TAGS ACADEMY | 2018

NR 1/year 1
2018

TAGS ® ACADEMY BROCHURE
INTRODUCTION
Eight years ago we started our first development
project. It resulted in a bombproof
ship boarding solution that truely
revolutionized the way tactical and rescue
operations are executed.
Nowadays our products and services are
valued by many teams around the world.
Some of them help us to develop future
solutions. Our logo and badge became a
trusted sign of quality.
With pride I present our new Academy
brochure, showing our “one stop” extensive
training portfolio. Share your challenges
with us... we will provide the best
possible solution for your team!
JEROEN OFFERMANS
CEO
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ABOUT TAGS
CERTIFICATION
QUALITY
TRACK RECORD
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TRAINING PHILOSOPHY
TRAINING METHODOLOGY
TRAINING VENUES
RESTRICTED TRAINING PROGRAMS
MILITARY
LAW ENFORCEMENT
COUNTER TERROR
SPECIALIST
NON-RESTRICTED TRAINING PROGRAMS
SECURITY
RESCUE
MEDICAL
SAFETY AWARENESS

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TAGS ® was established by Safe Tactics BV and have been providing bespoke
training and consultancy for Military, Law enforcement, Rescue and other governmental
special operations units since 2001. All over the globe.
In Spring 2013 we formalized this concept and continued under the brand name
“Safe Tactics Academy”; with focus on high angle tactical and rescue operations.
Early 2018 we acquired TACTS BV; a well known tactical training and consultancy
provider with an impressive portfolio and track record. We also merged the
specialized high angle rescue and trauma care portfolio of another company within
the group; Ascent Safety BV. Whereas Safe Tactics and TACTS where focussing
on tactical end users; Ascent Safety focussed on governmental rescue organizations,
NGO’s and private sector companies.
Joining forces we decided to continue as TAGS ® Academy; a true ‘one stop
training provider’ for high risk operations. We noticed that ‘lessons learned’ in a
specific field could be applied to under different circumstances. Resulting in highly
effective, super safe; field proven solutions, that help save lives.
At TAGS ® Academy we take great pride in the services we offer. We will ensure
you are dealing with a highly qualified and trained project team who will provide the
proverbial “exceed client’s expectations and demands”.

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Keeping your team certified and advancing their skill set is essential in today’s
world. TAGS ®
have developed a series of international certification courses
that teach research proven methodologies in multiple areas of expertise. Our
profile arrangement ensures that TAGS ®
clients can make use of training
courses and programs from several International Accreditation Authorities
and Bodies;
• EDEXCEL, United Kingdom awarding body, offering academic and vocational
qualifications
• KNPV, Royal Dutch Police Dog Association
• IRATA, Industrial Rope Access Trade Association
• SPRAT, Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians (USA)
• NRA, National Rifle Association, (USA)

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At TAGS ® we value our end users. As former operators we know that quality
equals safety and a highly efficient success rate. In line with our Mission,
Vision and “Strategic Commitments”; quality is paramount. We strive
to provide our customers with products and services which meet and even
exceed their expectations and demands. We are committed to continuous
improvement and have established a Quality Management System (audited
to ISO 9001:2015 standard) which provides a framework for measuring and
improving our performance.
Our system is based on thorough analyses of risks and opportunities,
strengths and weaknesses and the demands of relevant stakeholders.
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Our past performance record reflects our extensive accomplishments in the
successful execution of highly specialized and sensitive training. Our instructors
have been involved in tactical and rescue training since 2001 for numerous
government agencies, NGO’s, SME and private sector companies and has
provided different training programs from individual to unit, from basic to far
advanced training and assisted different countries in their establishment of
Special Operations Units (both tactical and rescue).
TAGS ® Academy is comprised of members who are recruited from all levels of
the Law Enforcement, Rescue and the Military communities.
Our recruitment methodologies ensure that only the best personnel become
part of our service providing teams.

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Our training philosophy at TAGS ® Academy is to prepare our clients for the worstcase
scenario by providing them with PROV; Progressive, Realistic, On-going, and
Verifiable training.
Utilizing this approach, we have developed programs in which we use realistic training
in order to replicate real world scenarios without compromising the safety of
our clients and staff.

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TAGS ® Academy is committed to excellence in organizational leadership, management,
continuous innovation, organizational ethics and diversity, and to an unyielding
focus on the client. Our Training and Consulting Division provides formal group
training programs, lectures, and seminars to Law enforcement, Military, Rescue,
government, and private sector organizations. All of our formal training programs
include, but are not limited to, the following:
• A Course Syllabus based on the System Approach of Teaching (SAT) methodology
with description and learning objectives;
• Tactical Training Procedures are based on the latest European Law Enforcement
and NATO procedures;
• Certified Instructors;
• Leadership and team building skills;
• Extensive practical application exercises.

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Our mobile training team travels to the client’s location, however training can also
be presented in The Netherlands.
TAGS ® Academy has the availability of several training locations: process installations,
close quarter battle structures, purpose built urban/industrial climbing centre,
ships, classrooms, swimming pool, etc. This makes it possible to approach reality as
closely as possible. Various realistic scenarios can be imitated on all of those facilities
including large scale incidents. One of the center’s location is on open water.
This offers the opportunity to provide maritime security related training.

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Law Enforcement employees carry out their work at the heart of society, a
society that is rapidly developing, and is becoming unpredictable, increasingly
more diverse, complexed and violent.
TAGS ® Academy understands that today’s Law Enforcement employees rely on
real-world training to succeed in their duties while maintaining their own and
others safety.
Our training courses are focused on saving lives, refining skills and effectively
manage critical risk threats.
TAGS ® Academy training staff has extensive operational experience and training
in the course curriculum that they present.
The students will benefit from their training expertise, recent operational experience,
and fresh insight from the field.
TRAINING
SWAT OPERATOR
FIRST RESPONDER
NEGOGIATOR
RIOT CONTROL
DETECT & ARREST TECHNIQUES
FAST INTERVENTION TEAM
SKY MARSHALL
URBAN/RURAL SURVEILLANCE
BASIC INVESTIGATION COURSE
COAST GUARD OPERATOR
CLOSE PROTECTION
DeSCRIPTION
Skills and knowlegde for police high risk operations
Intermediate training for first responder at the incident
scene
Methods and practices to safely end police crisis situations
Deployment capacity to control and disperse crowds
Techniques to control compliant and non-compliant suspect
Procedures to isolate the suspect and control the situation
Prevent casualties or neutralize an imminent threat in an
airplane
Information and evidence gathering in an urban and rural
area
Investigation, interview and surveillance techniques
Boarding procedures and search and seizure skills
Advanced knowledge, skills processes for the Close Protection
Specialist
DURATION
12 WEEKS
3 WEEKS
2 weeks
3 WEEKS
3 weeks
4 weeks
5 WEEKS
2 WEEKS
4 WEEKS
8 WEEKS
8 WEEKS
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Guideline only. Actual duration will be tailored to background, prior experience,
knowledge and skill level and to the required competence level.

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The Military battle field is constantly different. It differs from combat conducted
in urban areas such as towns and cities to mountainous areas or in a maritime
environment.
TAGS ® Academy Military training programs are aimed to establish and improve
the capabilities of Military personnel in their respective roles, from recruitment
and basic training to specific Military roles and operational environment.
TAGS ® Academy is comprised of members who are recruited from all levels the
Military communities. Our training staff are current and former members of elite
Military special operations units and special response teams.
TRAINING DeSCRIPTION DURATION
ESCAPE & EVASION
MOUNTAIN WARFARE
URBAN WARFARE
SPECIAL FORCES OPERATOR
Skills and ability to evade through enemy controlled
territory
Basic skills and tactical procedures in a mountainous
environment
Knowledge and skills to operate in an urban environment
Advanced military knowledge, skills and mindset to
operate in an SF team
4 WEEKS
5 weeks
4 weeks
14 weeks
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Guideline only. Actual duration will be tailored to background, prior experience,
* knowledge and skill level and to the required competence level.

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The safety of a country is strongly depending on the safety in the entire
world. Besides threats from states, countries have to deal with other
immense threats; terrorism and the availability to heavy weapons to anti
democratic groups, increase in the use of violence by criminals and the violent
actions in the name of religions. All threats to a nation and his allies.
TAGS ® Academy offers a wide range of tactical training and a highly dedicated
and professional training staff to assist governments to react on and
prepare local forces for realistic threats.
TRAINING DeSCRIPTION DURATION
COUNTER TERROR OPERATOR
TUBULAR ASSAULT
MARITIME COUNTER TERROR
Basic Counter Terror Training
Prepare CT teams to operate in the mobile environment
CT ops in a maritime environment, such as vessels and
production platforms
4 WEEKS
5 weeks
10 weeks
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Guideline only. Actual duration will be tailored to background, prior experience,
* knowledge and skill level and to the required competence level.

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Specialists are highly trained employees, mostly hand-picked for the chosen
field due to excellent performance, who have to perform in specific
duties which are often high-risk assignments.
TAGS ® Academy aim is to select the best trainable students and provide
them with the advanced knowledge, skills processes and mindset to create
an effective team member, who can operate in a team or individual under
extreme conditions.
TRAINING DeSCRIPTION DURATION
SF MEDIC
HIGH ROPE SUSPENSION
SNIPER
METHOD OF ENTRY SPECIALIST
TACTICAL BOAT DRIVER
SELF DEFENSE
LARGE SCALE OPERATIONS
COMMANDER COURSE
TEAM LEADER COURSE
CROWD MANAGEMENT
METHOD OF INSTRUCTION
URBAN CLIMBING
BOARDING OPERATIONS
COMBAT DIVER
Procedures & skills needed for sustainment of life under fire
Rappel, fast rope, Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction techniques
Advanced knowledge and skills to work effectively as a
sharp shooter/sniper
Mechanical, ballistic, explosive breaching, lock picking an
entry techniques
Skills & practical expertise to conduct tactical boat handling
Self defence techniques with operational tactics and live
shooting drills
Strategic commanding officers training for LSO
Crisis management in high-risk environments for Senior
officers
Leadership & tactical decision making process for future
team leaders
Tools & knowledge related to crowd management
To develop efficient teaching skills
To gain access on infrastructure from top down, with the
use of specialist equipment from bottom up
Ships seizure & searching techniques in compliant and non
compliant situations
Training in waterborne operations surface and subsurface
with open and closed circuit.
Guideline only. Actual duration will be tailored to background, prior experience,
* knowledge and skill level and to the required competence level.
4 WEEKS
3 weeks
6 WEEKS
8 weeks
4 weeks
3 WEEKS
2 WEEKS
2 WEEKS
2 WEEKS
2 WEEKS
4 WEEKS
2 WEEKS
3 WEEKS
4 WEEKS
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Security is the knowledge and attitude employees of an organization need
regarding the protection of persons, information and assets of that organization.
TAGS ® Academy overall objective is to prepare participants to recognize,
respond and react to safety and security incidents to reduce the number of
injuries and deaths, property damage, legal liability and personal claims.
TRAINING DeSCRIPTION DURATION
ADVANCED DRIVING
K9
MARITIME SECURITY GUARD
Defensive and evasive driving, armoured cars, breakdown
techniques
Train and refine dog handling techniques
Security skills and procedures in a maritime environment
4 WEEKS
6 weeks
6 weeks
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Guideline only. Actual duration will be tailored to background, prior experience,
* knowledge and skill level and to the required competence level.

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Comprehensive extensive training in the use of both generic climbing
equipment as well as specialized systems in industrial, remote and urban
environment. Focus on both individual technical skills and the capacity and
knowledge of the operator to use mountain rescue, rope access and rope
rescue skills in operational rescue setting with a team of rescuers on site.
TRAINING DeSCRIPTION DURATION
MOUNTAIN RESCUE
HAROPS
RESCUE TRAINER
RESCUE TEAM LEADER
HIGH ANGLE K9
HELICOPTER OPERATIONS
Mountain rescue operations in all terrain and conditions.
Summer and/or winter courses available. High and mid
alpine.
High angle rescue operations (HAROPS) urban and
industrial area’s and remote locations. Use of modern
equipment.
HAROPS Train The Trainer Course.
Train team leaders how to manage a rescue team safe
and effectively in a high risk environment under high
pressure.
Use of K9 in high angle operations. May be combined
with HAROPS Training.
Winching and Long Line Operation. Module can be added
to Mountain Rescue or HAROPS Training.
8-12
WEEKS
2 WEEKS
2 weeks
1 weeks
2 WEEKS
1 WEEK
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Guideline only. Actual duration will be tailored to background, prior experience,
* knowledge and skill level and to the required competence level.

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Lessons learned on recent battlefields have proven to be very successful
in other high-risk areas. One of the clearest examples is modern tactical
medicine. When providing first aid in remote areas or hostile environments
(AMOK situations, terrorist attacks, shootings) the same principles can be
applied in order to facilitate better care for the patient; resulting in better
chance of survival and less residual damage.
Course levels vary from short and practical first aid courses for industry,
aid workers, expats, outdoor enthousiasts and expedition members to comprehensive
Combat Trauma Casualty Care (TCCC) for Military, Law Enforcement
and medical personnel. Our courses are practical, provide lots of hand
on practice and focus on modern insights and the use of modern equipment
that are proven in battle and terrorist attacks around the world.
TRAINING DeSCRIPTION DURATION
TCCC / ETC-Tactical
K9 TCCC
BTC-Tactical
BTC-Rescue
FIRST AID - UNDER THREAT
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT - REMOTE
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT/AED
Tactical Combat Casualty Care/Enhanced Trauma Course
Canine (K9) Trauma Care in tactical environment
Basic Trauma Course (tactical environment)
Basic Trauma Course (rescue remote area’s)
Providing first aid under dangerous circumstances
Basic Life Support in remote area’s
Basic Life Support with AED
4 WEEKS
4 weeks
1 WEEK
1 week
2 DAYS
2 DAYS
2 DAYS
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Guideline only. Actual duration will be tailored to background, prior experience,
* knowledge and skill level and to the required competence level.

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Kidnappings. Bombings. Violent crime. Terrorist attacks, not only on the
front line but this can occur at any moment, in any location.
TAGS ® Academy offers tailor made training packages to aid workers, media
groups and personnel of private sector companies that might face many
types of danger abroad or in their home country. The training is aimed to
increase the situational awareness, protect themselves and the people they
serve and it will help to navigate through difficult circumstances.
TRAINING DeSCRIPTION DURATION
HEAT: HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT
AWARENESS TRAINING
IED RESPONDER
Increase security awareness in high risk area´s to
prevent life endanger situations.
Increase awareness and understand the threat of
Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’s)
1 WEEK
2 weeks
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Guideline only. Actual duration will be tailored to background, prior experience,
* knowledge and skill level and to the required competence level.

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