Active Shooter / Workplace Violence Training

Active Shooter / Workplace Violence Training

Duration

Varies

Focus

Practical, hands-on training to help employees prevent, respond to, and stay safe during workplace violence, active shooter incidents, and everyday personal safety risks.


Description

Embassy offers a tiered approach to workplace safety and violence prevention training — from foundational awareness to immersive, scenario-based response programs. Each course is designed and led by our experienced law enforcement consultants who provide practical tools to help employees recognize warning signs, make informed decisions under stress, and respond effectively during a critical incident.

Basic Workplace Violence & Active Shooter (2 Hours)

This 2-hour course provides employees with essential strategies for recognizing, avoiding, and responding to workplace violence or active shooter incidents.

 

Now Available in a Virtual Format

 

Our virtual delivery option makes this training accessible to organizations of all sizes — anywhere in the world. The same expert-led, interactive instruction is available online, allowing participants to engage and learn effectively from any location.

 

Ideal for organizations that:

  • Operate across multiple or geographically dispersed locations
  • Have teams with varied schedules or shifts
  • Seek to reduce travel costs while maintaining engagement and consistency
  • Require scalable, high-quality safety training for national or international teams

Advanced Workplace Violence & Active Shooter (4 Hours)

This 4-hour course is our most popular program. It is designed to provide employees with practical, actionable strategies for responding to an active shooter or workplace violence incident. The course includes three hours of interactive classroom instruction, followed by a one-hour on-site walk-through assessment.

Personal Safety (2 Hours)

This 2-hour course helps employees develop practical skills to stay safe in the workplace and public settings. Participants learn to increase situational awareness, recognize potential threats, and apply proactive strategies to avoid or de-escalate unsafe situations.

 

Ideal for employees in public-facing or field roles, this training builds confidence and awareness through real-world examples and interactive discussion — helping participants stay alert, prepared, and secure wherever their duties take them.

Comprehensive Active Shooter & Workplace Violence Response Program (8 Hours)

This immersive, full-day program is custom-built around your organization’s unique needs and vulnerabilities. Prior to training, Embassy facilitators conduct a pre-class site visit to meet with key stakeholders, review existing policies and emergency plans, and identify opportunities for improvement.

 

Throughout the course, participants gain practical tools for preventing and responding to workplace violence, active shooter incidents, and escalating conflicts. The training integrates lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises focused on prevention, de-escalation, and response tactics.

 

The day concludes with a realistic, role-play scenario led by professional actors — allowing teams to apply what they’ve learned in a safe, controlled environment.

 

Key Features:

  • Pre-training consultation and site visit
  • P8-hour immersive course covering prevention, de-escalation, and response
  • PScenario-based role-play exercise for applied learning
  • PDesigned for both public and private sector organizations

Your Instructors

This course is led by either Commander Greg Schirmer (Ret.) or Commander Melvin McGuire (Ret.). In this training, they draw on actual police leadership and decades of active-scenario instruction to help equip your team with the confidence and tools to respond swiftly and effectively in the face of workplace violence or active-shooter threats.”

 

Pictured (left to right): Greg Schirmer, Melvin McGuire

Commander Greg Schirmer (Retired) and Commander Melvin Mcguire (Retired) | Active Shooter Training Instructors

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