Acero Academy
Close protection · VIP protection · Professional standards
Why the Academy
Close protection has no single standard. Two operators with the same title can bring very different skills to the same detail. Acero Academy exists to close that gap with one curriculum, taught hands-on and assessed against clear competencies, so clients know exactly what a trained protection professional brings.
Curriculum
The role, the mindset and the rules every protection professional works within.
Hands-on drills that build the reflexes a detail depends on.
Driving as a protective skill, not just transport.
How to see a threat before it arrives, and how to write it down so the team can act on it.
Protection that fits the principal’s life, business and reputation.
Keeping a detail coordinated when plans change.
Groups · Pairs · Alone
Groups
Formations, roles and handovers across a full protection detail, with the team leader, personal protection officer, advance and driver working as one.
Pairs
Two-person coverage, cross-cover and partner protocols, so each officer always knows where the other is and what they are watching.
Alone
Solo protection without backup: low-profile posture, self-reliance and fast decisions when there is no one to hand over to.
How training works
Short, focused theory sessions that set the standard for each skill.
Repetition on the ground and in vehicles until the drill is reflex.
Realistic exercises that combine every skill under time pressure.
Practical assessment against the competency standard, with written feedback.
Pathway
For new entrants. The core skills and standards of close protection.
For working officers. Advanced driving, pairs and solo work, risk assessment.
For experienced officers. Planning, command and running a full detail.
Who it is for
Enrolment
Tell us your experience and the level you are aiming for. We will recommend the right starting point and share upcoming dates. Group and in-house training for security teams is available on request.
FAQ
New entrants to the industry, serving protection officers, corporate and in-house security teams, and the drivers and household staff of private clients.
Six modules: close protection foundations, physical skills, operational driving, risk assessment, VIP and executive protection, and communications and command, including working in groups, in pairs and alone.
Yes. Emergency first response is part of the physical skills module, including CPR, AED use and trauma care under pressure.
Yes. Level 1 Foundation for new entrants, Level 2 Operator for working officers, and Level 3 Team Leader for experienced officers. Every module ends in a practical assessment.
Request course dates through the contact form. Tell us your experience and the level you are aiming for, and we will recommend the right starting point.
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