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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Training: Private Security Forces Ltd.- Private Security Contractor Program

Filed under: Israel,Training — Tags: , , , , , , , — Matt @ 12:24 AM

After finishing our instruction program successfully, the most promising recruits will be selected and deployed in several international situations. The remaining recruits will find a position within weeks.-PSF Press Release 

   Ok gang, this is not an endorsement, nor do I know anyone with this company. But I just wanted to give a heads up on a company that is offering a lot.(please read the quote up top)  I am somewhat skeptical when companies offer employment after paying for training, because I have usually seen and experienced the exact opposite.  So with that said, if you take this course, hold them to their promise they have made in their company ad and read the fine print of the training agreement.  

   Also, these guys have been in the news, and I see this as just a way for them to capitalize on that free advertising and success.  I am sure they will get more contractor trainees, and I certainly wish them luck in obtaining more contracts for those job hungry folk.  Like I said though, buyer beware. 

   On the flip side, these training gigs with all of the big companies out there, are also a selection course of sorts.  I have seen companies take the best of the class and use them for projects, and then kind of string along the rest of the class graduates.  So do well in courses, and don’t just float through the thing.  Everyone is watching, to include your classmates.  And to me, the big advantage of courses is networking and making friends in the industry.  The more you expand your network, the higher the potential of getting information about jobs. 

   I recommend this type of thing, if you are just starting out or have reached a dry spell in contracts.  Mostly you want to get your training when you join up with a company.  But for further education for kaizen purposes, this is cool.  It’s just your goal as a contract at first is to just get the job, because experience is what guys really need to be marketable.  But if you are a guy with no military or law enforcement background, or no combat experience, seeking out excellent training to balance out that deficiency on your resume is a good tactic.  For me, my strategy was to get training, get my first gig, get some more training, get another gig, and constantly work both angles until my resume started getting full and substantial.  You want balance, so get those jobs and get the training to make you look like a well rounded contractor. 

   Finally, I will say that respected and ‘industry best practices’ training is a good thing to get and I fully endorse the concept of seeking out good training throughout the world. Of course you also have to be practical, and do the math for finances and proximity. In my career, I have met tons of contractors from other countries, paying for training in the US and elsewhere because they wanted respected schools on their resume.  It is an investment, and you should do a cost benefit analysis on the thing.  Can you do this, and how will it benefit you?  This is also Israeli-centric training, and it would be very cool to get trained in their methods for protective assignments.  And if these guys have a job for you after the course, then that is the cherry on top. –Matt

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Private Security Forces Ltd. (PSF) is hiring new security agents world-wide.

Conflicts in Afghanistan, pirates in Somalia, humanitarian convoys in war territories…The need for well-trained security agents has never been bigger. To meet the increasing demand, Private Security Forces Ltd. (PSF) recently announced that it will hire new recruits for its prominent, international Private Security Contractor instruction program.

The PSF instruction program is not meant for just anybody. We are looking for adventurous and enterprising candidates who are in good shape. In exchange, we offer them a promising future. If you finish our Private Security Contractor instruction program successfully, we will guarantee you a secure and well-paid job at home or abroad.

Salaries ranging from $200 to $1,000 per day are no exceptions.

Not your average instruction program

Of course, you will have to deserve your salary. The PSF instruction program can under no circumstances be compared to other training courses for security agents that are being organized in our country. Usually, security agents end up protecting factory gates, shopping malls or pop stars, whereas PSF recruits will be deployed in problem areas or war zones. They will fight kidnappers in Colombia and Venezuela, combat pirates in Somalia, enhance security in conflict areas such as Afghanistan and Iraq etc.

Israeli elite

PSF organizes two kinds of instruction programs, for which both men and women are able to enroll. The first one is being organized in Israel – the only country where it is allowed to train with live ammunition. Our instructors are all part of elite forces: they have been recruited from the Israeli army and are part of the IDF elite units

, comparable to the British SAS and the American Delta Force. All of them have carried out missions for the Shin Bet. Price for this three-week program starts at €5,000.

Mobile training programs

People who are not able to travel abroad can enroll in our second, European training program. This is a mobile instruction program that will be organized in various European countries such as the Netherlands. In this way, we will come to the recruits ourselves. Because of the shorter distance, prices drop considerably. In the Netherlands for example, you can already sign up for €2,800.

After finishing our instruction program successfully, the most promising recruits will be selected and deployed in several international situations. The remaining recruits will find a position within weeks. 

Recent successful mission

On April 26 2009, we gained fame with our Private Security Contractors’ most recent mission. An Italian cruise ship carrying 1,500 people aboard was being threatened by pirates. Israeli security agents, all of whom had followed a PSF training course, opened fire and averted an attack.

Contact

If you are interested in a future as a Private Security Contractor, please contact PSF by e-mail at info@privatesecurityforces.org or by phone at (+31)40/80 80 007 (the Netherlands) or (+44)203/355 56 53 (England). More information at www.privatesecurityforces.org. 

Welcome

Private Security Forces (PSF) is a Private Military Security Company which specializes in problem resolution and the provision of consulting services. PSF is a privately owned and independent business that is incorporated in the Seychelles and maintains representative offices in London and in The Netherlands.

The purpose of PSF is to offer governments and other legitimate organizations specialist military and security expertise at a time when western national desire to provide active support to friendly governments, and to support them in conflict resolution, has materially decreased, as has their capability to do so.

Our operations are completely self-contained, highly disciplined and we are conscious of client confidentiality and local sensitivities. We do not always focus on the direct application of military force but are concerned with the application of a more subtle or oblique approach and, where required, the company is capable of conducting humanitarian operations.

PSF is supported by professionals from a variety of business backgrounds, including management consulting, legal, financial and non-governmental organizations. 

We are capable of very rapid deployment and operate in a cost-effective manner. We are confident that the cost to a client of deploying a PSF project team is invariably cheaper than the cost of sourcing alternate forms of external assistance.

Anti Piracy Security Service

We provide cost effective onboard security training and piracy protection to cruise lines, commercial vessels and to exclusive yacht owners.

    * Armed

    * Non-armed

PSF have trough his international network access to a great number of useful assets, from Military Ribs to Support Vessels and Aircraft (Helicopters), all of which can be deployed within 24 hours notice. We also have a ransom and negotiations unit available.

PSF is a private naval military and a marine security provider. The spectrum of our solutions encompasses designated mission operations in every facet of the maritime environment and the seas. We are dedicated to providing essential services for the integrity of safety and the well being of our client’s properties and assets. Our mandate is to deter and to execute a cease and desist against global terrorism, piracy, and hijackings in the areas of maritime, such as, shipping, cruise lines, passenger ships, terminals, and ports. Additionally, the other areas of offshore oil & gas fields, and marine infrastructure assets. We work with governments, port authorities, shipping & logistics providers, charterers, cruise lines, national, public, and private oil & gas and energy companies, and traders. We enable the supply chain of deliverable commodities to consistently flow and for passengers to arrive safely. We minimize risks and provide safe and sound elucidation.

In view of the piracy threat in the Gulf of Aden and surrounding oceans, PSF is able to provide ship and yacht owners with comprehensive cost effective onboard security training. We provide onboard teams of Private Security Forces who will sail with your ship in the areas of concern and train your crewmembers during three weeks in their own environment.

Our world has become an increasingly desperate and dangerous place. Incidents of Maritime piracy involving private yachts have risen dramatically in recent months with an unprecedented increase in attacks being reported internationally. Reports of piracy at sea have tripled in just the last decade.

Private super yachts, their passengers and crew are now at significant risk when traveling abroad. The good news is that there is no longer any reason for you to have to consider curtailing or canceling your cruising abroad. Why should you have to sacrifice your hard earned yachting lifestyle or career to the dictates of pirates and tyranny?

PSF has developed a customizable, “State of the Art”, turn-key, Maritime Security solution to protect you, your loved ones and your valued crew and assets in the event a threat arises. Our professional Maritime Threat Assessment Team stands ready to custom tailor an effective Maritime Security solution expertly delivered to fit your precise needs.

With PSF you can be free again to exercise your liberty to cruise aboard the comfort and safety of your own yacht. Anytime…anywhere!

The Spanish Numancia frigate escorts the Italian cruise ship Melody

Private Security Forces in the News

On Saturday night the 25th of April, the Italian cruise ship MSC Melody, with 1,500 passengers aboard, was attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. Thanks to Israeli Private Security Forces (PSF) on the cruise ship that fired at the pirates, the assault was thwarted and the marauders were driven off.

.On the picture, the Spanish Numancia frigate escorts the Italian cruide ship Melody 250 miles off the Seychelles Islands. The Spanish frigate intercepted a skiff carrying nine suspected Somali pirates that have attacked the cruise liner.

PSF – full service organization

We are a full-service organization

with a number of specialities

Advisory

    * Strategic, operational and tactical planning

    * Operational research and analysis

    * Independent defence reviews

    * Protection of natural resources and key installations

    * Armed forces restructuring

    * Structural reviews

    * Threat analysis

    * Project estimates

Humanitarian Operations

    * Convoy escort

    * Mine clearance

    * Protection of aid agency personnel

    * Medical support at all levels

    * Air support

    * Water purification

    * Humanitarian and disaster relief

    * command and co-ordination

    * Securing strategic assets – water, food, electricity, key installations

Operational Support

    * Command, control, communication and intelligence teams

    * Special forces units (including counter terrorist and counter narcotic)

    * Heliborne reaction forces

    * Maritime special warfare units

    * Pilots and engineers 

    * Fire support and co-ordination teams

    * Logistics

    * Election securing/monitoring

    * Integration

    * Demilitarisation of warring factions

 Training

    * Basic and advanced tri-service general military training

    * Special forces, Psy ops and intelligence training

    * Humanitarian and disaster relief

    * Operational training

    * Mine clearance training 

    * Special police unit training

World-wide Intelligence Support

Provision of electronic, photographic

and human intelligence gathering

capabilities and information

analysis. Design and implementation

of intelligence gathering structures

and the associated training of local

civilian or military personnel in

intelligence operations.

Maritime Asset Security Teams (MAST) Service

As an add-on to our services, we have developed a maritime component. The MAST service is designed to cater for the security of off-shore exploration and drilling platforms, luxury liners, private yachts and isolated land-based facilities where there is a requirement to cross a large expanse of water to reach it. MAST personnel hail from an elite military or Special Forces background and are highly-trained in maritime security operations.

Here’s how to get in touch with us:

For administration, billing, contracts,

employment, training information and

private contractor services contact:

Private Security Forces (PSF) 

PSF is a Devision of HEPPAA, Ltd

Headquarters: Mahé, Sychelles

United Kingdom

+ 44 20 33 55 56 53

The Netherlands

 + 31 40 80 80 007

Email: 

info@privatesecurityforces.org

To speak direct with one of our instructors

for tactical and operational questions, please

contact:

Executive Security & Training Services

(ESTS).

Mr. Stephan Richards

+ 44 7753 769 224

Or

Mr. Simon King

+ 44 7759 548 509

Email:

int-ops@specialist-security.com

www.executive-security-services.com

Link to Company Here

 

 

8 Comments

  1. Hmm.. their parent company apperantly specializes in alternatives to green houses, unless there are two Heppaa LTD in Mahe, Seychelles….

    the original site is gone, google chache remains

    .

    Comment by drd — Wednesday, May 13, 2009 @ 6:05 PM

  2. Warning!

    Heppaa Ltd, Ven-Tech and Private Security Forces are just names and web domains.

    The gentleman who is behind them goes by many names, the most familiar or commonly used is Hans and Johan. He has made a career from ripping people off and stealing from companies. NOTHING on either of his websites belongs to him…… He takes bits and pieces from a numbers of websites and companies. ALL the information and pictures belong to real security companies.

    Hans come out from hiding sun and be a man!

    Specialist Marine Services Ltd is in the process of taking legal action against Hans / Johan and his make believe companies.

    Comment by Steve Platt — Sunday, September 6, 2009 @ 7:14 PM

  3. Hey Steve, thanks for the warning. Other readers that stumble upon this post will definitely be thankful for the input. Cheers.

    Comment by headjundi — Sunday, September 6, 2009 @ 7:31 PM

  4. Thanks Steve. If you need to get the word out about any positions opening up for maritime security, let me know and I will post it on FJ. I will also put a link up for your company under the PNC's section. Take care. -matt

    Comment by headjundi — Sunday, September 6, 2009 @ 10:31 PM

  5. Yeah Steve. I agree with your other guys who replied. Looks and smells like B_lls_it to me. Guys need to face facts. 1) Any training firm or agency that will promise you a job after you have paid them for any reason is a ripoff. Any leads or sources they might have you can find or develop yourself with a little effort. 2)I don't care how glamorous it appears in my opinion you cannot get any better training in Europe or Israel than you can in the US. We have all they can offer and more. US firms have just as many former SOF Operators instructing as the foreign guys do and our guys ain't slouches either. 3) For guys looking for maritime security training I heard a rumor that one of the top EP training firms might be holding one later this year.

    Comment by Rob — Wednesday, December 22, 2010 @ 7:39 AM

  6. Thanks Rob for the input. Let us know if you find out anything specific for the maritime training stuff.

    Comment by headjundi — Thursday, December 23, 2010 @ 2:58 AM

  7. I am a prior active service Marine. I've been looking into training and the contractor field for quite sometime. There isn't anything like this in the U.S.?

    Comment by Miguel Reyes — Wednesday, February 29, 2012 @ 12:32 PM

  8. Miguel,

    My advice is to read the forums and this blog, and determine if you are marketable in this market. If you have any combat history and an MOS from the Marines that makes you suitable to the companies, then definitely apply and keep applying until you get a job. But as far as taking a course and getting a job because of it? That is unlikely. You can take course that will train you in executive protection in high risk and low risk environments, and that would help somewhat. Training and certification as an EMT or higher would help. Other than that, your military service and any war duty is most important to employers and that is what they look for. Especially with such a large applicant pool of combat veterans. Good luck.

    Comment by Feral Jundi — Thursday, March 1, 2012 @ 1:24 AM

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