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VIP / Witness Close Protection Course

In Partnership with CIPS Inc. and

TACTICAS DEFENSIVAS POLICIALES Y ESCOLTA® of Spain

Course Hosting Arrangements Available to Canadian Police & Government Agencies

(All courses in Canada are facilitate by CIPS Inc. with guest Instructors from TDPE)

( TDPE Web site / use the google translation tool to translate the site)

This Intensive course is delivered by our Spanish partners TDPE of Spain. The Spanish have been working with an active terrorist threat in their country for over thirty years. As a result, they have significant experience with close protection. They have created a practical, real world close protection program, specifically designed for small teams of one, two or three.

Regardless of who the protected is, this program will prepare personnel for protecting, threat assessment, movement, and evacuation. Considerable emphasis will be placed on planning and prevention.

All course candidates must be employed by a recognized government protective detail, Law enforcement agency, or the military. The course candidate must by nature of his employment be involved in close protection at some level, or working towards that objective. If requested by CIPS inc. the course candidate must provide a recent criminal history check and be clear of any criminal charges, or convictions.

Instructor Bios

The Instructors facilitating this course are actively involved in operational close protection and training in Spain. As a result their personal information will not be displayed on this web site. However, some credentials will be posted , and detailed information will be shared with qualified course candidates.

VIP Protection Course Outline

Risk Analysis
Attempt steps
Planning of the action
Target selection
Information
Planning
Execution
Escape

Videos analysis (50 real attempts)
Lessons learned
Updated tactics
Protection myths
Fatal mistakes
VIP Protection concepts
Front team tactics. Advance duties
Functions and methodology
Routes planning
Itineraries planning
Identification black points
Alternatives. “Worse case scenario”

The Triangle System: Home, Work and Leisure. Lines of connection.
Site analysis, checking and control
Arrival and departure points
Security points
Arrivals /Departures
Sporting Events
Hotel Procedures
Media Scrums
Protesters
Assistance points
Dispositives
Danger sources
The movement. Analysis.
How, when and where?
Foot movement.
Distances
Positions
Motorcade movement

The History of of International Training Projects (Canadian and Spanish collaborations)

CIPS Inc and TDPE of Spain became associated in 2002 with E.B. of Spain, who was visiting Edmonton, researching an article for a Spanish police magazine. This was the beginning of a professional relationship, which has resulted in numerous collaborations and joint training projects in both Canada and the European Union.

These include TDPE attending the Canadian Officer Safety Conference in 2003 to provide a seminar on Close protection based on the BASC terrorist threat in Spain. The concepts have been developed specifically for Spanish operators who are forced to work with limited resources. As a result of this seminar, TDPE attended the Edmonton Police Service on two additional occasions to provide two courses. One was the CQB shooting course, which was provided to the EPS firearms Instructors, the second was a VIP close protection course, which was provided to a variety of tactical operators from Edmonton, Calgary, RCMP ERT, and agencies from the B.C. lower mainland. Summer 2007 TDPE returned to Edmonton to the Alberta solicitor general staff college for a 3 day edged weapon defense course. This course was attended by members of the Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, police services, as well as Alberta, Yukon, NWT, conservation departments, RCMP, Gov. of Canada fisheries and oceans, Alberta sheriffs, and corrections. The course was supported by Shocknife Inc. As a result of these collaborations TDPE has brought many concepts and ideas back to Spain to improve police professionalism and public and police officer safety. These include the introduction of TASER to Spain, rapid deployment to active violence, safety protocols, and the use of shocknife as a training tool (just to name a few). Course collaborations have continued through 2009 and 2010. In Edmonton and Winnipeg.

Ground Fighting Edged Weapon Defense Course Alberta Solicitor General Staff College (April 2010)

CIPS has delivered numerous courses hosted in the EU in both Spain and the principality of Andorra. These have been primarily courses for patrol officers. The courses have been very well received and the intensity and realism in the scenarios have been outstanding due to the coordination of TDPE and its European partners. CIPS attendance in the European Union is as follows:

Attended the Spanish ASP Congress ,Barcelona Spain, 2004
Course #1 Andorra,2004
Course #2 Mojacar, Spain, 2005
Course #3 (Vehicle Stops &Ground Control) Mojacar Spain, 2006
Course #4 Peniscola Spain, 2008

As a result of these courses CIPS has been fortunate to meet and train with over 200 police officers and operators from across Spain and a variety of other countries. To date CIPS has trained officers with the f

ALICANTE Municipal Police

SEVILLA Municipal Police

VALENCIA Municipal Police

CUERPO NACIONAL Police

RUBI Municipal Police

HUELVA Municipal Police

BARCELONA GUARDIA URBANA

ZARAGOZA Municipal Police

MADRID City Police

MOSTOLES Municipal Police

MARBELLA Municipal Police

L’HOSPITALET GUARDIA URBANA

BLANES Municipal Police

CEUTA Municipal Police

CASTELLON Municipal Police

ST. VICENTE DEL RASPEIG Municipal Police

ERTZAINTZA (BASC Regional Police)

LA SEU D’URGELL Municipal Police

MOJACAR Municipal Police

GUARDIA CIVIL (National Military Police)

CUERPO NACIONAL Police

LA LINEA Municipal Police

ANDORRA Municipal Police

SABADELL Municipal Police

IGUALADA Municipal Police

ARANJUEZ Municipal Police

MOSSOS D’ESQUADRA (Catalonian Regional Police Force)

LOGRONO Municipal Police

PALMA DE MALLORCA Municipal Police

ANDORRA (Fish & Wildlife Service)

ANDORRA (Customs)

ANDORRA (Prison Service)