Close Protection Courses

Close Protection courses are run over the course of roughly 20 days, course length may vary.

What Will I Learn

Included in the Close Protection course is:

• Relevant Laws and Legislations

• The roles and respobsilities of a Close Protection Operative

• Threat/Risk assessment

• Reconnaissance

• Protocol and etiquette of a Close Protection Operative

• Planning and route selection

• foot formations

• vehicle tactics

• Searching procedures

• Surveillance

• more

All assessments must be passed in order to recieve the licence following course completion.

What you must have

An applicant for the Close Protection course must have all of the following:

• You must be age 18+

• You must complete the pre-learning provided before the course starts

• Completion of the ACT Awareness certificate

• Completion of the ACT Security certificate

• You must be able to read, write and speak English fluently

• Level 3 emergency first aid certificate with at least 12 months of validity.

Those who do not have a valid first aid certificate may choose to take our emergency first aid course before the course starts. 

Ministry Training offer First Aid courses at a price of £75 per person, these courses may be booked with other training courses in order to expedite the training process.

Click here to register interest in the course.