PSD Training Group - Close Protection Officer & PSD Operator Course, 21 day duration.
The 14 day City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Close Protection, followed by the 7 day PSD Operator Module.
Please note, can be taken separately.

The PSD Operator course is aimed at anyone who is applying to work in High Risk situations, such as Iraq. it also provides a one-stop course for those wanting their SIA Close Protection license. Combining the City & Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Close Protection and a "full on" TACTICS module. If you are intent on deploying to places such as Iraq, you need quality training, you live and learn from operators and team leaders who work there. We teach you what happens, how to deal with it and most of all, how to stay alive and keep your client safe. This is the only High Risk PSD Operator course in the world designed using the City & Guilds 7303 principles and guidelines, together with fulfilling the SIA requirements for Close Protection licensing. You can complete and pass the course, deploy to High Risk areas and license yourself for work in the UK (Only applicable for those who are legally entitled to work in the UK). You can be assured we consider all learning methodology, the training cycle and learning styles so all students benefit.


Course Content
The course includes, but is not limited to; Intro to PSD High Risk Close Protection work, the PSD role, make up of PSD Teams, basic skill sets, body protection, walking drills, foreign weapons drills, communications, driving, SAP (Security Advance Party) drills, PES (Personal Escort Section) drills, CAT (Counter Assault Team) drills, Standard Operating Procedures, Site surveys, route recce's, IED's, vehicle/personnel searching. Operating as a PSD Team protecting clients, 7 days of tactical operations, movements by road, ambushes, location attacks, managing and training local security, advanced skill set, anti-ambush, surviving the kill zone, tactical movements by foot, vehicle, location security, recruiting, training and managing local guard forces. CV writing, interview techniques, job searching, tips and hints on how to secure employment. Ending with two days of practical exercises and a written examination.

Accreditation and Reports
The PSD Operator Course is a pass/fail course, designed to meet City & Guilds Level 3 standard, you will gain, if you pass, your SIA license for Close Protection, standards are high, assessments are carried out daily, all graduating students receive a detailed report on their performance, to use when applying for work, all successful students will be forwarded to our strategic partners for interviews.

Food & Accommodation
Food & accommodation are free, breakfast, lunch and dinner. A sleeping bag will be required.

Eligibility
Anyone over the age of 21, able to communicate, verbally and in written English and be physically fit is eligible to attend the PSD Training course, fitness level estimation; 25 push ups in 1 minute, 25 sit ups in 1 minute, 200 metre weight carry,  1.5 mile run, full kit in 15 minutes. Please be aware we will not guarantee employment, standards are high and will remain as such.

Employment Assistance
PSD Training prides itself in recommending highly skilled operators to Operational Companies.  We make NO GUARANTEES you will receive a job, our strategic connections look to our course to provide them with PSD operators, able to work, with minimum leadership in hostile sometimes extreme environments, PSD operators already operating in Hostile Environments such as Iraq, attend our course, to refresh their skills, for their and their company's peace of mind.

I would like to thank you for supporting Aegis and providing well trained operators especially recently.Steve, Aegis Defence Services Ltd

LIVE FIRE ADD ON
The PSD Operator "Live Fire" course is an additional five day fully residential course using a variety of modern semi-automatic weapons including Sig P226, HK USP Pistols, AR15 M4 & HK G3 assault rifles. You will be taught everything we know, including marksmanship principles, Normal safety Precautions (NSP's), weapon care and maintenance, drawing techniques, firing stances combat shooting techniques, positioning of equipment, attacks on principals, tail gunner dills, vehicle drills and under fire tactical movement. Approx 300 rounds per day over 5 days.

I have learned more about surviving in a Level 5 environment on this course, than in my prior 30 years of experience. I have attended too many courses to list, State, Local and Federal (USA), and have the creds to back up this comment... The training being currently conducted by PSD-Training is far and away, the best, real-deal, get you ready for work, hands on type training that is available to most people and it will prepare them for what lies ahead Paul H - Former Operational Director, FBI & DEA trained US Chief of Police Officer, deployed Iraq.