Unit 1: Principles of Terror Threat Awareness in the Private Security Industry

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• Identify Threat levels

• Common terror attack methods

• Actions to take in the event of a terror threat

• Procedures for dealing with suspicious items

• Behaviours that could indicate suspicious activity

• Response to suspicious behaviour

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Unit 2: Principles of Working as a Door Supervisor for Close Protection Operatives in the Private Security Industry

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• How to keep vulnerable people safe

• Licensing law relevant to the role of a door supervisor

• Queue management and venue capacity responsibilities relevant to a door supervisor

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Unit 3: Application of Physical Intervention Skills for Close Protection Operatives in the Private Security Industry 

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• Requirements of providing clear and concise instructions to the principal and team members in emergency situations

• Response to a change in operational conditions from standard operating procedures (SOP) to emergency operating procedures (EOP)

• Responsibilities of the close protection team when there is an immediate physical threat to the principal

• The necessity for narrowing the concentric layers of protection when managing an immediate threat to the principal

• Implications of common and criminal law when using force on another person

• Positive alternatives to using physical intervention skills in a close protection environment

• Associated threats as a result of an attempted assault or unwarranted attention towards a principal

• How to apply physical intervention skills in a justifiable, ethical, and professional manner

• Non-pain compliant soft skills to prevent harm to a principal

• Defensive non-pain compliant skills to protect self from assault

• Non-pain compliant methods of protecting the inner cordon

• Protecting the principal from assault

• Communicate effectively to encourage de-escalation

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Unit 4: Application of Physical Intervention Skills in the Private Security Industry

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• Physical interventions and the implications of their use

• Risks associated with using physical intervention

• Reducing the risks associated with physical intervention

• Physical skills to protect yourself and others

• Non-pain compliant standing, holding and escorting techniques