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7 DAY SURVEILLANCE COURSE Surveillance has become a rapidly growing industry and the ability to carry out effective surveillance is a skill in itself. During the course you will learn about the role of a surveillance operative and the equipment that is used (sometimes very high tech) along with many techniques. As a CPO, Private Investigator or Surveillance operative the ability to use surveillance techniques effectively is paramount to our role. There are many separate areas of surveillance as listed below, and the course will cover all of these in great depth giving you the required knowledge backed up with realistic training exercises that help to put things in to perspective. The demand for commercial surveillance and investigations is high, and a professional surveillance operator who is skilled in foot and mobile surveillance including reporting skills and recording of video and photographic evidence will find their services in high demand by a wide variety of clients. Electronic Surveillance Photographic & Video techniques Reporting, Logging, Analysing Information Counter Surveillance Measures Undercover Surveillance Protective Surveillance Course Instructor: The Surveillance course instructor is a highly regarded Close Protection Officer with over twenty years experience in Surveillance and Close Protection. He has worked at the highest levels of protection and extensively undercover both in the UK and Abroad. During the early eighties whilst working as an intelligence officer in the Military he held the dubious honour of the longest solo operator in the field after a three week operation in South America where his extraction was constantly delayed due to possible compromise. In the nineties during several undercover operations he was solely responsible for the arrests and prosecutions of countless criminals and recovered stolen goods valued at over £25 million pounds. Since that time he has been active as a Close Protection Officer in Europe and on the Asian continent. When not working in Close Protection our instructor is employed by Corporate businesses to carry out electronic counter measures and as a consultant to dozens of companies involved in high risk surveillance operations.   Surveillance within Close Protection: The role of Surveillance and Countermeasures within Close Protection is vital to the security and continued safety of the Principal and other team members. Counter measures must be deployed at all times in order to prevent security breaches and unknowns gathering information on a Close Protection team and the Principals movements. Protective Surveillance: Protective Surveillance is used during high threat Close Protection contracts so that the opposition can be drawn out and identified to the team before any attempt on the Principal is made. This may involve inserting undercover operatives in large crowds, blanket photographing arrivals and departures of the team and the Principal during daily movements or by deploying counter counter methods when gathering intelligence against hostile surveillance targets. This kind of surveillance is at the highest level and all operatives must be highly skilled to carry out this role successfully. Electronic Surveillance: Electronic surveillance is used quite widely in the surveillance world today, from the deployment of simple transmitters and receivers to the most complex transmitter cameras, telephone taps and covert vehicle tracking units. It is vital that as a Close Protection Officer you are fully aware of the capabilities of such devices in order that you can employ counter measures in order to defeat them.   Photographic and Video Techniques: If you wish to be successful as a surveillance operator you will need a good working knowledge of both stills photography and video filming. You will need to be able to operate in the most difficult and sometimes dangerous situations and guarantee that you get the video or photographic evidence you set out to achieve. Filming in rain, total darkness, from covert observation posts and in pitch black conditions are all skills you will need to learn. You will need patience and the ability to concentrate for long periods of time without being distracted. We place a strong emphasis on developing outstanding skills in this are so as by the end of the course you are able to produce consistently accurate and professional evidence. Reporting: Reporting skills are of paramount importance to any surveillance role. It completely defeats the purpose of carrying out surveillance if you cannot report accurately and methodically what you have just observed. The gathering and collating of evidence is as important as the actual surveillance itself and at the end of an operation may be used in a Court of Law. Counter Measures: Counter measures are probably one of the most neglected aspects of surveillance. It seems everybody wants to learn how to carry out surveillance but very few actually want to learn how to avoid it. Because of this highly trained counter surveillance operatives can name their own price when called in to carry out counter measures. It is not unusual to earn five thousand pounds for a days work once you gain a good reputation. Course Structure: During the Surveillance course you will be taught the following subjects to an advanced level. If you have not previously worked in surveillance or simply wish to take previous training or experience to a higher level this course is ideal for you! Great emphasis is placed on photography, and video skills, it is this skill that will ultimately be used as evidence for a client and therefore you must be able to produce the highest standard of photographic and Video evidence when working in surveillance. Photograohy and video skills is something that is commonly overlooked and you must be able to produce good clear evidence in all manner of conditions using a variety of setups and in varied formats. Course Modules: Reporting and Evidence Gathering Photography and Video skills under Surveillance Conditions Counter surveillance- Electronic and Physical Surveillance Foot Follows Electronic Surveillance Vehicle Surveillance Static Surveillance Covert Rural Observation Posts Protective Surveillance Vehicle Tracking Night Operations Undercover Operational Planning Team Deployment and Solo Operations Police Liaison Course Duration: The course duration is a full seven days based at our training centre in Standish, Lancashire. Course Fees: The course fees are £995 plus VAT (£1,169.13). The course fees include 7 nights accommodation (from the night prior to the course commencing) and is for bed, breakfast and evening meals at the Britannia Hotel ideally situated next to our Training Centre. All equipment is provided although if you own a stills camera digital or 35mm or a video camera you may bring it with you if you wish. Course Dates: Location Date Standish, Lancashire 13th - 19th April 2009   How To Book: To book and place on one of our courses please download and complete the booking form below. Places are limited and are in high demand therefore a deposit of £250.00 is required to secure your place on the course. Download Booking Form Web: wilplantraining.co.uk | Telephone: 0845 0095647 | E-mail: info@wilplantraining.co.uk © 2006 Wilplan Training Limited