Close Protection Operative

The Close Protection Operative course will teach you how to manage security of a VIP, organize a security team and all the logistics of prevention.

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Duration	7 Day’s
Weapons	Pistols – Glock 17
Methods	This course will be taught using theoretical and practical excercises. The lectures lectures will be conducted in the classroom, urban area and shooting range. The course will be given in EBSSA Training Center with the use of EBSSA equipment.
Instructors	Former Special Forces Operator
Skill Prerequisites	None. The candidate does not have to possess prior experience in Close Protection.
Gear	Casual clothing (no jeans), rain / weather gear and business clothing (slacks, jacket, tie and appropriate shoes), tactical cargo pants, tactical belt (sturdy) , sport shoes, sport uniform.

About course

The Close Protection Operative course will teach you how to manage security of a VIP, organize a security team and all the logistics of prevention.
Protection work is very demanding and exhausting. For that reason it is important to have an excellent preparation. To ensure you don’t make mistakes in the future, our staff with different jobs in the sector will pass on all their experience.

The close protection work is very demanding and exhausting for that reason it is important to have a ‘good preparation, so as not to make mistakes, our staff with different jobs in the sector will be able to pass on all their experience.

Principles of close protection
Hello Arrivals / Departures
Dress code and etiquette
Tactical Firearms (Live Fire)
Case studies
Cover and evacuation drills live fire
Advance work
Radio communications procedures
Motorcade procedures
Introduction to threat assessment and risk analysis
Protection formations
Low profile security and tactics
Unarmed combat
Shooting under stress
Elements of Close Protection Team
Advance work; surveys, preparation and planning – exercise
Team Leader; roles & responsibilities
Final training exercise: IN TOWN EXCERICSE – training in realistic every day situation
Briefing the Principal

Course schedule

Course Name	Country	Duration	Price	Availability
Close Protection Operative	South Africa	3 February 2025 – 9 February 2025	1900 €	Available	Enroll
Close Protection Operative	Serbia	17 March 2025 – 23 March 2025	1900 €	Available	Enroll
Close Protection Operative	Serbia	26 May 2025 – 1 June 2025	1900 €	Available	Enroll