TEXAS PRIVATE SECURITY LEVEL IV (4) PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER (PPO)

This course covers the State-approved curriculum required by The Texas Department of Public Safety-Private Security Bureau in order to certify an officer as having completed a course of study for Level IV (PPO) training in accordance with Chapter 1702 of the Texas Occupations Code. On completion, students will be given two certificates: (1) Specifically outlines bodyguard training and (2) Is a "Firearms Proficiency" Certificate.

What our Level IV Course Includes
  • Class room
  • Hands on defensive tactics
  • Threat assessments
  • Client contact/interaction
  • Force options
  • Police/News contact
  • Exterior/interior procedures
  • Response to incidents and threats
  • Exposure to several different types of weapons/devices used by protection details
  • Firing range
  • Mock protection details
  • Route preplanning
  • Overt and covert protection
  • Escalation/de-escalation of force
  • Protection at a location
  • Protection on the move
  • Communication/reports/radios/vehicles
  • Logistics of security detail