CPPSEC3122 — Plan provision of close protection services

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What an assessment for CPPSEC3122 must cover

46 assessable components: 4 elements (16 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 21 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 8 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Clarify roles, responsibilities and close protection requirements.

1.1Review work instructions, associated workplace and client’s policies and procedures to clarify principal’s close protection requirements.
1.2Clarify roles and responsibilities, with relevant persons, of self and others in the close protection team and chain of command.
1.3Review legal rights and responsibilities of self and others in the close protection team and apply to work instructions.

2 Gather and assess protective intelligence.

2.1Source background information on principal from multiple sources, and verify accuracy and relevance to work instructions.
2.2Source and verify information to define and clarify operational parameters including the principal’s itinerary, routes, venues and contacts.
2.3Assess and record information in a manner that can be used to analyse potential threats, vulnerabilities and risks to principal.
2.4Protect confidentiality and privacy of gathered information to comply with legal responsibilities.

3 Select routes and perform reconnaissance.

3.1Analyse maps and other route information, and select primary and secondary routes to meet work instructions.
3.2Perform reconnaissance of routes and venues based on work instructions and information.
3.3Identify suitable embus and debus points, vulnerable areas and other factors that might compromise the safety and security of the principal.
3.4Locate available safe areas that can be used in emergency situations.
3.5Record reconnaissance findings and recommend changes to operational instructions to anticipate and avoid foreseeable risk situations.

4 Assess threats, vulnerabilities and operational risks and plan protection arrangements.

4.1Evaluate factors that could influence threats, vulnerabilities and operational risks to assess and determine level and nature of potential threats, vulnerabilities and risks.
4.2Identify resources and equipment required to protect principal from potential threats, vulnerabilities and risks.
4.3Consult with principal and close protection team members to report potential threats, vulnerabilities and risks, to explain resource requirements, and to agree suitable protection arrangements.
4.4Record details of planned protection arrangements using workplace documentation.

Performance evidence

To demonstrate competency in this unit, a person must plan the provision of close protection services to meet the needs of two different principals. In doing this, the person must meet the performance criteria for this unit.

Knowledge evidence

standard operating procedures and workplace policies that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when planning the provision of close protection services: anti-discrimination and diversity, confidentiality and privacy, counter terrorism, duty of care, information privacy and legal use of gathered intelligence, licensing requirements and limits of own authority, search of premises, surveillance, workplace health and safety (WHS)
access and exit points and layout of work environment and premises to be accessed by principal
approved communication terminology, call signs and radio channels used in the security industry
basic contingency planning techniques
chain of command relevant to protection services
current national terrorism threat level and context
difference between static, mobile and direct protection and the tactics used for each
emergency and evacuation plans and procedures for premises that may be accessed by principal
factors that may compromise safety and security of principal during embus and debus points and when entering and exiting premises
from where and how to collect sufficient information to determine levels of threats, vulnerabilities and risks to principals, without compromising the safety or security of the principal
how to access and use different types of maps
how to use common global positioning satellite (GPS) devices, maps and tracking systems
methods for ensuring intelligence is sufficient, valid and relevant to protection operation
methods for verifying sources of intelligence
process of dynamic risk assessment and how it is applied
purpose of reconnaissance in planning safety and security of close protection operations
research techniques using multiple sources
role and legal rights and responsibilities of a close protection operative
types of equipment and resources used when providing close protection services
types of potential threats, vulnerabilities and risks that can be encountered during close protection operations
ways that social and cultural differences may be expressed

Foundation skills

language skills: use security industry approved communication terminology, codes and signals; observe and follow accepted protocols and methods for communicating with people from different social, professional and cultural contexts, such as foreign diplomats, celebrities and other very important persons (VIPs); use positive non-verbal skills to develop rapport with others when working as part of a team
writing skills: use a variety of expressions and sentence structures to provide factual information and express opinions when recording information and reconnaissance findings; sequence and present cohesive text when recording details of planned protection arrangements
reading skills: interpret procedures and policies that clarify legal rights and responsibilities; information in different formats and contexts when gathering protection intelligence; different types of maps and information contained within navigation systems when planning routes
speaking and listening skills: use questions and active listening to clarify tasks and verify spoken information
numeracy skills: estimate time required to carry out operational tasks; use basic mathematical techniques to calculate resource requirements
problem solving skills: plan alternative routes using maps; evaluate and adjust protective arrangements to meet changing risk circumstances; source intelligence from multiple sources to ensure sufficiency, validity and relevance to meet work instructions
teamwork skills: adjust personal communication styles in response to the opinions, values and needs of others
technology skills: use a range of information technologies and devices to gather information

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What does an assessment tool for CPPSEC3122 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPPSEC3122 needs to address all 46 unit components: 4 elements with 16 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 21 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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