SECURITY DRIVER ENHANCEMENT TRAINING
Elevate your tactical driving skills across five key training objectives – from vehicle control and convoy communications to protective drills under pressure.
- Panoptic Solutions delivers an instructor-led, adult learning program designed for experienced security professionals. This is not a beginner course — SDET builds on your existing driving skills and capabilities, introducing operations in both permissive and non-permissive environments.
Why SDET?
Panoptic Solutions’ Security Driving Course is a perfect opportunity for those already working in the executive protection industry requiring a refresher or update of existing skills. It is also relevant to those wishing to enter this field and those looking to network and connect with industry professionals whilst they receive industry-leading skills development.
All skills are perishable when not trained on a regular basis. SDET provides a professional environment where experienced drivers can upskill, refresh and enhance their knowledge of driving as part of a security package providing protection for a client or ultra-high-net-worth individual.
Our training outcomes ensure all course participants leave with enhanced and recognised skills of security driving with the required principles of travelling with protected on-board passengers and specifically when driving in convoy.
Past attendees have included military personnel, frontline responders, and emergency services officers.
$2,250 + GST
Early Bird pricing available
Register and pay 2+ months in advance
Defence and Emergency
Services discounts on application
Cancellation policy
Not accepted within 1 week unless by prior agreement
FIVE KEY TRAINING OBJECTIVES
- System of Vehicle Control & Convoy Communications - vehicle-to-vehicle communications, radio use, coordinated convoy movement
- Embus & Debus Procedures - principal load procedures, vehicle load-out, vehicle integrity management, search and sweeps
- Vehicle Positioning - positioning of passengers, protection officers and principals; convoy road placement and movement roles
- Convoy & Motorcade Driving Skills - expectations and requirements in a close personal protection (CPP) context
- Protective Vehicle Drills - cross-loads, vehicle disabled/downed drills, lost or separated convoy response, anti-surveillance, reaction to attack
THREE DAYS.
CLASSROOM TO TRACK.
Theory & familiarisation
Introductions, vehicle familiarisation, system of vehicle control, communications (radio use), embus & debus, vehicle integrity and load-out
On-road practical
Personnel and convoy positioning, convoy movement drills, practical driving assessment, skills enhancement
Track day — protective drills
Cross-loads, vehicle disabled drills, lost/separated convoy response, anti-surveillance, counter-surveillance, reaction to attack
Theory Session
Convoy fundamentals
Field Practice
Convoy in action
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READY TO ENHANCE YOUR OPERATIONAL DRIVING CAPABILITY?
Secure your place on the next SDET intake.
Limited positions per course to maintain instructor-to-student ratios.
OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Instructors with extensive military, law enforcement and executive protection backgrounds delivering training grounded in operational reality.
TAILORED DELIVERY
REAL-WORLD SCENARIOS
Executive-Grade Vehicles
- Mercedes-Benz GLS
- Range Rover Sport
- Mercedes-Benz V Class
- Audi Q7
- Track vehicles provided for Day 3 (Norwell Motorplex)
The venue
Panoptic Solutions HQ
Gold Coast QLD
Suite 1.1, The Space, 328 Scottsdale Drive, Robina 4226.
- 25 min from Gold Coast Airport
- 1 hour from Brisbane
- 15 min to Surfers Paradise
The venue
Track day
Norwell Motorplex
75 Norwell Road, Norwell QLD 4208.
- Owned and operated Paul Morris.
- Former V8 Supercar driver.
- Customized skills program linked to the SDET syllabus.
What clients say about us
“The most valuable aspect of this course was exposure to out of industry experience/training that can be adapted to our unique environment.”
Tim
Director of a Large-Scale Sporting Event
“The most valuable aspect of this course was the instructor experience relative to the industry.”
Luc
Frontline Police Officer
“The professionalism, experience knowledge, attitude and cohesion that the instructor team demonstrated was a credit to Panoptic. Overall, a great experience.”
Stu
Current ADF
The Security Driver Training run by Panoptic Solutions was what I had hoped for and more! It exceeded my expectations as a privately run course. This course was designed and delivered by government level instruction to the highest standards.
Scott
Former ADF Close Protection
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Meet the talented team
Ben Hosking
Course Manager — Admin, Logistics, Enquiries & Directing Staff
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Kieran Heywood
Operations Manager
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James
Lead Instructor & Senior Directing Staff
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David Illsley
Senior Directing Staff
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