SIA Close Protection Course
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Key Details
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Date
2nd - 23rd February 2026 -
Duration
3 weeks -
Location
Pickering, North Yorkshire Moors -
Accommodation
Fully residential - 21 days accommodation -
Assessment & Certification
The assessment is via a series of practical assessments and a multiple choice question paper -
Cost
£2,800 plus VAT (includes 3 weeks accommodation)You must be over 18 years old and a UK resident with a valid proof of address and photo ID.Essential criteria
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SIA Close Protection Course
Overview
Our prestigious SIA Close Protection Course equips you with world class experience and qualifications, giving you the edge over others, and the resources to achieve the highest standards.
After completing the course, you could begin accepting unique and exciting opportunities across the sporting world. This could include Operational Security Planning for major sports events such as the Olympic Games or World Cups. Alternatively you could work across a variety of sports such as Football, Athletics, Cricket, Tennis and more, in various roles including Consultancy, Team Security or Stadium Management.
Outside of sport you will be qualified to work with C-suite executives, celebrities and even royalty.
Why choose our course?
- Delivered by world class instructors hand-picked by us
- Unrivalled crucial training based on our experience travelling with and providing security protection to the England and Brazil football teams, all around the world
- We use real world scenarios to test your soft skills as well as hard skills
- On successful completion of the course, automatically get added to our live HG Close Protection Operative database
- We work with you after the course to ensure you make the right connections for a successful career as a CP operative around the world
Course Content
- SIA Close Protection Qualification
- FREC-Advanced First Aid Level 3 training course
- Hans Global Airbox Training Course
- Surveillance Training
- Security In Sport
- Security Advanced Driving-Introduction
- Introduction to Firearms
- Krav Maga
- Basic introduction
- Assistance with SIA License application
SIA Close Protection Course
- Roles and responsibilities of the close protection operative
- Threat and risk assessment
- Surveillance awareness
- Operational planning
- Law and legislation
- Interpersonal skills
- Close protection teamwork and briefing
- Conduct reconnaissance
- Close protection foot drills
- Route selection
- Close protection journey management
- Search procedures
- Incident management
- Venue security
- Avoiding conflict and reducing personal risk
- Defusing conflict
- Resolving and learning from conflict
- Communication skills and conflict management
“Worked for you guys on and off since 2013. I have worked in many security companies around the globe, and for many high profile clients, but the professionalism and unity that Hans Global offers is second to none. It uniquely develops teams no matter what their background to work as one. They have the knack of combining ex military guys and highly trained civilian operatives to work together, which creates teams full of respect and knowledge to deliver world class services. Thoroughly recommend this company if you want to enhance and showcase your skills in high level security tasks.”
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