The basic course, presented since 1998 is suitable for the individual who has no or little previous experience in technical surveillance countermeasures. The 90-hour course is presented over ten (10) working days. The course has been designed to allow prospective technical surveillance countermeasures practitioners to develop the necessary basic knowledge and skill to provide countermeasures services for their companies. The course is endorsed by CASA and recorded at the South African Qualifications Authority. (SAQA)
COSTS AND REGISTRATION
The cost to attend this two week course is R 22 572.00 (Including VAT) per person, excluding accommodation.
We have negotiated a discount accommodation deal with the Protea Waterfront Hotel should you wish to stay at the hotel for the duration of the course. The cost to attend the two week course, including accommodation (Sunday – Friday, both weeks) is R 32 372.00 (Including VAT) per person.
If you book four people from the same company or department, a fifth person can attend the course for free. (The discount is not applicable on the accommodation portion).
You are also welcome to contact us for additional information or click here for the online registration form.
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International Participants
The cost to attend this two week course is € 3 075.00 or US $ 3 990.00 per person, including workshop material, pick-up and drop-off at the Johannesburg International airport, certificate, all meals and accommodation from the first Monday of the start of the course to the second Friday that the course concludes, including the weekend in between. You are responsible for your own accommodation prior to the start of the course. Additional information about the Pretoria Waterfront Hotel, Centurion is available on http://www.proteahotels.com/protea-hotel-waterfront-centurion.html
COURSE BACKGROUND
The course is based on internationally accepted training methods and a certificate is issued to each student on the completion of the course.
The presenters of the course are former Government Counterintelligence and Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (offensive/defensive) specialists who also attended similar courses, workshops and seminars in the USA, Europe and liaison intelligence services.
Students receive books, manuals and articles on the subject for the course and for future usage. The pre-course study material is distributed 2-3 weeks before the course commences to the attendees.
The course comprises theory as well as enough practical exercises enabling the student to gain all the relevant knowledge to be able to conduct a sweep and survey with confidence on the completion of the course.
Offensive methods are taught and various offensive equipment (bugging devices) are used during the course allowing students the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the functions and characteristics of these devices. (We utilise these devices only for training purposes and do not engage in bugging, wire tapping or electronic spying)
EQUIPMENT UTILISED
Attendees are also introduced to- and are utilising a variety of technical equipment during the course, thus affording them an opportunity to broaden their knowledge of the capabilities of each instrument. We are using equipment from a number of manufacturers for the course and do not concentrate on the equipment of one specific manufacturer.
The following equipment is used during the training :
Radio Frequency (RF) Detection Equipment
Physical Search Equipment
Telephone Analysis Equipment
PRACTICAL EXERCISES
Students are also taught how to conduct a pre-sweep survey and how to prepare a survey report on the completion of a sweeping instruction. The course material requires some reading and practical work after hours.
ADVANTAGES
Apart from the tremendous cost saving to have the training done locally for South Africans, those from other countries will also find that they get value for their money due to our currency's poor performance against most of the major currencies.
CONCLUSION
During the course attendees are also introduced to countermeasures, communications and privacy protection equipment such as voice, fax and data encryptors, cellular telephone jammers and acoustic noise generators.
We are at present the only company in the World providing a complete and comprehensive basic training course on Technical Surveillance Countermeasures to governments, corporations and private companies. Our training course should not be confused with the knob turning courses presented by equipment manufacturers on their own equipment. Many others also advertise courses and training which never or seldom take place.
SUMMARY OF THE BASIC COURSE PROGRAMME
Introduction
The course will introduce the attendee to the concepts of Technical Surveillance Countermeasures, technical and real life status of current eavesdropping threats and ways to detect and counter them by covering all phases of countermeasures. The introductory phase also includes terminology and definitions.
Offensive Methods
Detection Techniques and Equipment (Main Body of Course)
Defensive Actions and Communications Security
Administration
Report writing, databases and records
Evaluation
An area is prepared with listening devices and each student is individually evaluated on their performance to detect the devices in a certain time period whilst utilising the different pieces of equipment
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