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.

– 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