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This guide is designed to educate individuals around the skills, knowledge, and certification necessary to become a proficient Close Protection Operative (CPO). Whether you’re pursuing a career in personal security or enhancing your existing skills, this comprehensive document covers a wide range of essential topics to ensure you’re well-prepared for the demanding field of close protection.
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Top-up Courses
Close Protection
top up course
This 3-day Close Protection Top Up Course equips you with the latest skills and knowledge necessary to remain operationally ready and compliant in the close protection sector.
CLOSE PROTECTION TOP UP COURSE + FAW
This 5-day Close Protection Top Up Course including First Aid at Work equips you with the latest skills and knowledge necessary to remain operationally ready and compliant in the close protection sector whilst also preparing you to provide immediate care to individuals who have been injured or taken ill at the workplace.
Full Courses
Close
Protection course
Transform your future with our intensive 18-day SIA Level 3 Close Protection Course and embark on a dynamic journey towards a rewarding career in close protection.
CLOSE
PROTECTION COURSE + FREC 3
Choose our 23-day package and enhance your SIA Level 3 Close Protection Course by integrating First Responder Emergency Care training, (FREC 3) an essential medical qualification. This will enable you to operate and navigate the demanding realm of close protection with confidence and competence.
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Close protection COURSE
18 days | £2,545 (inc VAT) £2,120.83 (ex Vat)
Prepare for a dynamic and challenging career in close protection with our comprehensive 18-day SIA Level 3 Close Protection Course. This course is designed to equip individuals with the skills, knowledge, and certification necessary to become proficient Close Protection Operatives (CPOs). Whether you’re pursuing a career in personal security or enhancing your existing skills, this course covers a wide range of essential topics to ensure you’re well-prepared for the demanding field of close protection.
Course Syllabus
- Roles and responsibilities of the Close Protection Operative
- Threat and risk assessment
- Surveillance and counter surveillance
- Operational planning
- Interpersonal skills
- Law and legislation
- Route selection
- Close protection vehicle driver techniques
- Physical intervention
- IED search awareness (vehicles and buildings)
- Conflict management
- Terror threat awareness
CLOSE PROTECTION COURSE + frec 3
23 days | £3,045 (inc VAT) £2,537.50 (ex Vat)
Choose our 23-day package to enhance your SIA Level 3 Close Protection Course by integrating First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3) training, ensuring your eligibility for the SIA license with a mandatory medical qualification. In the evolving field of close protection security, maintaining first aid proficiency is crucial. Our course offers new CPOs formal Level 3 First Aid training, ensuring readiness from the start, streamlining the qualification process for entry into security roles.
Course Syllabus
- Close Protection Course Syllabus, plus....
- Roles, responsibilities and incident management
- Resucitation and the use of medical gas
- Treatment and dressing of breaks and other injuries
- Shock and blood pressure monitoring
- Management of airway, circulatory and respiratory system
- Comunication, primary survey and assessment
- Safe handling and moving techniques
close protection top up course
3 days | £410 (inc VAT) £341.67 (ex VAT)
Stay at the forefront of the close protection industry with our Close Protection Top Up Course. Starting from October 1, 2022, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) introduces new training units for Close Protection Operatives (CPOs) seeking to renew their SIA licence. Additionally, the existing foundational training, covering both theoretical and practical aspects of close protection, has been enhanced to meet the evolving needs of the industry. This three-day top-up training course equips you with the latest skills and knowledge necessary to excel in the dynamic field of close protection.
It is an SIA requirement to hold a valid Level 3 First Aid qualification equivalent to First Aid at Work (FAW) before starting this course. Please note that Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) certificates are not accepted.
Course Syllabus
- Highfield CMA approved training centre
- Principles of terror threat awareness in the private security industry
- Application of physical intervention skills for close protection operatives in the private security industry
- Application of physical intervention skills for door supervisors in the private security industry
close protection top up course + FAW
5 days | £685 (inc VAT) £570.83 (ex VAT)
Stay at the forefront of the close protection industry with our Close Protection Top Up + First Aid at Work package. Starting from October 1, 2022, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) introduced new training units for Close Protection Operatives (CPOs) seeking to renew their SIA licence.
In today’s dynamic security landscape, being prepared for emergencies is paramount. First Aid at Work involves the provision of immediate care to individuals who have been injured or taken ill at the workplace. This encompasses a range of essential skills and knowledge, including assessing the situation, administering first aid treatment, and effectively communicating with emergency services if necessary. The aim is to stabilise the individual’s condition and minimise the impact of the injury or illness until further medical assistance can be obtained.
Course Syllabus
- Role of the First Aider
- Managing an emergency
- Adult Resuscitation: CPR
- Understanding specific medical conditions
- Managing injuries
- Adult choking techniques
- Communication and casualty care
- Defibrillator usage
- Addressing medical emergencies
- First Aid: Bleeding and poisoning
- Unresponsive adult procedures
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Where is the course located?
The Old Barracks, Goring Heath, Reading, RG8 7RU
Is there parking on site?
Free, secure parking
WHAT IS THE CLOSEST TUBE STATION?
Pangbourne (8 min drive to the training area)
THE CLOSEST HOTELS TO THE TRAINING CENTRE?
Stay with us onsite with cost-effective modern pod-style lodging
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