How will my close protection officer be trained?
In this country, you need to be licensed. This was recent legislation that requires every individual who is offering close protection, or offering the specialization, to be duly vetted. It's ensured that they don't have a criminal record, and have undertaken basic, fundamental training. That fundamental training, if you don't come from a previous protective background, such as in the police or in the military, would require a minimum of at least 5 to 6 weeks of basic training. But over and beyond that is the experience that you get when you're actually on the job that will make the difference as to whether you qualify or not to undertake more extensive protective tasks.