BECOME PART OFTHE SOLUTION

Who We AreISDA’s mission is to provide and support an international forum of protective servicesproviders who share knowledge for the ultimate purpose of enhancing professional and business stan-dards. ISDA serves the corporate protective services community with an emphasis on secure transpor-tation and security driving.

Our members are security practitioners who supply protective services to corporate executives, high-net-worth individuals, military personnel, and law enforcement agents and officers.

Who We Are NotISDA does not train or supply drivers, EP agents, or secure transportation services. We do not promise jobs. Neither we nor anyone else has a silver bullet to help gain employment. It is up to each individual to prepare themselves. ISDA supplies the tools to accomplish that goal.

What We ProvideOur association offers Basic and Certified memberships. Basic membership requires no pre-qualifi-cations. ISDA-certified membership requires the completion of a certification process. The process follows guidelines defined by credentialing organizations and standards that are recognized in all other

ISDA Membership Benefits

Our goal is to help members succeed

through education and a precedent

setting networking, mentorship and

marketing program

We Seek Clarity

ISDA seeks clarity and transparency in the protective services pro-fession. Social media have twisted the security driving and execu-tive protection professions into marketing terms with no regard for their defining skill sets.

ISDA Brings Clarity to the Market

With a proven 40-year track record, ISDA will leverage its profes-sional experience and knowledge of social media to get that mes-sage of clarity to the market. ISDA founder Tony Scotti has thrived in the profession and created the most enviable client list in the industry without advertising.

industries. The certification has been recognized by the corporate community for 40 years. We provide unbiased information to mem-bers and offer a platform for them to share their knowledge and express their opinions.

ISDA’s message will be heard via the most powerful marketing tool available: WORD-OF-MOUTH.

ISDA Membership Benefits

For $75 a year, ISDA pro-vides its members prece-dent-setting educational, mentorship, networking, and marketing programs and opportunities.

ISDA has created a platform for members to use the most powerful and proven market-ing tool available - word-of-mouth. Members can market their skills and services to more than 20,000 security practitioners.

Networking Benefits

Successful networking requires finding those whom you need, to get what you need. ISDA encourages members who have achieved their goals to help others do the same. The asso-ciation is the catalyst for those who need assistance and finding those you can help.

Marketing Benefits

Market the Profession/Clarity

ISDA has created a white paper explaining the benefits of secu-rity driving, secure transporta-tion, and personal protection. The objective is to get the paper into the hands of the high-end security and human resources market.

Market the members

We welcome members and non-members to write for Se-curity Driver Magazine (SDM) as a networking and marketing opportunity. Your article must be relevant to the protective services community and not be overtly promotional.

Educational Benefits

The Resource Center provides a constant learning environment for ISDA members, with subjects specifically designed to increase knowledge and marketability. The center is the gateway to the largest collection of educational resources for secure-transpor-tation and protection profession-als. New information is added to the center frequently and disseminated via blog posts, recorded webinars, videos, and white papers. For a complete list of existing content catego-ries, click here.

Mentorship Program

The impetus for the mentor-ship program is the state of the profession. For many, finding a career path is the most diffi-cult task they face. There are no guarantees for success, but there is a path to success. ISDA acts as the conduit between ISDA members with experience (ISDA Certified members) and those who are seeking guidance and advice.

THE FACTS

The market addresses the incidents that have the high-est probability of occurrence. For decades statistics have indicated the overwhelming majority of security incidents involving corporate executives and high-profile individuals, including government and military, have occurred while the targeted individual was in or around their vehicle.

The safety and security of the vehicle occupants during this most dangerous period of time has been and is the responsi-bility of the security driver - the market knows that.

The ISDA Separation - The Constant Learner

The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential - Calvin Coolidge

You can spend more time on training that does nothing to increase your potential - or you could spend your time learning how to release your potential. Unless you can get your poten-tial to the market place, all it is - is potential.

ISDA is an Association designed to release your potential.

We are in a time when there are more EP/bodyguards/security drivers in the market-place than there is a market for their services. To differentiate himself, a professional must become a constant learner.

A constant learner isn’t defined by a training curriculum. Rather, that person is marked by a perpetual curiosity, a demand to ask and understand, “Why am I doing this? Why is this significant?” They feel the need to acquire additional skills and to meet and exceed what is expected from them.

The International Security Driver Association helps its members become constant learners by opening the door to their curiosity.

Why ISDAIt is time for those that work in the industry to be recognized for their contribution and accom-plishments they have made to the safety and security of those they serve and to the profession.

The present EP/Bodyguard/Close Protection training doc-trine suggests that Security Driv-ing is a secondary skill, many times described as an “add on”, or training you “may” want to consider after you have been to an EP training program.

Those suggestions are false.

Consider the following:

• We can all agree the objec-tive of personal security is to mitigate risk

• Those responsible for the se-curity of others address the incidents that have the high-est probability of occurrence

• The overwhelming majority of security incidents against the principal have occurred while the individual was in or around their vehicle

• Vehicle accidents are the number four killer of people

• The job market seeks those with a skillset that mitigates that risk

The fact is the training community, does not determine the skillsets necessary to mitigate risk, employment or their order of importance; it is the job market that decides the skill sets required.

The job market requires practitioners with a level of experience and that have been tested and measured to an objective standard.

How to Join ISDA

Membership Requirements

There are no membership requirements to join, although we do recommend experience as a security driver, executive protection specialist or a security transportation provider to get the most out of the membership.

The cost of membership is $75.00 per year.

How to Apply for Membership

Go to isdacenter.org/membershipClick one of the payment buttons to purchase your membership (PayPal or Credit Card).

Note: Upon completion of payment you will be redirected to complete a registration form to create a username and password to gain access to the resources available to you as an ISDA member.

If you have any questions please reach out to the ISDA Team at info@isdacenter.org.

Most of the training offered in the industry is not for certifica-tion, it is training for a certificate. Although a training certificate is valuable, it is not a certification as defined by the credentialing organizations that are the stan-dards in all other professions.

The simple fact is that the training community does not set the criteria for certifica-tion.

The quality and legitimacy of the certification is determined by the standards used to govern the program. For a certification to be recognized by the market it serves, requires a combination

ISDA Certificationof experience, and a certification process that ensures an individ-ual has been tested and mea-sured to an objective standard.

ISDA offers to its members that are eligible, certification in Se-curity Driving and Secure Trans-portation. ISDA is not like other associations - we do not offer training leading to a certification.

To qualify for Certification re-quires a test of knowledge and verification of skill combined with a minimum of two years of continuous experience in the profession.

The Certification Process is vol-untary. Practitioners can become an ISDA member and elect NOT to qualify for Certification.

The ISDA Certification is not for everyone; applicants must qualify for certification. The ISDA certification cannot be purchased; it must be earned.

Certification BenefitsAs an ISDA Certified Member you join an elite group of secu-rity professionals; a group the job market considers to be the best in their profession. Due to Certified member position in the market their professional needs are different than others. The ISDA Certification Center will meet those needs.

MissionTo increase corporate and pri-vate sector awareness of the val-ue and effectiveness of Security Drivers and Secure Transporta-tion providers specifically those professionals that are experi-enced and have been trained to an objective standard.

BenefitsISDA will promote the economic and general welfare of the Certi-fied Members in the workplace.Recognition of those with lon-gevity in the industry and those who have been trained and test-ed to an objective standard.

ISDA will produce a database of Certified Members. The demo-graphics will be made available to the business community and be used to promote the indus-try. The data will also be made available to the membership and participation in the database is voluntary.

The Association will be a com-

munity for members to exchange ideas, solve common problems and interface with others in the industry.

ISDA offers:

• White Papers written spe-cially and only available to certified members.

• Webinars and educational material specifically designed to meet the needs of the Cer-tified members.

• Opportunities for certified members to write articles for publication in the ISDA Resource Center and in The ISDA Journal (Security Driver Magazine).

• Use of the ISDA logo on websites and resumes.

Certification Process

Certification Requirements

• Must be an ISDA Member

• Must have at least 2 years continuous experience as a security driver or an execu-tive protection professional.

• Have attended a protective driving training program*

• Must have at least CPR, First Responder, and AED training

Step 1Verification of Experience

A candidate who meets the requirements must complete the online verification of experience form answering all questions accurately and honestly.

Once submitted the candidate’s information, experience and driving training will be reviewed thoroughly by the Certification Advisory Board.

Step 2 Advisory Board Notification

If you have met the experience, medical training and driving skill requirements, you will receive an email notification from the Advisory Board that you have been approved and instructions to proceed to Step Three: The Knowledge Test.

If you are not approved the board will inform the candidate of the reason(s).

Step 3Knowledge Test

In order to complete this step you will need to purchase the Knowledge Test Kit from the ISDA Store. This Kit contains the ISD Certification Study Guide, and the Professional Drivng Techniques book that will prepare you for the Knowledge Test.

An alternative to completing the experience form online:

Print and mail the completed form and copies of the necessary documents to: 43 Riverside Ave. Suite 418, Medford MA 02155.

Mail in Your Experience Form

* Vehicle Dynamics Institute

A VDI Graduate with two years of experience, has completed two of the certification requirements, experience and verification of skill. To complete the certification process, they need to take the knowledge test and provide documentation of Red Cross first aid, CPR, and AED training.

Why VDI?VDI provides ISDA with computer-generated documentation verifying a student’s skill has been objectively tested and measures. The VDI test methodologies comply with ISDA standards set by the Society of Automotive Engineers, ISO, NHTSA, and prestigious universities.

Derivation of ISDA Methodology

The ISDA Driving Skill Certifica-tion Standards are derived from decades of research conducted by the Society of Automotive Engineers, ISO, and NHTSA. Their research has created an under-standing of how drivers make de-cisions in emergencies and how long it takes them to make those decisions. These organizations have created minimum standards based on the Laws of Physics for measuring driving skill and there-fore survivability in an emergency scenario. It is these scientific standards that are used in the ISDA Certification Process.

The Needs for a Scientific Standard

These objective standards are essential for certification. The laws of science dictate that in a vehicle emergency the difference between success and failure is measured in tenths of seconds, and/or an increase or decrease in steering angle of a couple of de-grees, and/or a speed differential of 2 miles per hour.

Security Skills Standard

Security Driving and Secure Transportation is more than the act of driving the vehicle. It re-quires the skill and knowledge to

move a principal from point A to point B in a safe and secure man-ner in a variety of environments. Although it is not a science, ISDA uses standard practices that have been developed over a 40 year span to define required Secure Transportation Skills. These skills include an in-depth knowledge and a measured level of skill to conduct route surveys; recognize and develop safe havens, alter-nate route plans, and develop emergency evacuation plans, along with emergency medical and surveillance detection skills.

Medical Skills Standard

Standards set by the Red Cross in basic medical training such as CPR, AED, and first responder first aid training.

ISDA Certification Standards

Contact InformationInternational Security

Driver Association, Inc.

web: isdacenter.orgemail: info@isdacenter.org

tel: 1-855-473-2669

Mailing Address43 Riverside Ave.

Suite 418Medford, MA 02155

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