AEC Protection

Level 2 Award for Close Protection Operatives in the Private Security Industry (Refresher) (RQF)

Close Protection

SIA

Refresher

Licence Renewal

Level 2

3-day refresher required to retain and renew the SIA Close Protection Licence after 01 April 2026.

Overview

About This Course

A mandatory requirement to retain and renew the SIA Close Protection Licence after 01 April 2026. This 3-day refresher aligns existing SIA CP Licence holders with the updated training modules (following the 18-day course expansion of April 2022 and the 2022 to 2025 'Top-Up' training). Blended: 10 hours of e-learning plus 3 days of face-to-face classroom sessions.

Outcomes

What You'll Learn

Effective search procedures and keeping vulnerable people safe
Terror threats and the security operative's role; safeguarding against spiking
Implications, risks and mitigation of physical intervention
Non-pain-compliant standing, holding and escorting techniques
Analysing incidents to identify and mitigate risks to safety
Narrowing concentric layers of protection under immediate threat
Protecting the principal and the inner cordon from assault

Included

Course Features

Mandatory to renew the SIA Close Protection Licence after 01 April 2026
Blended: 10 hrs e-learning + 3 classroom days
Updated physical intervention and safeguarding modules

Before you book

Prerequisites

Existing SIA Close Protection Licence holder
Must hold a valid Level 3 FAW, FREC or FPOS (or equivalent) first-aid qualification with at least 12 months remaining until expiry

On completion

Certification

Level 2 Award for Close Protection Operatives in the Private Security Industry (Refresher) (RQF), required to renew the SIA Close Protection Licence after 01 April 2026