Our 2-Day “hands-on” course is designed to teach the skills, tactics and techniques required to surreptitiously & covertly pick, circumvent or by-pass locks & devices. During this course, students will hone their skills on a variety of locks, which are representative of what's typically encountered in the field. Our instructors are current active-duty law enforcement professionals who use the same covert entry techniques in the field, and stay abreast of current changes and trends.
Our 3-Day Advanced course teaches progressive techniques utilized in conducting covert entries. The subject matter includes advanced lock picking, duplication, deciphering, circumvention and bypass of locks and systems, such as biometric locks, high security locks, residential and commercial safes & security alarm systems. Our advanced course also covers scouting, intelligence gathering, planning and execution of a covert entry operation. (Note: to attend our 3-Day advanced course students must have completed our 2-Day course, as a prerequisite).
At L.O.C.T. Associates, LLC our method of instruction is based on providing our students with 'hands on' experience in the class. Our company prides itself on not only instructing and demonstrating the techniques, but by conducting practical 'break-out' sessions, so each student performs the technique, too.
Other companies that charge more for their courses will merely 'demonstrate' a majority of the techniques for the students to observe, due to cost factors, equipment needed, and the number of instructors required to teach/monitor the technique. At L.O.C.T. Associates, LLC we believe the 'hands on,' or tactile/kinesthetic learning style works best.
In fact, the other companies will often use only 1 or 2 instructors for an entire class, which greatly increases the instructor - to - student ratio and negatively affects the learning curve. At L.O.C.T. Associates, LLC we never use less than 2 instructors per class, and have provided up to 5 instructors to ensure the best teaching & learning student environment.
Our course is based on proven and practiced techniques currently used by law enforcement personnel in the field. Students will learn and practice on over 285+ various locks & devices*. This instruction will assist in developing the student's confidence, ability and expertise to effectively defeat and enter locked areas. Listed below are just some of the techniques, and methods of entry covered:
- Lock picking padlocks & combination locks - Lock picking tube locks
- Lock 'bumping' - Lock pick specialty tools
- Vehicle entry techniques - Lock by-pass specialty tools
- Improvising & making lock pick tools - Lock picking door knobs
- Lock picking deadbolt locks - Plug spinning
- Lock circumvention techniques - Commercial door locks
This training course greatly benefits law enforcement, government and military personnel, such as: federal agents/homeland security personnel, patrol officers, detectives, SWAT/tactical operators, narcotics officers, probation & parole officers, as well as military special forces members. The subtle breaching techniques learned in this course can greatly benefit the following:
SWAT operations Surveillance & observation posts
Citizen welfare/medical assists Probation searches
Patrol calls – access to secured areas Arrest warrant service
K-9 Search Teams Intelligence Operations
Arrest team staging Hostage rescue team staging
Sniper/Observer posts Narcotics investigations
Parole Searches Vehicle entries, searches & GPS install ops
Storage & container searches Counter-terrorism ops
* Students attending the 2-Day course will receive their own basic lock pick set, course manual, certificate of completion, a tactical t-shirt, and a CD-ROM disk with other important informational resources and techniques. Students attending the 3-Day advanced course will also receive selected equipment associated with the advance techniques and certificate of completion.
Subtle breaching techniques can also minimize, or eliminate the damage and costs (incurred by police departments) for replacing doors & locks, which have been damaged from forceful entry. Subtle breaching can be categorized with other types of breaching techniques and serve as an 'option multiplier.'
This course is for law enforcement, government and military personnel only. This course is not for private investigators, security personnel and/or the general public. Please contact L.O.C.T. Associates, LLC if you have any questions regarding instructional requirements. Thank you.
Course Cost:
2-Day Course $410
3-Day Advanced Course $650
(Due to the advanced course content class size is limited to only 25 students and registration fees must be paid, prior to the course commencing, unless prior arrangements have been made with L.O.C.T. Associates, LLC (e.g. GETA program, etc.). Additional registration payment information is included in the course registration forms).
Registration:
To register for our course, please complete & submit the course 'Contact Form' which is accessed under our 'Course Reg. Request' page tab above, or call (760) 887-2892. You may also request a specific course registration form by emailing us at: Info@loct-associates.net
Registration Payment:
After you have registered, please send your registration fee (check or money orders) to:
Ontario, CA 91761
For credit card payments: L.O.C.T. Associates, LLC will provide you with an invoice and payment instructions, after you have registered.
Scheduled Courses:
Covert Entry Specialist I - 2 Days
February 6th & 7th, 2012 - Buena Park, CA - CLOSED
February 27th & 28th, 2012 - Fontana, CA - Registration Open
April 2nd & 3rd, 2012 - South Lake Tahoe, CA - Registration Open
June 4th & 5th, 2012 - Ontario, CA - Registration Open
August 6th & 7th, 2012 - Buena Park, CA - Registration Open
Advanced Covert Entry Specialist II - 3 Days
February 8th - 10th, 2012 - Buena Park, CA - CLOSED
February 29th - March 2nd, 2012 - Fontana, CA - Registration Open
April 4th - 6th, 2012 - South Lake Tahoe, CA - Registration Open
June 6th - 8th, 2012 - Ontario, CA - Registration Open
August 8th - 10th, 2012 - Buena Park, CA - Registration Open
Hosting Our Course At Your Training Facility - (In or Outside California):
Hosted courses are conducted by L.O.C.T. Associates, LLC at the hosting agency's facility. A 'hosted' course can be either an 'open' or 'closed' course. An open course invites other agencies law enforcement personnel to your training location. A closed course is held at your facility, with only your agency's personnel in attendance.
For an 'open' course, a host agency benefits by receiving 'free' spots in the class, at a 10:1 ratio of students in attendance (e.g. 20 students attending = 2 'free' host agency students, etc). This greatly reduces the host agency's cost associated with registration, travel, per diem and lodging for their personnel to attend an outside course.
For a 'closed' course, L.O.C.T. Associates, LLC will establish a set price for the class, based on the number of your personnel attending. A closed course provides additional cost savings to your agency, since there is no course advertisement required and the students are confirmed in advance. Our 3-Day advanced course can also be 'hosted' independently or subsequent to our 2-Day course (5 days total).
During either hosted course, L.O.C.T. Associates, LLC provides the instructors, training aids, materials and resources for the course. Depending on the training location, L.O.C.T. Associates, LLC may have to ship the training aids in advance. If so, the host agency will assist us by receiving & securing the training aids until L.O.C.T. Associates, LLC arrives for the course. L.O.C.T. Associates, LLC will also handle all the course registrations, and billing.
For an open course, the host agency also assists by sending out the course information, via teletype messages, email, etc., and by forwarding course related telephone calls/emails to us. A host agency also assists by disseminating the course announcement (drafted & supplied by L.O.C.T. Associates, LLC). A host agency also supplies a suitable training site, along with local directions/maps to area hotels and restaurants for attendees.
Overall, an agency can receive substantial cost savings for hosting a course, when compared to sending personnel away to training. At L.O.C.T. Associates, LLC we guarantee the same quality and standards of the course, whether the course is instructed at your facility, or another agency's training site. If your agency is interested in hosting a course, please email us at: info@loct-associates.net
A hosted course will be held when there is a sufficient number of 'guaranteed' students registered for attendance. This is required to ensure all expenses incurred by L.O.C.T. Associates, LLC which are related to the course will be covered. If enrollment is less than required, the course may be cancelled.
