Licensing, training, and safeguards

Standards clients can examine.

APS combines company-level licensing and insurance with an internal training standard and documented leadership credentials.

PDSC001563Active Georgia company license

40 hoursAnnual APS continuing education for every officer and supervisor

Georgia BoardClassroom and firearms instructor credentials

Axon/TASER & NRAProfessional instructor credentials

Company safeguards

Licensed, insured, and accountable.

Advanced Protective Services, LLC holds active Georgia company license PDSC001563 and is insured above Georgia requirements.

Individual investigator information is provided through the client intake process when an investigator is assigned. Licensing and insurance documentation can be supplied as appropriate during engagement.

APS training standard

Every APS officer and supervisor completes 40 hours of continuing education each year. Georgia Rule 509-3-.12 describes eight hours every two years for registered employees; APS’s internal standard exceeds that baseline.

Review Georgia Rule 509-3-.12 →

Timothy J. Farrow

Georgia POST-related training and certifications.

Timothy's professional development spans critical infrastructure, preparedness, criminal intelligence, firearms, and instructor disciplines.

Critical infrastructure and riskAdvanced Critical Infrastructure Protection; Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Awareness; Enhanced Threat and Risk Assessment; and Protective Measures.

Preparedness and responseBomb Threat Preparedness and Response; Hazardous Materials Awareness; Homemade Explosives Awareness; and Sport Event Risk Management.

Criminal intelligenceFundamentals of Criminal Intelligence—Performance Level.

Georgia Board instructionGeorgia Board-Certified Classroom Instructor and Georgia Board-Certified Firearms Instructor.

NRA instruction and safetyHome-Defense, Pistol, Rifle, and Shotgun Instructor credentials; NRA Range Safety Officer.

Energy weapons instructionAxon/TASER Energy Weapons Instructor Certification.

APS personnel participating in a professional training briefing

Training in practice

Credentials support a broader operating discipline.

APS uses progressive training, scenario-based instruction, direct supervision, and site-level experience to strengthen performance after initial qualification.