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keith

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
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Starting a new job : advice please .

Probably best answered by the military and ex services personnel .
I'm off on a 5 weeks course in March . 4 weeks in Hertford and 1 in Poland .It's a Hostile Environment Close Protection Course . I am ex army but 15yrs ago so a bit rusty . I'v wanted to do this job for about 10 yrs and nows the time . At around £6k I'd better pass and start work either London , Middle East , States or anywhere really . Do any of the forum members have experience of what to expect ?
Keith

28th Dec 2014 8:25pm

Thor

Member Since: 17 Dec 2011
Location: Didcot
Posts: 446

I got out the end of 2003, attended the Phoenix CP course and then worked in Baghdad for a little under six years. The Phoenix course is now owned by Armour Group I believe. Back then the dress code was suits etc as there was no such thing as a hostile environment CP course.

Not knowing which course you're on, I've no doubt it will be run, taught and designed by ex military/police etc so will be like pretty much every course you've been on......

Explanation, demonstration, imitation and practice. Constant assessment with knowledge checks at the end of each week. Like everything, put the effort in and you will be fine.

What work options have you looked into?

UK CP work is very difficult to get into and from my experience, very boring!

Middle East - look at Control Risks Group, Aegis, Olive, Erinys, Edinbourgh Risk, Sabre International Security.

I now have a 'proper job' but a load of mates still work on the circuit, so if you've any questions drop me a PM and I'll see what I can find out Strong people are harder to kill and generally more useful!

28th Dec 2014 9:06pm

SupraAyf

Member Since: 08 Sep 2014
Location: Durham
Posts: 142

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Re: Starting a new job : advice please .

keith wrote:
Probably best answered by the military and ex services personnel .
I'm off on a 5 weeks course in March . 4 weeks in Hertford and 1 in Poland .It's a Hostile Environment Close Protection Course . I am ex army but 15yrs ago so a bit rusty . I'v wanted to do this job for about 10 yrs and nows the time . At around £6k I'd better pass and start work either London , Middle East , States or anywhere really . Do any of the forum members have experience of what to expect ?
Keith

Hi Keith, may I ask if you've investigated any job opportunities too date. The CP-world is not exactly overflowing with job openings at this moment in time so the course may be something which you attend and then........who knows!!

All the best,

Andrew - Andrew -

29th Dec 2014 7:26pm

walfy

Member Since: 29 Aug 2007
Location: Frome
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Chatting to mates in Afghan last year it seems theCP world is going a bit stale. The high paying jobs, £500+ a day are long gone. It's back to normal run of the mill stuff. If you don't have an "in" I think you'll struggle to get a job.
Are the course providers offering any promise of work? You didn't say what company you were doing the course with. Do they have a good reputation within the industry? What are their pass marks like? And what % of students go on to secure contracts.
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29th Dec 2014 7:53pm

SupraAyf

Member Since: 08 Sep 2014
Location: Durham
Posts: 142

I have pals who attended courses (with the promise of a contract at the end) only for them to be told that it would take between 4 and 10-months for the security company to create a 'potential' opening.

It's OK being guaranteed work following the completion of a course but the respective security companies first need to win a contract of their own with a client before anything fruitful can come of it. - Andrew -

29th Dec 2014 8:03pm

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