CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER
Brian Fengel, Director
Phone: (309) 690-7350
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Jean Swan: jswan@icc.edu
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu
SRT/SWAT CQC Baseline Course
Instructor: Ben Wallick
September 30 – October 4, 2024
8am – 5pm
Day 1-3 Class will meet at: The Ole School, 18603 Springfield Road, Groveland, Illinois, 61535
Day 4-5 Class will meet at: 3129 NE Madison Avenue, Peoria, IL 61603
Enrollment Deadline: September 23, 2024
Course Size: Maximum – 12
PUPOSE OF COURSE: This is an 40 hour, 5-day course, designed for officers attached to an SRT/SWAT team to learn a baseline level understanding of deliberate style CQC tactics.
COURSE OVERVIEW: This class will provide members of SRT/SWAT with the skills and tactical knowledge necessary in order to perform team sized level deliberate style close quarters clearance (CQC) of a structure. SRT/SWAT members will not only learn the fundamentals of deliberate style CQC but weapons safety, manipulation, target identification and de-escalation methods. SRT/SWAT members will be given an in-depth power point presentation each day with slides and videos before performing practical’s.
Topics include
- Deliberate style CQC advantages and application
- Weapons positions during movement
- Weapons safety and manipulation
- Actions of CQC outside the uncleared space
- Actions of CQC inside the uncleared space
- 2-and 4-man room entry
- Barricade clearance
- Prioritization of threats and target identification
- De-escalation methods outside the space
- Hallway movement and channelized areas
- Deconfliction
- Multiple rooms clearance
- Dual entry points
- Stairwell movement
- Team size clearance
Mobile In-Service Training Team # 7 Illinois Enforcement Training and Standards Board
MTU #7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Procedural Justice: 2 hours, De-Escalation Techniques: 13.5 hours with 8 hours scenario based and Officer Safety: 27.5 hours with 17.5 hours scenario based.
