Train to Become a Personal Safety Adviser this October?

A self-protection trainer course runs 18 to 20 October 2015 and incorporates the NFPS/BTEC Level 3 Award in Self-Defence Instruction. The post lists what candidates cover, from reasonable force to 26 layered drills.

Feedback on our trainer-qualification courses has been so strong that this year we are running another self-protection trainer certification in October. Candidates have been raving about how much they learned and the enthusiasm they gained from working on our last instructor course.

Candidates have been raving about how much they learned and the enthusiasm they gained.

We have been asked to run another one in 2015, and the dates have been set: 18–20 October.

📅 Course dates: 18–20 October 2015
🎓 Qualification: Incorporates the NFPS/BTEC Level 3 Award in Self-Defence Instruction
✅ Registration: Now open — full details and booking here

What You Will Learn

New trainers joining the team will gain a comprehensive foundation in personal safety instruction, covering both the theory and practice of effective self-defence training:

  • Reasonable Force and legal issues in self-defence
  • Health and Safety issues for training in self-defence skills
  • Essential physiology and psychology of high-stress encounters
  • The “9 Attitudes” framework for understanding responses to violence — read more about the 9 Attitudes
  • Fundamental Personal Safety practices, adapted from Lone Working Personal Safety by Gerard O’Dea — available on Amazon
  • 26 layered and progressive drills which quickly enable people to learn self-defence skills — the Functional Edge System

Why Train With Dynamis?

At Dynamis, we have been teaching Personal Safety, Breakaway and Self-Defence skills for almost a decade using the information contained in our Core Trainer course. Our clients span Education, Healthcare, Social Care, Housing, and Security — in addition to our private clients and group classes.

The material is suitable for learners of all ages and is easily adapted for specific roles, individual tasks, and scenarios which a client company may wish to include in their training. The Core Trainer course will give you the tools you need to tailor your training to meet the specific details of your client’s requirements and their learner’s needs.

✅ Ready to start? Take a look at the trainer course page today and see how you can become a certified Functional Self-Protection and Personal Safety trainer.

See the Course in Action

Watch our feedback and action video clips from the April 2015 course:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn_POmh9TmU

View the full trainer course details →

Picture of Gerard O'Dea

Gerard O'Dea

Gerard O'Dea is the founder of Dynamis, creator of the SCENA approach, and a holder of the ICM Physical Skills Tutor Award. He designs conflict management and physical intervention programmes for NHS and emergency services teams.

Guides

Ask for the guide that matches your sector and we will email it to you.

Contact Us

Talk to us about training built from your own incidents.

Book in a 1-2-1 Meeting

Find Your Solution

What do you need? Use our simple tool to find the most relevant training and support options for your role, sector and challenges.