protection Training Programs available on the market today.
All BTP Executive Protection Training Programs offered worldwide (Europe, USA and Asia) are inclusive of accommodations and all related training equipment. Dates and locations of the annually scheduled BTP courses are available on page 5.
Permanent academic records are maintained by the ISA Academy®. The contents of these records are confidential and will not be divulged except upon the written request of the attendee.
A / 5 Excellent
B / 4 Good
C / 3 Average
D / 2 Fair
E / 1 Passing
F / – Fail
The attendee will be taking receipt of the training manual and additional course material upon enrolling as a student.
The BTP Executive Protection Training Course is divided into two distinctive sections. The first part of the training includes the theory. The second part of the BTP Course includes the hands-on practical training.
Attendees are requested to complete the theory part, which is 20 days, from their home location. Thereafter all attendees will fulfill their remaining 10 intense days with instructor lead practical training on location with ISA Academy®.
Both male and female applicants are welcome to join the BTP Executive Protection Training Course at the ISA Academy®. Applicants must however be of legal age, in good health and have a sufficient ability to speak, read and communicate in English.
Prior experience in the field of protection or security is recommended yet not required. Applicants should, however, be aware of the BTP Executive Protection Training Course is demanding both mentally and physically.
Individuals with conviction of a criminal offence or the use of illegal drugs will not be accepted to the academy.
The BTP Executive Protection Training Program is intended to fully qualify operatives for armed and unarmed protection assignments in such countries where it is applicable.
Attendees are evaluated from their practical and theoretical skills during the Training Program. Attendees will also have to pass a written examination at the final day of the course.
Attendees achieving B/4 level or above, will be able to work at the highest levels of security in the field of close protection.
Available BTP training dates for your region are listed on page 5 of this brochure. The dates listed, refer to the starting date of the practical section of the training. The payment plan for attendance on the BTP Executive Protection Training Program is outlined at page 4, under “TUITION”, in this brochure.
Applicants to the BTP Executive Protection Training Program should select course location on page 5 in this brochure and submit the completed enrollment form to ISA Academy®
Upon completion and thorough evaluation of academy training, successful attendees will graduate and receive the credentials of an ISA Protection Agent, signed and verified by the International Security Agency.
The tuition of the BTP Executive Protection Training Course is accessible at each training location on page 5. An enrollment fee will be required upon submission to cover the cost of the training manual and theory section. The remaining amount is due for payment by the attendee at attendance.
Most of the tuition is spent back on the attendee in form of accommodations, equipment, ammunition, and other operational expenses during the training.
Simple shared accommodations are offered at no additional charge throughout the training. Attendees requiring private rooms, may individually book accommodations outside the included package at their own expense.
These distinguished government authorities, UN organizations and commercial companies have contracted ISA Academy® as provider of professional training services and know-how to their operational divisions:
Australia | Sydney | NSW Police Service Protective Group |
DR Congo | Kinshasa | UN Mission In DR Congo (MONUC) UN Close Protection Unit UN Special Extraction Teams |
Indonesia | Jakarta | Wisar Group Delta Guards PT Bumame |
Italy | Rome | United Nations World Food Programme UNWFP |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Counterforce Security |
Philippines | Manila | Envisage Security Agency Inc. Government of Masbate |
Russia | Moscow | премьера oхрана |
Singapore | Singapore | Singapore Police Force Gurkha Special Action Group Special Police (SPEAR) Singapore Armed Forces Commandos HQ Singapore Ministry of Defence MinDef Security Branch |
Sweden | Stockholm | National Police Academy Security Driving Sweden AB Svenska Personskyddsgruppen |
Turkey | Ankara | International Security Institute of Studies Omega Taskforce Falcon Team Security |
USA | New Jersey New York Washington DC Pennsylvania |
US Department of Defense US Department of Justice - ATF Camden Co. Sheriff’s Dept. Camden Co. Park Police M&J Investigations American Detective Agency Lion Investigation Academy American Detective Systems |
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