Surveillance Detection Principles Course (AWR-940)

The Surveillance Detection Principles Course provides participants with a topical knowledge and introductory skills to recognize hostile surveillance at facilities and events, and foundational knowledge for planning and responding appropriately.  

This four-hour Virtual Instructor-led Training (VILT) covers the following topics:

• Hostile Operations and the terrorist attack cycle
• Detecting hostile surveillance activity
• Vulnerability assessments and surveillance
• Hostile surveillance red zones and positions
• Five elements of a surveillance detection plan

Certifications & Accreditations

• The Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) to award Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for this course: 0.4 CEU. 
• This course is nationally certified by the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST) organization for in-service Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST).
• OBP is a preferred Continuing Professional Education (CPE) provider for the ASIS International. This course counts toward training requirements to maintain security certifications.

Before You Attend: Registration Information

• To apply for a Federal Emergency Management Agency Student Identification Number (FEMA SID), complete the one-time registration process by visiting the link below. 

 https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid/register 

• For assistance with your FEMA SID, contact the FEMA SID Help Desk at (866) 291-0696 or email below. 

FEMASIDHELP@cdpemail.dhs.gov 

Participants attending web-based deliveries will need the following to complete this course:

• Computer or mobile device
• Internet connection

For other OBP training, please visit Training. 

For more information or to request training, email us at OBPTraining@cisa.dhs.gov.