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IBA INSTRUCTORS and THE IBA SYLLABUS

In Paris in 1989, the President Fondateur of the IBA, Lucien Ott formulated the concept of our IBA Instructor programme at the penultimate meeting he attended prior to his death in Feb 1990.

Instructors were divided into 3 categories commencing with Moniteur then Instructeur and then Professeur.

MONITEUR : are allowed to teach the International Bodyguard Skills course, ie. the IBA Basic Training of Bodyguards as appoint of entry for membership.
INSTRUCTEUR : are allowed to teach International Bodyguard Skills Course and its’ modules as a separate revision course . Instructeur can teach both Basic and Intermediate level IBA skills. The Intermediate skills lessons are drawn from the individual subjects of the Basic syllabus.
PROFESSEUR : may teach Basic and Intermediate IBA skills and also Advanced skills such as:

 Protective Service Detail (High Risk Environment) PSD
 PSD Leader
 PSD Medic
 Team Leader
 Residence Security Team
 VIP Yacht & Maritime
 BG Underwater Search
 VIP Aviation
 Counter Sniper
 VIP Hotel
 BG Protocol & Etiquette
 VIP BG Ski Operations
 Marine High Risk Escort

All instructors must be in current valid licence with the IBA HQ . For firearms, defence and restraint tactics and specialist skill such as protective driving, the instructor must hold separate ILETA instructor certification.