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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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Close Protection Operative
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

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.

Topics

  • 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

Close Protection Operative

3 February 2025 – 9 February 2025
Course name Close Protection Operative
Duration 3 February 2025 – 9 February 2025
Country South Africa
Price 1900 €
Availability Available
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Close Protection Operative

17 March 2025 – 23 March 2025
Course name Close Protection Operative
Duration 17 March 2025 – 23 March 2025
Country Serbia
Price 1900 €
Availability Available
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Close Protection Operative

26 May 2025 – 1 June 2025
Course name Close Protection Operative
Duration 26 May 2025 – 1 June 2025
Country Serbia
Price 1900 €
Availability Available
Enroll