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NTS Initial Defensive Tactics (IA 201)



Are you a protective agent who wants greater confidence and the ability to better protect against spontaneous physical attacks to self and those you protect? NTSs Initial Defensive Tactics course is for you! This course has been developed specifically for the private security industry and puts protective agents on the right path toward making intelligent and informed use of force decisions by arming them with a fundamental understanding of the science behind the use of force and the selected safe and simple to learn and apply tactics, as well as the law, policy, and site protocols that affect its use. This 18-hour course is segmented into three 6-hour (3 days) training blocks, with the first six hours being delivered online.

Course Highlights:

  • MN Board of Private Detective and Protective Agent Services approved
  • Fulfills the MN mandated training requirement for initial “armed” (non-firearm) training
  • Increase depth of understanding based on the science of human factors
  • Deep learning principles applied to the material for quick learning and greater retention
  • Blended delivery method
  • Prefer 100% Instructor-led course for full 18-hours (3 days)? Contact us for full 3-day option.
  • Certificate of Completion provided at the end of Day 3. Certificate will also be available in My Certificates on the NTS learning platform.
 

Key Topics: Use-of-force systems, to include control continuums, human factors, high-risk human factors and their implications for protective agents, use-of-force legal and liability issues, federal and state law surrounding use-of-force and detention, action vs. reaction, visual science and time science, energy factors and their implications, and the components of acceptability that underpin defensive tactics/use-of-force systems, handcuffing, escort position and joint lock control, pressure point control tactics, defensive counterstrikes, chemical irritants, and weapon retention and disarming.

 

Blended Model: Upon successful completion of the online component, each participant will have 30-days to complete the final two days of the course.

 

Cost: $300.00. Bulk and discount pricing available for security agencies. Please reach out in the ‘Got Questions’ section.

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