Wackenhut Training Institute

The Wackenhut Corporation leads the security services industry in the provision of quality training materials, programs, and applications. This is evidenced not only by our wide security services’ client base, but by the prestigious organizations that select Wackenhut Training Institute for their in-house training needs, including:

The Smithsonian Institution selected Wackenhut to conduct a comprehensive training needs analysis, design five programs of instruction, and to train its 600-plus member in-house security staff in fundamental security duties and supervisory responsibilities over a five-year period. We are currently in our fourth year of this contract.
The State of North Carolina chose Wackenhut to research and develop its required training program for contract security officers. The NC Private Protective Services Department then distributed the manual and accompanying videotape to all security companies in the state for required use.

Wackenhut Training Institute (WTI), a division of Wackenhut’s Human Resources Department, is the training and research center for The Wackenhut Corporation. WTI has been a formal part of the Wackenhut organization virtually from the earliest days of the corporation. Training advisors at WTI — all of whom have post-graduate degrees — research and design programs, train and guide trainers in their development of continuing education programs. Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Learning Officer, Michael E. Goodboe, holds a Doctor of Education degree, and has over 30 years experience in security training. His articles have appeared in Security Management magazine.

It is at Wackenhut Training Institute that basic security training programs are developed. WTI does not bow out after developing training programs; rather, training advisors continue to assist local training personnel and managers in developing job-specific, follow-on, and continuing education programs. We make this easy by providing the majority of training materials on-line.