{"id":13,"date":"2026-01-19T11:04:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smattrd.cluster100.hosting.ovh.net\/?post_type=courses&p=13"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:04:23","slug":"refresh-e-c-p-o-close-protection-officer-at-advanced-level-en-2","status":"publish","type":"courses","link":"https:\/\/www.smattraining.com\/en\/courses\/refresh-e-c-p-o-close-protection-officer-at-advanced-level-en-2\/","title":{"rendered":"(EN) E.C.P.O Close Protection Officer at Advanced level (refresh)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Course Description<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc4b Hello, and welcome to our platform!<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udea8 This course is a refresher<\/b><\/span>. It is intended only<\/b><\/span> for individuals who already hold their certification or an equivalent (\ud83d\udcc4 a copy must be sent to our administration for exam registration).<\/p>\n

We will only be covering the theoretical component<\/b><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udcac <\/span>Inspirational quote<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA thing can only ever be identical with itself, never with another.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thus, two things may certainly be equivalent, but never identical.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The ECPO course<\/b><\/span> you are about to take is comparable in level to a combination of the BTEC Level III (CPO)<\/b><\/span> and BTEC Level IV (Hostile Environment)<\/b><\/span> from the UK SIA (Security Industry Authority)<\/b><\/span>. \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea Since Brexit, Ireland has taken over the standard, and this course now corresponds to a European Level 5<\/b><\/span>.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfaf Objective<\/b><\/span>: This training is designed for high-risk close protection<\/b><\/span> (VIPs, high-threat areas, etc.), especially within security deployments in hostile environments.<\/p>\n

It is a dense compilation of fundamental aspects of civilian close protection<\/b><\/span>, enriched with more military-style protection techniques<\/b><\/span> applicable to high-risk zones.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd11 <\/span>Key acronyms to remember<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n