Course Descriptions

COURSE OVERVIEWS

Active Threat Training

An Active Shooter is an individual that is actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area.

In most cases, active shooters use firearms and have no pattern or method to their selection of victims, which creates an unpredictable and quickly evolving situation that can result in the loss of life and injury.

Other active shooters attack methods may also include bladed weapons, vehicles, and improvised explosive devices. In some cases, active shooter scenarios occur before law enforcement can arrive on the scene; leaving the necessity for businesses and individuals to mentally and physically prepare for such events.

Law Enforcement/Military

• Define Active Threat, case studies.

• Identify considerations during Active Threat: Locate, Isolate, Contain, Neutralize

• Physiological and Psychological effects

• Techniques for approach, room entry and clearing procedures (Stimulus, Indicators)

• Techniques associated with clearing hallways and stairwells

• Single Officer response/Link up

• EOD/IED considerations

• Post engagement considerations (“TW-SICM”)

Civilian/Corporate Environment

• Define Active Threat and Case Studies

• Recognition of Predisposing factors/perceptions

• Recognition of Active Threat event

• Evaluate, Plan, Execute

• Run, Hide, Fight

1. Run: if you can evade, do so; know your routes; pass on intelligence

2. Hide: barricade/harden your position; tools (locks/door jams/etc.)

3. Fight: Training, weapons available (body/environment) , target areas, mindset

• Communicate

• Law enforcement response

• Assist in developing policies and procedures for active shooter events

• Weapons availability: on person, in environment

Behavioral Recognition Training

Behavioral Recognition is utilized to determine whether an individual is being deceptive or intends on conducting criminal or terroristic acts upon a business or within a particular environment. These skills enable a company to recognize and/or respond to a critical situation before it comes to fruition. Elite Edge trains individuals utilizing proven techniques including observation, casual and directed conversation, and response evaluation to ascertain the goal of threat mitigation.

·      Identify criminal/terrorist activity with an environment

·      Establish baseline behavior and indicators associated with stress, fear, or deception

·      Recognize behavioral clustering utilizing observation, focused observation, or contact (personal or official)

·      Confirm/dispel suspicion of indicators through observation or contact

·      Characteristics of an armed individual or individual intent on causing harm

·      Recognize activities such as surveillance, smuggling, and trafficking

·      Importance of understanding different cultural backgrounds

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity remains one of the top threats at all levels, for government, corporations, and small businesses.

By utilizing tested and validated frameworks, methods, technologies, and processes, Elite Edge can provide organizations with thorough reviews and validations for:

• Existing controls within customer’s framework (NIST, ISO, UCF, FAIR, CMMC, etc)

• Current overall IT/OT InfoSec risk profile

• Governance, risk and compliance maturity

• Intersections of physical and digital security

• Data privacy and export control

• COMING SOON: CMMC 2.0 Preparation Assistance

Scope of assessments and recommendations can include security architecture, application vulnerabilities, user profiles and access controls, attack surfaces, networks appliance configurations, data privacy, and more.

All are designed to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of each element in your organization’s ecosystem.

• Information system, Application and Integration Risk Assessments

• Project Management Office (PMO) and Project Risk Assessments

• Cybersecurity Programs, Policy Reviews, Procedures Analysis, Standards Advisory

• Executive, Managerial, Staff cybersecurity awareness and training

• Incident Response Drills, Post-mortem forensics

• Information systems and Integration

• Waterfall and Agile Project Management

• Project Management Office controls and reporting

• InfoSec: NIST CSF, ISO, PCK, SOX

• IT Asset Management

• Enterprise Risk Management

• End User Support

• Data Protection

• Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity

• Cybersecurity and Privacy

• IT Project Quality Assurance

• Project Management Office

• Multi-national System Integration Training

Firearms Training

Firearms training is imperative. Period.

The importance of this aspect would not be differentiated between a DOD and LE tactical operator or a law-abiding citizen carrying concealed.

The responsibility of handling or carrying a firearm is exponential and should never be taken lightly.

Elite Edge incorporates over a century of instructor combined years of experience in law enforcement and civilian firearms training and can meet your training objectives.

Law Enforcement/Military

• Fundamentals of Firearms

• Firearms Manipulation

• Advanced firearms: Handgun, Rifle, Shotgun, Sub-gun

• Combat shooting and mindset

• Weapon transitioning

  • Proper preparation/deployment

  • Reduced Light

  • Firearm Retention

  • UC concealed carry

Civilian/Corporate Environment

• Choosing the proper weapon system

• Fundamentals of Firearms

  • Stance, Grip, Breath control

  • Sight alignment/sight picture

  • Trigger control, Follow through

• Manipulation of Firearms

  • Draw, loading, un-loading/re-loading/emergency procedures

• Carrying Concealed

• Legal applications

• Responsibility

• Best practices

• Continuing Education

• Concealed Handgun License

Human Trafficking Awareness Training

Human trafficking has continued to grow in recent years affecting millions of men, women, and children.

Elite Edge has developed an awareness program that would assist law enforcement, non-government organizations, and private companies in identifying and assisting victims. 

• Use of force, fraud, or coercion; sex, forced labor, debt bondage

• Profitable transnational organized crime; $150 billion annually

• Victims: men, women, children; all backgrounds, everywhere

• Threat: public and personal safety, national security, economic prosperity

• Estimated over 24 million victims worldwide

• Houston #1 city; geography, access, egress, money

• Warning signs and indicators

• Who’s at risk

• What to say to victim

• Prevention

• What to do/who to call

License to Carry Training

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Situational Awareness Training

Situational Awareness, also known as “Street Smart” is a class designed by Elite Edge to enhance one’s ability to more readily recognize a tense and uncertain situation, evaluate the validity of the threat, and execute actions to save themselves and others.

This class covers safety and security aspects in the home all the way to international travel.

• Define situational awareness

• Personal Safety: public, home, vehicle, domestic, abroad

• Personal Protection: alarms, mace, weapons, bodyguards, K9

• Recognition and Response

• Rules of Engagement/Legal Applications: personal liability,

• Active threat

• Practical applications

• Mental and Physical conditioning

Tactical Medical Training

The Tactical Medical Course is designed to assist a team or individual medics in dealing with emergency medical situations in an unstable environment. From simple bleeding control to wound packing; triage and rapid patient assessment;

• Preparation and Recognition

• Patient Assessment/ABC’s/Triage

• Tourniquet application

• Wound packing

• Critical Patient Stabilization

• Zone extrication

Threat Assessment and Consultation

Elite Edge’s site survey and assessment services provide a comprehensive risk profile that identifies potential vulnerabilities or threats to your facility, employees, or operations. Our security assessments are performed by expert-level professionals with decades of experience in local and federal law enforcement, as well as military.

• Comprehensive site and security risk assessment

• Emergency Operations Plan

• Vulnerability identification and mitigation proposals for designated risks

• Reduce operational interruptions and/or maximize productive up-time

• Address physical security controls

Workplace Violence Training

Like Active Threat situations, violence in the workplace has become more and more common each day. Workplace violence is any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs in the workplace. These incidents can range from simple threats and abusive language to physical assaults and homicide. From disgruntled or former employees to domestic violence situations, Elite Edge instructors can enhance an employer’s preparedness for the worst-case scenario by assisting companies in the design, training, and implementation of workplace procedures that could help save lives and property.

4 types of workplace violence:

• Type 1: Violence committed by a person(s) who has no legitimate business at the workplace, and includes violent acts by anyone who enters the workplace or approaches employees with the intent to commit a crime.

• Type 2: Workplace violence directed at employees by customers, clients, patients, students, inmates, or visitors.

• Type 3: Workplace violence against and employee by a present or former employee, supervisor, or manager.

• Type 4: Workplace violence committed in the workplace by a person who does not work there, but has or is known to have had a personal relationship with an employee.

Other topics discussed:

• Identify factors that increase risk

• Workplace assessments to identify and assist in reducing the risk and liability

• Prevention program development, engineering controls, administrative controls

• Management/Employee education and communication

• Emergency response procedures

• Post incident response and investigation