Unit 1: Principles of Working as a Close Protection Operative in the Private Security Industry

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of a close protection operative
• Understand current law and legislation within a close protection context
• Understand the importance of threat and risk assessment
• Understand the importance of threat and risk management
• Understand personal and professional skills within a close protection environment
• Understand the importance of teamwork within a close protection environment
• Understand surveillance, anti-surveillance, and counter-surveillance methods
• Understand search procedures within a close protection operation for people, vehicles, and buildings/venues
• Understand close protection foot drills
• Understand venue security operations and requirements
• Understand the importance of planning, route selection, and additional licence considerations
• Understand reconnaissance within a close protection environment
• Understand the importance of operational planning

Unit 2: Working as a Close Protection Operative in the Private Security Industry

• Undertake a dynamic risk assessment
• Demonstrate use of surveillance, anti-surveillance, and counter-surveillance
• Be able to search people, vehicles, and venues
• Demonstrate close protection foot drills
• Be able to demonstrate venue security skills
• Be able to manage transport arrangements within a close protection environment
• Be able to prepare and carry out a close protection assignment
• Be able to deal with a range of incidents within a close protection environment

Unit 3: Application of Conflict Management in the Private Security Industry

• Understand the principles of conflict management appropriate to the role
• Understand how to recognise, assess, and reduce risk in conflict situations
• Understand the use of problem-solving techniques when resolving conflict
• Be able to communicate to de-escalate conflict

Unit 4: Principles of Terror Threat Awareness in the Private Security Industry

• Identify the different threat levels
• Recognise the common terror attack methods
• Recognise the actions to take in the event of a terror threat
• Identify the procedures for dealing with suspicious items
• Identify behaviours that could indicate suspicious activity
• Identify how to respond to suspicious behaviour

Unit 5: Principles of Working as a Door Supervisor for Close Protection Operatives in the Private Security Industry

• Understand how to keep vulnerable people safe
• Understand licensing law relevant to the role of a door supervisor
• Understand queue management and venue capacity responsibilities relevant to a door supervisor

Unit 6: Application of Physical Intervention Skills for Close Protection Operatives in the Private Security Industry

• Understand the requirements of providing clear and concise instructions to the principal and team members in emergency situations
• Know how to respond to a change in operational conditions from standard operating procedures (SOP) to emergency operating procedures (EOP)
• Know the responsibilities of the close protection team when there is an immediate physical threat to the principal
• Understand the necessity for narrowing the concentric layers of protection when managing an immediate threat to the principal
• Understand the implications of common and criminal law when using force on another person
• Know the positive alternatives to using physical intervention skills in a close protection environment
• Understand associated threats as a result of an attempted assault or unwarranted attention towards a principal
• Know how to apply physical intervention skills in a justifiable, ethical, and professional manner
• Be able to use non-pain compliant soft skills to prevent harm to a principal
• Be able to use defensive non-pain compliant skills to protect self from assault
• Be able to use non-pain compliant methods of protecting the inner cordon
• Be able to protect the principal from assault
• Be able to communicate effectively to encourage de-escalation

Unit 7: Application of Physical Intervention Skills in the Private Security Industry

• Understand physical interventions and the implications of their use
• Understand the risks associated with using physical intervention
• Understand how to reduce the risks associated with physical intervention
• Be able to use physical skills to protect yourself and others
• Be able to use non-pain compliant standing, holding, and escorting techniques