Details

• Duration: 5 Days
• Qualification: CPD Level 4 Certificate in Covert Surveillance within Private Investigations Surveillance
• Other Details: Costs: £375.00 inc  VAT (upfront payment IS required).

Key Skills Learnt

• Advanced Surveillance
• Covert Photography
• Covert Skills
• Leadership Skills

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PRIVATE DETECTIVE?

This course is the first building block for any investigator who wishes to successfully conduct covert surveillance in order to augment existing investigative skills. The course will suit those who have never had formal surveillance instruction or have limited experience of surveillance operations. The course is based on a proven method of surveillance instruction. By deconstructing the surveillance process the course provides students with a practical understanding of basic principles. The course will teach students the skills necessary to conduct limited covert surveillance operations both on foot and with vehicles.

Foot Surveillance is an in-depth 5 day course which is aimed at those wanting to gain access to the private and commercial surveillance industry or those whom already have a basic understanding of surveillance and would like to add to their skills, knowledge and abilities.

“Surveillance” as a discipline is extremely broad with a variety of disciplines, practitioners and sectors. This course is industry specific and will furnish its successful applicants with the skills needed to gain employment and operate successfully as within the field. The course details the skills needed to carry out all aspects of foot surveillance. This technique is one of the most difficult to implement. Every time the surveillance operation will be adapted to the target under surveillance and his/her specific characteristics. It is the target that is going to establish the guidelines of the surveillance and the team doing the surveillance will have to adapt to any sort of situations. Detailed planning will help to provide a satisfactory outcome.

The Secret Missions team have taught covert Policing tactics for a number of year around the world. The course syllabus is focused on developing the skills necessary to operate covertly and successfully as a foot surveillance operative. The course combines classroom based theory and practical outdoor scenario based exercises in order to develop the knowledge gained in the classroom and give an accurate taste of the daily situations likely to be encountered. The syllabus will take each applicant from a working knowledge of the industry as a whole, through the equipment and skills needed to operate professionally. It will then focus on enhancing those skills, detailing their relevance in several scenarios.

Private Detectives while doing foot surveillance, there are required to travel directly from their home to most assignments.

On usual covert foot surveillance following are required to be successful on a assignment.

• Collection of photographic and video evidence
• Vehicle GPS tracker deployment and retrieval
• Surveillance report writing
• Evidence handling
• Effective communication through out the surveillance

Becoming a Private Investigator requires a mandatory Private Investigator Training course. Without this training, you cannot obtain your license. With our course, you complete the sections one by one on your own time. Once all sections are completed, you are eligible to take the ministry test to obtain your Private Investigator License.

This demanding course over two weeks is designed for those who will be carrying out surveillance on a regular basis as a member of a surveillance team investigating corporate issues and insurance fraud. The training includes all subjects taught in the Basic course but extends to cover more advanced techniques and procedures and you will be required to show your leadership potential.

It is aimed at those who wish to learn basic and advanced surveillance skills

The course requires you to attend various locations in an around London. Operations will occur both during the day and evening to meet competency guidelines.

COURSE CONTENT

Course outline will be briefly discussed to ensure that all participants fully understand their obligations during the course including the observation to road rules. Scheduled meal breaks will not be observed with meals and toilet breaks being taken on a "when you can" basis. Start and Finish times are based on completion of the days tasks and will vary from 8 am to 12 pm.

DAY 1 - Introduction to Surveillance

Course Outline

• The surveillance operative-Explain what it means- 
• Covert clear communications techniques
• Communications and Team Work in a surveillance
  
• Planning, operational briefings & debriefings
• Basic Fault Finding in the plan 
• Covert surveillance skills
• Surveillance and the law in UK
• Radio Handling during surveillance and its protocols
• Privacy and the Human Rights Act
• Counter surveillance skills
• Covert surveillance principles 
• Use of multiple Covert cameras for gathering evidence
• Live Field Surveillance assessment task
• Using public transport on covert surveillance
• Writing surveillance report- Here sample reports will be given to them to learn how to write a professional report on a surveillance

Background

Participants will be introduced the basics of surveillance with an emphasis on professional government based surveillance teams. The make up of the teams and the selection processes will be discussed to assist those persons wanting to join such groups.

Radio Protocols

Probably the most important piece of equipment that will be used during the course is the Motorola two-way radio network. Participants will be instructed in the use of the radios and communication protocols based on standard  Police methodology.

Introductory Practical - Radio Protocols

Participants will be teamed up and after picking up vehicles will be taken on a series of short surveillance runs to ensure the team understands basic radio procedures and handling. Introduction to:

• Radio Handling
• Basic Fault Finding
• Quick Battery Changes
• Channel Selection
• Simplex v Repeater
• Surveillance Radio Terminology
• Clear Communications
• Use of multiple Radios

DAY 2 - Communications and Team Work

The day will start at a pre determined location and centre around the continuation of the previous instruction on radio procedures. Good communications are the key to any successful covert operation and participants will be required to start using their skills to work as a single team whilst travelling to various destinations around the London Metropolitan and country areas.

As confidence builds team members will be instructed in the correct practices associated with "put downs" and "takeaways" whilst utilizing correct radio procedure.

DAY 3 - Foot Surveillance & Transitions

The day will commence at a pre-determined location where a briefing will be held in relation to the days activities. A warm up surveillance run will be conducted using the skills learnt over the past two days. Team members will then be introduced to Foot surveillance techniques using our world renowned "Reverse Perspective" technique. Training will continue with:

• Transitions from vehicle to foot surveillance and vice versa
• Setup of foot surveillance communication systems
• Team management principles
• Quick pickups and drops
• Use of clothing to change appearance
• Body language

DAY 4 - Rural and Remote Surveillance

The day will commence at a pre-determined location where a briefing will be held in relation to the days activities. A warm up surveillance run will be conducted using the skills learnt over the past three days. Participants will then drive to a variety of rural and remote locations including bush areas, beaches and similar environments where the ability to blend in with an environment is paramount. Participants will also utile equipment to assist them in the gathering of information and intelligence including:

• Correct use of radios in remote areas
• Preparation of self for long term surveillance
• Use of the CS – Mini Infra Red Surveillance system to detect movement in a remote area
• Use of high zoom video cameras and stabilization methods
• Vehicle selection and use in remote areas
• Pretexts and their use

The day will end with a freeway surveillance run from rural to urban areas with a night time component to hone the skills learnt over the preceeding 4 days with an emphasis on radio communications and vehicle placement.

A debrief will be held in the CBD and expected finish time is approximately 9 pm.

DAY 5 - Major Exercise and Assessment

The final day of the course will commence with a briefing session in regards to a scenario, which will be advised on that morning. The team is to brief each other and the briefing a preparation for the operation will be assessed. A full scale practical assessment will then be conducted with a final briefing at the conclusion.

The final exercise will be conducted under the full supervision of qualified instructors and bring together all the learning over the last 5 days.

Participants will be awared a nationally recognised Statement of results upon successfully completing the course.

IMPORTANT REQUIREMNET

We expect particular personal qualities of those that attend our courses, these will contribute into you in becoming an effective surveillance operator. To enrol on an ISS surveillance training course, you MUST:

• Have proof if identification (passport & driving licence).
• Be able to converse fully in the English language.

It is also desirable that you are

• A confident driver
• Mentally agile and able to multi task
• Quick thinking & quick to react
• Have good eyesight and good hearing
• Have a reasonable level of fitness
• Are proficient at using equipment
• Are able to work on your initiative and as a team member
• Are able to concentrate under pressure.