SPECIALIST COURSES
The accredited Training Academy that we have partnered with in South Africa is accredited
to train candidates in multiple security related disciplines. The Training Academy has 6
accredited shooting ranges for side arms, carbines and rifles including long ranges. The
Training facility is self-sufficient with lecture rooms, study aids, accommodation, healthy
meals and can accommodate both male and female candidates
Firearms Training
The course duration is 2-3 days full time depending on the level of the trainee
- Weapon Handling (safety, ballistics, pistol, shotgun, sub-machine gun and assault rifle)
- Basic Weapon Disciplines (immediate action drills, mag changes, stances and varied distances)
- Firearm competencies including business purposes
BASIC Tactical
- Body conditioning
- Situational awareness
- Tactical equipment
- Advanced Weapon Handling: -
- Weapon Disciplines
- Immediate Action Drills
- Shooting Positions
- Instinctive firing 360º
- Multiple Targets
- Stress firing,
- Mobility shooting,
- Cover - Static cover, cover to cover
- Transitional drills,
- Low light/Night shooting
- Navigation
- Legal, restraint and arrest procedures
- Scenario Based Training - Tactical application,
- dry and live fire
- Vehicles - Tactical stopping and approach of
- Vehicles on foot and in vehicles
- Unarmed and Armed Combat (ASP Baton)
- Explosives awareness Ÿ Medical - Levels 1 &
- 2 Ÿear Advanced driving
- Operational planning - Routes, Venues
- Scenario Based Training- Tactical application, dry and live fire
Advanced Tactical
For security personnel who have successfully completed Basic Tactical and wish to
empower themselves to an Advanced Tactical level.
Duration is 2 weeks full time. The following modules, amongst others, will be included in the
course: -
All weapon handling aspects is done on a higher and advanced level from Basic
Tactical.
- Body Conditioning
- Introduction to the Criminal mind and Modus Operandi
- Approach and preservation of a crime scene
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- Surveillance and Counter Surveillance
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- Advanced Weapon Handling (Weapon Disciplines)
- Vehicle Manoeuvers
- Offensive and Defensive Driving
- Shooting out of vehicles
- Vehicle immobilised drills
- Vehicle transfers of injured personnel and equipment
- Unarmed and Armed Combat (Self-defence with knife)
- Dealing with an explosion scene (Criminal/Commercial)
- Tactical movements with weapons
- Shooting positions with combinations
- Instinctive firing 360º with movement Stress firing
- Mobility shooting with multiple targets
- Cover – Cover to Cover with a buddy
- Shooting out of vehicles - Static and Rolling
- Tactical Ranges Specialised Security Equipment
- Scaling Techniques
- Medical - Level 3 in an operational
- environment
- CQB - Close Quarter Battle
- Mechanical dynamic breaching techniques
- Room clearance in a security environment
- Tactical extraction
- Operational Planning - Routes, Venues,
- Arrest
- Scenario Based Training - Tactical application, dry and live fire
VIP Protection / Close Protection / Personal Security Detail
This is a specialist course and the duration is 5-6 weeks full time dependent on the level of
prior training. This course is presented on an International Standard.
Modules that will be presented during this course, amongst others:
- Introduction to close protection
- Threat and risk assessment
- General duties and structure of a close protection
- Surveillance and counter surveillance awareness team
- Criminal and terrorism awareness and the close protection operative
- Etiquette and protocols
- Weapon Handling (safety, discipline, ballistics, pistol, assault rifle and shotgun)
- Motorcades - Convoy, Advanced, Defensive and Offensive driving
- Basic shooting (immediate action drills, mag changes, stances, instinctive firing and
- distances)
- Operational Advance Planning - Routes,
- Venues, Foreign destinations
- Communication systems
- Command and control
- Foot formations
- Unarmed and Armed Combat (ASP Baton)
- Vehicle Procedures (Positioning, Embus and
- Debus)
- Explosives awareness
- Immediate Action Drills (Contact and evacuation of the principal, vehicle manoeuvres)
- Medical - Levels 1, 2 and 3
- Evaluation and Assessments –Live
- Scenario's
- Navigation
Presidential Protection
Presidential Close Protection course is only presented to Presidential Protection candidates
or existing Presidential Close Protection Officers to bring them on par with an international
standard.
Counter Assault Course/ Advanced Close Protection Course
The Counter Assault/ Advanced Close Protection Course is a 5-week course which trains
and prepares qualified CPO Operatives for operations within harsh and hostile
environments.
This intense advanced course is delivered by former Special Forces Operators who have
extensive operational experience in hostile environments. Candidates are exposed to real
life scenarios which provide them insight to the realities of operating in such life-threatening
situations.
Crowd Management
The course in crowd management is a 4-week full time course. This course is usually given
to security companies or government organisations.
Corporate Security Awareness
The threat of violent crimes and kidnapping in South Africa and terrorism that is now a global
threat with regions previously unaffected by terror threats are now in the front line of attack.
Countries, organisations, especially companies and individuals who travel abroad on
projects, need to be aware of the threats of terrorism, kidnapping, violent crime and how it
could affect them and interventions that they could implement to mitigate the threats of
terror.
Our Corporate Security awareness course addresses these factors and course attendees go
away from this course with knowledge on this subject and preventive measures.
Secure Assist would like to empower its clients to reduce their exposure to such life-
threatening incidents.
All training candidates will be screened/vetted