ESS Global offers 2 Executive Protection Courses in Florida at our Tampa Office. Both the 3-Day and the 28-Day EP courses are approved for GI Bill Benefits.
Executive Protection Courses in Florida

If you have read the ESS Guide to Executive Protection and are ready to start a career with limitless potential, ESS Global offers two (2) different Executive Protection Courses in Florida.
There is a 3-Day “Fast-Start” Executive Protection Training Course and a 28-Day Executive Protection Course at our campus on Tampa.
While these two executive protection courses have quite a bit in common, they are both;
- Approved by the D.O.E.
- Approved by the VA for GI Bill Benefits
- Approved for the VA for Vocational Rehabilitation
And ESS Global Corp is the ONLY Executive Protection School in Florida that is both approved by the D.O.E. and the VA.
The ONLY one.
Executive Protection Courses in Florida – 28 Day Course

The ESS Global 28-Day Executive Protection “Mega” Course is a series of comprehensive protection training modules developed by ESS Global and approved by the D.O.E. This month-long executive protection training is for civilians, law enforcement and military personnel who wish to pursue a career in corporate security or protective services domestically or abroad.
This 28-Day ESS Global Executive Protection Training Program also provides military personnel an opportunity to transition back into the civilian workforce, and is approved by the VA for GI Bill Benefits. Please Note: While this “Mega” Executive Protection Training in Tampa is GI Bill Approved – Anyone can take this class.
Regardless of what you call it – Executive Protection, Close Protection, Bodyguarding, VIP Security, Personal Security Specialist, Family Security or any by any other label, ESS Global offers the premier 28-Day GI Bill Approved, D.O.E. Approved Executive Protection Training covering every aspect of Real World Protection.
The ESS Global Executive Protection Training includes;
- Executive Protection Certification
- Advanced Executive Protection Certification
- Threat Assessment & Security Advance Tactics Certification
Motorcade Tactics Certification- Defensive Tactics Certification
- First Aid/CPR/AED Certification
- Florida Concealed Weapons Certification (May be used to obtain CWP license)
- NRA Basic Pistols Course Certification
- Collapsible Baton ASP Certification
- OC Spray Certification

- ASP Handcuffing Certification
- ASP Flashlight Training Certification
- Conductive Energy Weapon Certification (Phazzer)
- D License Certification (Unarmed Security Officer)
- G License Certification (Armed Security Officer)
You will receive over 300+ hours of elite executive protection instruction and training from top industry professionals that we use as our instructors. You will learn from the best!
Executive Protection Courses in Florida – 3 Day Course

The 3-Day Fast Start Executive Protection Course
Covering all the basic pillars of executive protection, this 3-day training will provide you with the basic knowledge and protection techniques commonly used by the Secret Service, State Police, Highway Patrols, VIP and Dignitary Protection Units responsible for protecting politicians and other domestic and foreign dignitaries around the world.
Our ESS Global Executive Protection Training is designed as a “must-have” for beginners in the world of executive/close protection, as well as a “refresher” for career veterans in the protection industry .
This D.O.E. Certified Executive Protection Training gives you a strong start in the security industry covering city, county and state government organizations, corporate security services, security agencies and private individuals.
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GI Bill Approved
Our curriculum covers everything you will need to know to be effective in the Executive Protection industry.

This course will not only have a classroom aspect to it, but there will be a practical side where the students will actually learn in a hands-on environment how to successfully perform all the skills being taught in the classroom. We feel that best way to learn how to do something is to actually do it!
This is the mega course where you will receive 300+ hours of elite instruction and training from top industry professionals that we use as our instructors. You will learn from the best! Our instructors do not just teach, but they are all extremely active in the industry. Each instructor has years of experience in the industry while most have worked both domestically and internationally.
This course involves classroom and practical exercises. Everything we cover in the classroom will also be covered in a hands-on environment. You will spend as much time on practical exercises as you will in the classroom. Each section of this course will be taught by an instructor who specializes in that area of the industry and you will be tested on your retention in the classroom as well as practical exams. Once the course work is completed, you will be required to put everything you have learned into action.
Course Materials (Text Book, Hand Outs, etc)
See You Soon. Until Then, Be Safe.
This course takes a look at self defense and hand-to-hand tactics as it relates to Executive Protection, bodyguarding, law enforcement, Firemen, EMT, Paramedics and other first responders. Our instructors will breakdown various methods of defense in an effort to educate you on how you can better protect your client and yourself.
In this 6 hour course, you will be taught how to defend yourself (and protect your client) while you are either armed or unarmed. You will also be taught how to fend off attackers that are either armed or unarmed. And finally, most importantly, you will be taught how to administer proper body cover to your client during an attack and evacuate them quickly to safety.
Techniques work on the street, not just in the classroom
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