Will I get a job after completing a covert surveillance course?

Titan, in association with the Institute of Professional Investigators (IPI) delivers a 5-day RQF Level 4 (Intermediate) course in Covert Surveillance Operations. We deliver the Advanced syllabus with the exclusion of night-time surveillance and OSINT. Our learners will receive an Intermediate qualification despite completing the majority of the Advanced syllabus.

Both Titan and the IPI believe that the Intermediate syllabus does not equip learners with the knowledge they require to represent our training, companies and to deploy on our operational deployments.

When potential learners contact Titan, it isn’t uncommon for them to ask, “Will I get a job at the end of the covert surveillance course?”

The answer is YES. All graduates will be given the opportunity to deploy on operational deployments as a subcontractor when they are enrolled onto Titan’s GROW Student Aftercare Programme. GROW stands for;

The “G” for Group is the main element of the GROW Student Aftercare Programme. This is where graduates are invited to join the Titan Operational Resourcing Group, which has just shy of 300 members who are sole traders/ limited companies. Titan advertises its operational deployments on the resourcing group that require resourcing as do the 300 other members, so it is a busy group with plenty of surveillance work readily available.

More information – Titan GROW Student Aftercare Program

The rate of pay is not generally £25 per hour, certainly no less and mileage incurred during an operation is generally chargeable at 40 pence per mile.

Titan 5-Day RQF (Intermediate) Covert Surveillance Course

The 21 modules of the Titan & IPI RQF Level 4 in Covert Surveillance Operations are;

1. Principles of Surveillance
2. Subject Identification
3. Communications
4. Minimising Risks
5. Static Observation Points
6. Supporting Evidence
7. Anti-Surveillance
8. Foot Surveillance
9. Public Transport
10. Mobile Surveillance
11. Stop & Plot
12. Loss Procedures
13. Car Parks
14. Motorcycle Surveillance
15. Motorway Surveillance
16. The Law
17. Evidential Logs
18. Use and Deployment of GPS Vehicle Trackers
19. Preparing and Planning a Surveillance Operation
20. Reconnaissance
21. Operational Orders

The structure of our 5-day course is as follows:

Day 1:  Foot Surveillance

Day 2:  Public Transport

Day 3:  Mobile Surveillance

Day 4:  Foot, Public Transport & Mobile Surveillance

Day 5:  Final Exercise

More information – Titan 5-Day Intermediate Surveillance Course

The covert surveillance course is delivered from Titan’s Derby office and training facility which is a five-minute walk from Derby Railway Station and costs £1000+VAT. If learners wish to undertake the certification element of the course, then there is a £420 admin fee which is invoiced by the IPI.

If I don’t undertake the certification, will this affect my work potential?

No! The certification process is a learner’s personal decision. Learners who pass the course alone are offered all the same benefits and will have the same opportunities; they just won’t have an industry recognised qualification.

We don’t persuade learners to undertake the certification process as in our opinion it’s not required. Titan’s training is well known within the Private Investigation and Security Industry and to state that you have successfully completed a Titan and IPI course will be enough. No potential employer will ask if you have a surveillance qualification. They will simply ask if you have been professionally surveillance trained.

If a learner doesn’t partake in the certification process, then once they reach the required competency, they will be signed off by one of the instructors. If a learner partakes in the certification process and achieves the required competency, then this then requires to be evidenced in writing. This is evidenced by completing the SfJ workbook which is a serious piece of academic work that requires significant effort from the learner and must have the ability to research, analyse and to articulate their answers.

So, what is a Level 4 RQF?

To put it into perspective, a Level 6 qualification is the equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree that takes 3 or 4 years to complete. A Level 4 qualification could be seen as the completion of the first year of a Bachelor’s Degree which is referred to as FHEQ Level 4’.

Covert surveillance course, I need more info

For further advice and information in regard to Titan’s surveillance training courses, please feel free to speak to one of our professional team at one of the offices nearest to you.

London Private Investigator Training – Call the Titan Investigations London Office 020 39046622

Birmingham Private Investigator Training – Call the Titan Investigations Birmingham Office 0121 7162442

Cambridge Private Investigator Training – Call the Titan Investigations Cambridge Office 01223 662022

Derby Private Investigator Training – Call the Titan Investigations Derby (Head Office) 01332 504256

Leeds Private Investigator Training – Call the Titan Investigations Leeds Office 0113 4574066

Leicester Private Investigator Training – Call the Titan Investigations Leicester Office 0116 2436520

Nottingham Private Investigator Training – Call the Titan Investigations Nottingham Office 0115 9646950

Manchester Private Investigator Training – Call the Titan Investigations Office 0161 3023008

Sheffield Private Investigator Training – Call the Titan Investigations Sheffield Office 0114 3499400

Alternatively, you can contact us directly using our fully confidential contact form at enquiries@titaninvestigations.co.uk or chat directly using our Live Chat facility and one of our private investigations team will get right back to you.