Level 6 Diploma in Hostile Environment Operations
Introduction
The awarding organisation for the qualification is ProQual Awarding Body and the regulatory body is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).
The qualification has been accredited onto the Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF)
Qualification Profile Level 6 Diploma in Hostile Environment Operations
Ofqual qualification number: 603/3049/1
Level: Level 6
Total qualification time: 15 days
Assessment: Pass or fail Internally assessed and verified by centre staff External quality assurance by ProQual verifiers
Age Ranges 18+
Entry Requirements
Candidates must be aged 18+.
Qualification Structure
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Assessment
There must be valid, authentic and sufficient evidence for all the assessment criteria. However, one piece of evidence may be used to meet the requirements of more than one learning outcome or assessment criterion.
Centre Requirements
Staff
Staff delivering this qualification must be appropriately qualified and occupationally competent.
Assessors/Internal Quality Assurance
Centres must be able to provide at least one assessor and one internal quality assurance verifier who are suitably qualified for the specific occupational area. Assessors and internal quality assurance verifiers for competence-based units or qualifications will normally need to hold appropriate assessor or verifier qualifications, such as:
Assessors and IQA Verifiers are required to have had operational experience in a hostile environment.
Centres must demonstrate that they have appropriate training facilities and resources to be able to facilitate the delivery, assessment and internal quality assurance of this qualification.
Support for Candidates
Materials produced by centres to support candidates should:
• enable them to track their achievements as they progress through the learning
outcomes and assessment criteria;
• provide information on where ProQual’s policies and procedures can be viewed;
• provide a means of enabling Internal and External Quality Assurance staff to
authenticate evidence
Assessment
Each candidate is required to produce evidence which demonstrates their achievement of all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for each unit.
Evidence can include:
– assignments/projects/reports
– worksheets
– portfolio of evidence
– portfolio of evidence
– record of oral and/or written questioning
– candidate test papers
Learning outcomes set out what a candidate is expected to know, understand or be able to do. Assessment criteria specify the standard a candidate must meet to show the learning outcome has been achieved.
There must be valid, authentic and sufficient for all the assessment criteria. However, one piece of evidence may be used to meet the requirements of more than one learning outcome or assessment criterion.r
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria for this qualification can be found from page 8 in this document.
Internal Quality Assurance
Adjustments to Assessment
Centres should contact ProQual for further information or queries about the contents of the policy.
Results, Enquiries and Appeals
Certification
- A certificate listing the unit achieved, and
- A certificate giving the full qualification
title – ProQual Level 6 Diploma in Hostile Environment Operations
Claiming certificates
Centres may claim certificates for candidates who have been registered with ProQual and who have successfully achieved the requirements for a qualification. All certificates will be issued to the centre for successful candidates.
Replacement certificates
If a replacement certificate is required a request must be made to ProQual in writing. Replacement certificates are labelled as such and are only provided when the claim has been authenticated. Refer to the Fee Schedule for details of charges for replacement certificates
Unit R/616/9243
Hostile Environment Operations
Learning outcomes are listed below, full details about the Assessment Criteria are provided
to approved ProQual centres.
1. Effectively plan and prepare for operating in a complex/hostile environment
2. Competently operate within a crisis management team.
3. Demonstrate personal security strategies.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of foreign liaisons.
5. Understand the dynamics of radio procedures.
6. Be competent in incident management.
7. Have a generic understanding of weapons and mines.
8. Understand the generic make-up and deployment of mines.
9. Mitigate the escalation of civil unrest and demonstrations.
10. Understand Improvised explosive device generics and their methodology
11. Conduct vehicle search.
12. Provide crisis management within an active shooter scenario.
13. Follow methodology for conduct under capture/hostage taking.
14. Be competent in escape and evasion techniques.
ProQual, March 2018
Level 6 Diploma in Hostile Environment Operations
15. Show techniques to sustain life.
24. Be able to conduct surveillance within a complex/hostile environment.
25. Be able to conduct Building/Venue reconnaissance.
16. Be able to plan safe routes of passage.
17. Conduct vehicle ambush drills.
18. Conduct vehicle mine strike drills.
19.Demonstrate vehicle breakdown techniques in remote locations.
20. Understand ballistics and their capabilities.
21.Show an understanding of firearm characteristics and manipulation.
22. Identify the reasons for the covert carry of a firearm.
23. Gain close quarter combat skills (CQC – Self Defence)
Introduction
The awarding organisation for the qualification is ProQual Awarding Body and the regulatory body is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).
The qualification has been accredited onto the Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF)
Qualification Profile Level 6 Diploma in Hostile Environment Operations
Ofqual qualification number: 603/3049/1
Level: Level 6
Total qualification time: 15 days
Assessment: Pass or fail Internally assessed and verified by centre staff External quality assurance by ProQual verifiers
Age Ranges 18+
Entry Requirements
Candidates must be aged 18+.
Qualification Structure
![](https://ucp-group.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/dsdsdgg.png)
Assessment
There must be valid, authentic and sufficient evidence for all the assessment criteria. However, one piece of evidence may be used to meet the requirements of more than one learning outcome or assessment criterion.
Centre Requirements
Staff
Staff delivering this qualification must be appropriately qualified and occupationally competent.
Assessors/Internal Quality Assurance
Centres must be able to provide at least one assessor and one internal quality assurance verifier who are suitably qualified for the specific occupational area. Assessors and internal quality assurance verifiers for competence-based units or qualifications will normally need to hold appropriate assessor or verifier qualifications, such as:
Assessors and IQA Verifiers are required to have had operational experience in a hostile environment.
Centres must demonstrate that they have appropriate training facilities and resources to be able to facilitate the delivery, assessment and internal quality assurance of this qualification.
Support for Candidates
Materials produced by centres to support candidates should:
• enable them to track their achievements as they progress through the learning
outcomes and assessment criteria;
• provide information on where ProQual’s policies and procedures can be viewed;
• provide a means of enabling Internal and External Quality Assurance staff to
authenticate evidence
Assessment
Each candidate is required to produce evidence which demonstrates their achievement of all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for each unit.
Evidence can include:
– assignments/projects/reports
– worksheets
– portfolio of evidence
– portfolio of evidence
– record of oral and/or written questioning
– candidate test papers
Learning outcomes set out what a candidate is expected to know, understand or be able to do. Assessment criteria specify the standard a candidate must meet to show the learning outcome has been achieved.
There must be valid, authentic and sufficient for all the assessment criteria. However, one piece of evidence may be used to meet the requirements of more than one learning outcome or assessment criterion.r
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria for this qualification can be found from page 8 in this document.
Internal Quality Assurance
Adjustments to Assessment
Centres should contact ProQual for further information or queries about the contents of the policy.
Results, Enquiries and Appeals
Certification
- A certificate listing the unit achieved, and
- A certificate giving the full qualification
title – ProQual Level 6 Diploma in Hostile Environment Operations
Claiming certificates
Centres may claim certificates for candidates who have been registered with ProQual and who have successfully achieved the requirements for a qualification. All certificates will be issued to the centre for successful candidates.
Replacement certificates
If a replacement certificate is required a request must be made to ProQual in writing. Replacement certificates are labelled as such and are only provided when the claim has been authenticated. Refer to the Fee Schedule for details of charges for replacement certificates
Unit R/616/9243
Hostile Environment Operations
Learning outcomes are listed below, full details about the Assessment Criteria are provided
to approved ProQual centres.
1. Effectively plan and prepare for operating in a complex/hostile environment
2. Competently operate within a crisis management team.
3. Demonstrate personal security strategies.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of foreign liaisons.
5. Understand the dynamics of radio procedures.
6. Be competent in incident management.
7. Have a generic understanding of weapons and mines.
8. Understand the generic make-up and deployment of mines.
9. Mitigate the escalation of civil unrest and demonstrations.
10. Understand Improvised explosive device generics and their methodology
11. Conduct vehicle search.
12. Provide crisis management within an active shooter scenario.
13. Follow methodology for conduct under capture/hostage taking.
14. Be competent in escape and evasion techniques.
ProQual, March 2018
Level 6 Diploma in Hostile Environment Operations
15. Show techniques to sustain life.
24. Be able to conduct surveillance within a complex/hostile environment.
25. Be able to conduct Building/Venue reconnaissance.
16. Be able to plan safe routes of passage.
17. Conduct vehicle ambush drills.
18. Conduct vehicle mine strike drills.
19.Demonstrate vehicle breakdown techniques in remote locations.
20. Understand ballistics and their capabilities.
21.Show an understanding of firearm characteristics and manipulation.
22. Identify the reasons for the covert carry of a firearm.
23. Gain close quarter combat skills (CQC – Self Defence)