After this course your security staff can carry out cursory and systematic searches of cars, vans and lorries for explosive devices and prohibited items, and know exactly what to do if they find one.

Businesses with a security role to provide physical protection to premises and individuals from vehicle-borne explosive devices and illegal or prohibited articles. Typical delegates are security teams at venues, stadiums, event sites, corporate premises and critical infrastructure. Safe and Trained also deliver it to complement Close Protection training.
Half-day and one-day sessions that fit around operations.
Certificates and attendance records you can hand to a client or insurer.
Delivered alongside Chapter 8, CSAS or street works to save a visit.
Group pricing, PO invoicing, one co-ordinator.
We tailor every programme in a planning call. Ask for the full outline and a quote in one go.
The programme is designed around the client's responsibility for combating the threat of vehicle-borne explosive devices and completing vehicle searches of cars, vans and lorries. The aim is to develop your business and your people's knowledge and confidence in effective vehicle searching, including searching for illegal or prohibited items that form part of your security protocols.
Safe and Trained have a unique understanding of the risks that govern businesses operating in national and international arenas. The trainers have extensive policing and security experience, including work at the highest levels of protection duties. Trainers are based across the country so the course can be delivered at any business location.
The training was informative and well-structured, with clear explanations and useful practical examples. Overall, it was a valuable session that improved my understanding and confidence in applying the knowledge in practice.
He delivered the training in a clear, concise and easy to understand manner. He tailored his training to focus on the actual job role and did not bog us down with irrelevant information.
The training The Tess Group delivered was to a very high standard with everything we need provided. The trainer Nick was a great communicator and clearly knows the content he delivers.
The course was well organised and provided useful knowledge and practical skills. The assessors Jackie and Mark were very helpful, professional and supportive throughout the training.
Half-day and one-day formats run on your site.
Yes, we bundle it with Chapter 8, CSAS or street works on the same visit.
Yes, with attendance records you can hand to a client or insurer.
Purchase order, one invoice per course.
A cursory search is a quick visual check of accessible areas used for routine screening. A systematic search follows a set pattern through the whole vehicle and is used when the threat level or intelligence requires it. The course teaches when each is appropriate.
Not for the course itself. Whether the search role is licensable depends on the activity and contract; most delegates already hold an SIA licence as part of their security role.
Yes. Action on discovery of a device is a core topic, including preserving the scene and liaising with the emergency services.
Yes. It is often delivered alongside Close Protection training or with CSAS and conflict resolution courses for venue security teams.
Sectors: Security firms and in-house teams · Venues and event organisers
Numbers, location and deadline is all we need. Written quote within one working day.
Numbers, location, deadline. If you need other courses in the same visit, say so and we will plan one trip.