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Executive and Hostile Environment Close Protection Team Leader + Advanced Surveillance and Live Firearms
40-day Team Leader for Executive and Hostile Environment Close Protection Officer + Advanced Surveillance and Live Firearms
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
Anyone wishing to enter the medium to high-risk industry of close protection armed and unarmed and to enter the surveillance industry as a trained operative. This course will also deliver you to an advanced position on all training remits.
This qualification is designed for those learners wishing to apply for a licence from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) to work as a close protection operative (CPO). It is based on the relevant SIA’s Specification for Learning and Qualifications
The 40-day UCP course also gives the learner the minimum requirements to apply for overseas high-risk jobs such as Iraq and South America. Domestic Surveillance employment and entry into the world of surveillance.
Course Information
This course is designed for learners who wish to complete the full basic and advanced in one go, this intense 40-day courses will provide the learner the qualifications to gain employment much easier than that of the basic qualifications. This qualification is also designed for those learners wishing to apply for a licence from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) to work as a close protection operative (CPO). It is based on the relevant SIA’s Specification for Learning and Qualification.
You will be trained in all equipment used in present day operations, up-to-date drills and skills, cultural awareness, pre-deployment administration including; personal safety and client brief, PSD, small team tactics, communication, anti-ambush drills from vehicle and foot, reaction to attack, defend location, IED awareness, reaction to trauma and Casevac procedures.
PMC (Private Military Contractor) there will be times when you will work either on your own or requested to form a private unit to engage with legitimate governments globally or indeed for a private individual or association in protective duties. UCP PMC will guide you through the legalities on such a position.
Advanced weapons skills, force on force attack drills, high-risk urban movement and convoy and motorcade procedure.
Weapons – Full proficiency gained on all the following firearms: AK47/M4/Glock
The 350 guided learning hours close protection course covers all aspects from theory to practical with 3 multiple Anyone wishing to enter the medium to high risk industry of close protection armed and unarmed
This qualification is designed for those learners wishing to apply for a licence from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) to work as a close protection operative (CPO). It is based on the relevant SIA’s Specification for Learning and Qualifications
The 40-day UCP course also gives the learner the minimum requirements to apply for overseas high-risk jobs such as Middle East, Africa and South America.
You will be put through your paces from our highly experienced tutors, so prepare to train hard every single day. We finish the course with 3 days of final exercises protecting 3 types of clients that you will possibly come across in your future career, so this course really prepares you for medium and high risk and celebrity bodyguarding and for armed Private Security Contractors looking to work overseas in places like Iraq and Libya for example.
Minimum Required Kit List
Clothing
- Grey, Blue or Black Suit, black shoes, dark or neutral tie, black socks, belt
- Casual Jeans or Dockers; gym clothing
- Laptop with Microsoft word and power point,
- USB memory stick with 10 GB max
- Pencil and pen, eraser
- Tactical Belt
- Tactical Boots
- Tactical Pants and shirt
- Holster for Glock 17/19
- Ear defenders
- Knee pads
- Chest rig
- Ballistic glasses
What’s included:
- instructor
- Training equipment
- Exams
- Awards
- Classroom
- Range (where applicable)
- Ammo (where applicable)
- Kitchen with microwave and Fridge
What is not included:
- Accommodation (where applicable)
- Food and beverages
- Flights (where applicable)
- Airport Transfers (where applicable)
- Safety Glasses (where applicable)
- Ear Defenders (where applicable)
Skill Prerequisites
- Online weapons safety award
- Good understanding of the English language
*All prerequisite awards should not be expired
so please check the expiry date before applying *All Candidates should have a reasonable level
of personal fitness
Topics
- Executive Close Protection including Individual Bodyguard
- Surveillance Rural, Urban and Technical, including Reconnaissance
- Hostile Environment Close Protection (pre-deployment administrative requirements and introduction to operating in Hostile Environments. Rules on use of Force, Cultural, IED Awareness, Anti-Ambush Drills (foot and vehicle) reaction to attack.
- PSD/PMC Roles and Responsibilities including small team tactics-communications-reacting to trauma (Casevec) – Search – Kidnap for Ransom
- NRA or IOF Level 3 weapons Proficiency Live firearms, which meet the ISO 28007 requirements for both Armed Security in Close Protection and Maritime Anti-Piracy Roles. Accredited by a leading international awarding body for compliance and endorsed by British Military Leaders.
- CQB (Close Quarter Battle) live scenarios based on real events within the security sector.
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- Advanced Surveillance Module for Rural and Urban entry (live tasks in both)
- Advanced Firearms (Live Shooting) tactical and dynamic remits
Unit 1 – Working as a Close Protection Operative
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of a close protection operative
- Understand basic surveillance, anti-surveillance and counter-surveillance techniques
- Understand legislation relevant to a close protection operative
- Understand the importance of interpersonal skills within a close protection environment
- Understand the importance of reconnaissance within a close protection environment
- Understand search procedures within a close protection environment
- Be able to establish and maintain secure environments
Unit 2 – Planning, Preparing and Supporting a close Protection Operation
- Understand the importance of threat assessment, risk management and operational planning
- Understand the importance of teamwork and operational briefing within a close protection environment
- Understand close protection foot drills
- Understand the importance of planning for route selection
- Understand the importance of transport management within the close protection environment
- Understand incident management within a close protection environment
- Understand venue security operations
- Be able to plan and prepare to carry out a close protection operation
- Be able to provide close protection of a principal
Unit 3 – Conflict Management within the Private Security Industry
- Understand the principles of conflict management appropriate to their role
- Understand how to recognise, assess and reduce risk in conflict situations
- Understand how to communicate in emotive situations to de-escalate conflict
- Understand how to develop and use problem-solving strategies for resolving conflict
- Understand good practice to follow conflict situations
Unit 4. Hostile Environment Close Protection Officer
- Conduct after capture
- Crisis management – roles and responsibilities in a kidnap & ransom incident
- Kidnappers’ tactics – how to reduce the risk
- Prevention training and contingency planning
- Responding to a kidnap
- Security awareness
- Surveillance awareness
- IED Awareness
- Live Firearms training 5.56mm/7.62mm (AK47, M4, MP7
- CQB (Close Quarter Battle) Tactics
Unit 5. Surveillance sector
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- Manage surveillance equipment and resources
- Plan and control reconnaissance activities – rural navigation and route selection
- Intelligence gathering and outcomes of close target reconnaissance
- Camouflage – Concealment – Rural hides
- Close target reconnaissance (CTR)
