The International Security Driver Association is the only organization dedicated to advancing professional Security Drivers and other protection practitioners through data-driven research and professional development tools.
Whether you are exploring a career in executive protection, are new to the profession, are honing your expertise, or are an established security executive, the association offers benchmark educational, networking, and marketing content.
For the New and Inexperienced
The association offers tools and research for those interested in obtaining a job or starting a career in the Executive Protection/Secure Transportation profession. We share advice, job trends, and career information.
For the Experienced Professional
The Protective Services business is continuously evolving. Strategic decision-making is a significant factor in mitigating risk. Sound decisions require timely and relevant information. To meet the profession’s needs, ISDA researches the topics that affect our Profession.
We research Executive Vehicles and Equipment, such as autonomous and armored vehicles. We scientifically analyze past and present Secure Transportation scenarios and develop lessons learned. We examine new trends in training programs and changes in Social Media. The association curates Job Opportunities and develops best practices for the protection professional. We present the results of our constant and ongoing research in the form of Journals, Newsletters, White Papers, eBooks, and Booklets.
Also, for those practitioners in positions of responsibility, we ask you to pass it forward by clarifying the profession and sharing your knowledge.
For the Protective Services Provider
For those who have acquired the skills and knowledge to compete in the marketplace, their next challenge is getting Experience, Skill, and Knowledge (ESK) to the market. ISDA supplies business data from protective services providers to assist the community with marketing and operational planning.
Experience, Skill, and Knowledge Triangle
Whether inexperienced or experienced, passion and desire alone are not enough to achieve success or enhance a career. Having the desire to pursue your passion is a necessary part of the roadmap to success. However, it would be best to gain career capital by collecting marketable skills, knowledge, and experience (ESK).
The International Security Driver Association ESK Triangle
The Career Success Triangle can be used to develop a Plan – A Roadmap.
Those who do not succeed in the profession or do not reach their goals fail because one of the pieces of the Triangle is missing, is not marketable, or is the wrong ESK for the intended purpose.
Through the Knowledge Center, we provide actionable knowledge and outline the required skills. We conduct research and provide the metrics and data needed to bring your skills to market, and the networking to gain experience.
The ESK information comes from those with a long history of success in the profession who have demonstrated a willingness to share their experience for the benefit of the secure transportation community.
An important concept to understand is that the Skills, Knowledge, and Experience needed for success are determined by the job market, not the training providers. Some training providers will use your desire and passion to sell training with no market value.
Assistance Selecting a Training Provider
One of the most frequently asked questions on social media and our network is, “What training program should I attend?” We cannot recommend training programs, but we supply the metrics. We do that by researching the job market and curating their requested skills. We post job opportunities and articles from the community that have had similar experiences to yours. They outline their roadmap, enabling a discussion on the road they have taken, and you learn from their experiences.
Assistance Gaining Experience
For many, finding a career path or advancing their career is the most challenging task they face. There are no guarantees for success, but there is a path to it. Many may have the desire and passion to succeed in the profession, but a successful career requires a plan and a roadmap. A roadmap describes a destination or one’s goals. It outlines the practical steps necessary to reach the desired destination.
The International Security Driver Association has created a Protective Services Roadmap to success. As you move down the roadmap, there is a better chance of success if you have someone who can help you navigate the roadmap – a mentor. A mentor who has traveled down this road before knows where all the potholes are and is willing to share their experience with you, someone who will give you the painful and expensive life lessons they have learned and do so to help you, with no profit motive or ego involved.