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16 hours (2 days)
2:8 or 3:12
Unlimited
Joint Outreach Rescue and L&MPS International Certificate of Achievement
Outreach Rescue, Tan-y-Bwlch Centre, Llanllechid, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales LL57 3HY
To enable delegates to function as operationally competent search technicians and search team leaders when undertaking duties during operational searches for the location of lost and missing persons. Ideally suited to those who require an accelerated learning to be effective in Search.
Emergency services personnel and individuals from organisations involved in search and rescue (SAR) activities at operator and leadership levels.
Delivered by L&MPS International, who are leading experts in international missing person search.
Delivered at the Outreach Rescue training centre which has a diverse range of environments for practical drills, including quarries, woodland, open land, thick undergrowth, crashed vehicles and more making this an immersive training experience.
This course upskills existing Search Technicians to lead search teams
This course, based on the Police Search Governance Board Lost and Missing Persons Search Learning Descriptors
Completion of a Search Technician course with a technical level of search knowledge and rescue skills (search techniques, communications, navigation and first aid etc.) is recommended. A period of consolidation following the Search Technician is recommended, alternatively this course can be combined with the Search Technician - see other courses.
Age 18+. Delegates must be fit for physical training requiring the delegates to move at a moderate pace over difficult terrain and within structures whilst carrying rescue and first aid equipment.
Successful completion allows entry to: Lost Person Behaviour and Search Coordination courses which are independently delivered by L&MPS International. Contact L&MPS International for further details.
- Classroom sessions cover the theoretical elements of search techniques & practices, leadership and prepare candidates for the practical elements of the course.
- A written exam paper confirms learning.
- Over 50% of this course is practically based and includes teaching sessions and scenario-based learning covering search and rescue skills including hasty, open, closed, thorough and vehicle search types, searcher techniques, casualty handling and crime scene management.
- Delegates must come suitably prepared with relevant workwear (uniform if appropriate) to include full-length robust clothing for operating in undergrowth and abrasive environments, robust footwear (work or mountain boots) as well as waterproof clothing and layering for inclement weather, as well as a torch and backpack to remain independent as a Search Team Leader for a minimum of 8 hours.
- PPE is required and can be provided by Outreach Rescue including helmets, gloves and eye protection or delegates can provide their own subject to serviceability.
- The course is holistically assessed throughout.
This 2-day course provides SAR team members with essential skills for lost and missing person searches. Delegates will learn search techniques, spacing, detection vs. recognition, and Missing Person Behaviour. The course also covers information recording, debrief communication, crime scene procedures, and mitigating external influences while ensuring health and safety compliance.
This 5-day combined course equips delegates with the essential skills of both Search Technician and Search Team Leader roles, covering search techniques, Missing Person Behaviour, team briefing, leadership, and search management. Ideal for SAR professionals, it provides practical experience in planning, executing, and evaluating search operations while ensuring best practice and safety compliance.
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