The Emergency First Aid course is advisable for a high risk work environment, consisting of theory and practical training. The course with SQR group is a 2 day course based at our head offices in London and starting from £89.99 with modules, theory and practical work covering the following: The roles and responsibilities […]
Have you thought about a career in Close Protection – all you need to know…
A Close Protection Officer is employed to protect the Principle, taking relevant measures to ensure safety, security and protection of individuals.
At SQR, we run SIA approved Close Protection training courses, as well as running top up courses required every 3 years to keep your SIA License valid.
This BTEC level 3 security training course is run from our head office based in London. Taking place over 3 weeks, it teaches necessary skills, provides knowledge as well as practical learning and uses surrounding areas to carry out live drills. It is professional and dynamic, boosting career opportunities for individuals within the security employment field.
Course syllabus includes:
– Terror Threat awareness
– Door Supervisor modules
– Physical intervention for both Door Supervisor and Close Protection in theory and practice
– Conflict management
– Body, Vehicle and Room searches
– Site Survery
– Operational Planning
– Route Planning
– Foot Formations
– Embus/Debus
– Suveillence
– Antisurveillance
– Tactical positioning
– First Aid at work
– Vehicle Management
– Live Drills
– Live Operations
Designed to meet industry standards, on completion it allows close protection officers to provide exceptional services for security employers as well as individual clients.
Potential work opportunities include:
Close protection for VIPs, High-net worth individuals, Residential security, International assignments.
Training with SQR group often gives you the opportunity to work within our company. 60-70% of those attending go on to work within our organisation providing a safe environment for our valued clients.
Take a look at our training courses page to see when our next CP course is running
Yesterday, our Director of Operations Yael Slagter-Cole was interviewed by Sky News about the rise in requests for security officers the Jewish community.
Read this article to see more from us on Sky News: https://news.sky.com/story/two-uk-jewish-schools-close-in-interests-of-the-safety-of-our-precious-children-12983327
SQR are here to protect any members of the community in times of need. Right now, we are doing the best we can to respond to requests and support the Jewish Community.
We have experienced an increase in security requests from new and existing clients by up to 30%.
SQR are here to protect any members of the community who are feeling unsafe right now. No one should have to live in fear.
If you are interested to find out more about SQR please follow this link https://www.sqrgroup.com/about-us/
Security has primary concern which is preservation of life and creating a balance between competing dynamic forces that are at work in society in favour of safety .
On Sunday 13th of Aug two of SQR security staff assigned to JW3 a high profile Jewish community hub were alerted to a potentially serious incident. A double-Raymonddecker London bus with passengers on board had caught fire .
SQR’s Emilio Garcia and Marius Asteika both responded immediately with Marius assisting the passengers to evacuate the bus and Emilio in fighting the fire to stop its escalation and the dangers it posed to the passing cars and pedestrians all this amid bellowing smoke and explosions in the engine compartment .They both proceeded to maintain a cordon to prevent bystanders approaching the blazing flame.
Emilio and Marius are trained close protection operatives trained at SQR’s centre of excellence .
During this incident they acted within SQR protocol during life threatening incidences remove from danger e.g evacuate in this instance , protect , deescalate when ever possible maintain control and safety .
Their actions have been praised by Raymond Simonson the leader of the JW3
“Their only thoughts were for the safety of the passengers caught on the burning bus, which is typical of all the SQR security staff at JW3,” he said.
“I wasn’t at all surprised – we constantly receive praise and positive feedback from members of the public for our wonderful security team.”
the national and international press were also quick to see the merits and professionalism of the SQR staff and have given a wide coverage of their actions in their out lets .
The renowned London daily had this to say
A security guard who said today that he thought the double-decker was going to explode.
Emilio Garcia, 36, was on duty at a nearby building when he heard a loud bang outside Finchley Road and Frognal Overground station on Sunday.
He ran towards the noise and saw flames and smoke billowing from the No 117 bus. He helped several passengers off before grabbing a fire extinguisher from the driver.
The national paper The mirror also covered the incident along with Jewish chronicle and Times of Israel
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/london-bus-bursts-flames-mans-10984234#ICID=sharebar_whatsapp
SQR team leader’s national meeting.
SQR group’s national meeting
SQR group’s national meeting in London conducted at the HQ of the group.
The meeting addressed by Shai Slagter the co founder of the SQR to highlight the importance of individual staff members and their team leaders in the growth of the company. In addition company structure and ambitions were also explained and the team were invited to participated in forward movement of the SQR.
The day long meeting included Q&E session, leadership enhancement sessions. The day concluded by dinner and refreshments at a top London restaurant.
SQR’s rapid growth across United Kingdom and its international services is built upon its core attributes enshrined in its very name , Security Quality Reliability .
SQR group is proud to announce the opening of
SQR Scotland
SQR will bring its unique security solution to Scotland
UK, London, October 11, 2016– SQR opens its Scotland Office
This follows in the footstep of SQR’s offices in London,East of England, Manchester, Newcastle/Gates head
“SQR is privileged to open its Scottish branch. SQR aims to build upon this firm foundation and make a solid contribution to the security in Scotland”
“SQR’s unique approach in blending human and technological solutions in security will bring new standards of service and security to Scotland”
“This announcement coincides with SQR group’s fourth birthday which adds to it meaning for SQR as whole”
SQR’s co –founder Shai Slagter
Security, Quality and Reliability are the foundations of the company and are the qualities that distinguishes ‘SQR group’ from other companies in the UK market in particular, and the Global market as a whole.
‘SQR group’ places supreme importance in the recruiting and training of highly qualified and dedicated personnel, and in creation of bespoke solution for individual clients and organizations.
Close Protection in USA a reality check
Let’s take a look at some facts and figures so that we can identify the real Threats and Risk and not the falsely perceived namely Terrorism which accounts for 31 deaths on average in USA with the 9/11 taken into account.Close protection in USA is about more about professional approach to the fundamentals and basics than the glory hugging action hero gestures and posturing .
Some 13,286 people were killed in the US by firearms in 2015, and 26,819 people were injured (those figures exclude suicide]) Those figures are likely to rise by several hundred, once incidents in the final week of the year are counted. Source: Gun Violence Archive
The US death toll between 1968 and 2011 surpasses all wars ever fought by the country. There were about 1.4 million firearm deaths in that period, compared with 1.2 million US deaths in every conflict from the War of Independence to Iraq. Source: Politifact.
There were 372 mass shootings in the US in 2015, killing 475 people and injuring 1,870. A mass shooting is describing a single shooting incident which kills or injures four or more people, including the assailant. Source: Mass Shooting Tracker
There are thought to be about 300 million guns in the US, owned by about a third of the population so that is 106.6 million people with guns.
There were 372 mass shootings in the US in 2015, killing 475 people and wounding 1,870. These events take place in cinemas, shopping malls and all public.
source the Mass Shooting Tracker.
There were an estimated 1,165,383 violent crimes (murder and non-negligent homicides, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults) reported by law enforcement.)
There are approximately 1.4 million active gang members comprising more than 33,000 gangs in the United States.
Source 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment FBI
343 well-armed anti-government militias numbering over 100.000 members, many have been involved in armed stand offs with federal and local forces.
Added to that there are 800,000 armed police with a stablished reputation of using their weapons aggressively.
The main threat in USA is guns and crime and occasionally the law enforcements. The figures make it clear that this is no Walt Disney landscape and you need to develop a good local knowledge for example of crime hotspots, type of crimes, active gangs, and their area of operation and methodology.
It is essential to take into account active, current threats rather than the news driven high profile threats that frankly are statically should be very low on the scale of priorities.
Essential tools for close protection operative in USA is an accurate threat and risk assessment, thorough planning, well-practised situational & spatial awareness and hopefully a gun!
London has reinforced its world reputation as number one cultural and international centre by hosting the premier of Harry Potter theatre show at the renowned Palace theatre at the heart of the capital
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As expected the cream of the celebrities from the world of politics, entertainment and sports were in attendance alongside J.K Rowling.
Other luminaries in attendance were comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel, and London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan
(Avi Navama SQR group’s co-founder on the far left with J.K Rowling on the foreground at the premier)
This posed a unique security problem, given the nature of the event, the location and the current threat level.
SQR were the obvious choice to secure the event and were in full attendance with a large team of SQR trained close protection officer alongside of the co-founders of SQR Shai Slagter and Avi Navama.
The coordination and planning of such events are a key aspect of SQR’s expertise.
SQR group secures many of the London’s high net worth individuals and prestigious land marks along side performing similar tasks internationally.
SQR groups maintains its high standard by training most of its front line security staff through its own centre of excellence located in London.
SQR groups Avi Navama was interviewed today to by Bloomberg Business .This was in the aftermath of Brussels bombing. SQR’s inherent experience based on its long history in military , civilian and national security sectors gives it the authority to make observation on such critical matters and issues.
The interview (click link)
SQR group is one of the leading global security organisation with specialisation in anti terrorism, national infrastructure protection and close protection.
SQR group in Greater Manchester.
SQR group establishes one it largest unified security teams outside of London operations in Manchester .
Greater Manchester is one of the largest metropolitan areas in United Kingdom with population of 2.7 million.
SQR group in Manchester is securing a range of institutions , organisations and individuals.
SQR an established and respected name on the international and national security industry is proud of its involvements in securing its clients in Greater Manchester area .
The trade mark Security, Quality and Reliability of SQR operations will enhance the security of all our clients in Manchester.