TSCM Training Courses – Client-Centred & Outcomes Focussed
Gavin Saul, Government and Technical Director at Verrimus, explains that their (Technical Surveillance Counter Measures) TSCM training courses are unique. “Our approach works,” Saul emphasises. If you’re part of our key client sectors, searching for TSCM training courses that meet your needs, you’re in the right place!”
Bespoke TSCM Courses
Saul elaborates on bespoke, modular Operational TSCM training courses, which are exclusively offered to government, police, and military TSCM teams worldwide. “Our TSCM training focuses on delivering bespoke and tailored training programs to meet the training needs of clients,” he says.
Client-Centred, Outcomes-Focussed
Verrimus collaborates with clients to design training schedules that align with their budget constraints, availability, and participants’ experience levels. This approach stems from their own experiences with training courses that failed to focus on desired learning objectives.
Live Training Scenarios
“Our courses feature live training scenarios to provide a realistic TSCM training experience,” Saul notes. Unlike some providers, still using fake office or residential sets or believing that TSCM can be learned online or in a wholly classroom-based setting, Verrimus emphasises realism. “We’ve successfully shown that a level of realism is invaluable to our client base,” Saul states. Seeing other companies adopting the Verrimus methods is flattering, as it validates the effectiveness of their approach.
Operational TSCM Courses
According to Saul, their Operational TSCM courses help clients to:
- Learn new and develop existing TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures)
- Identify team knowledge gaps
- Assess equipment usage
- Understand how TSCM fits into the security landscape
- Conduct TSCM OPEVALs (Operational Evaluations)
- Identify skill fade
- Learn emerging countermeasures techniques
- Ensure pre and post-task actions are understood
Saul mentions that they do not openly publish details of their Operational TSCM courses due to their unique delivery model (which others in the industry attempt (rather clumsily) to imitate).
Commercial TSCM Awareness
Additionally, Verrimus also offers TSCM Awareness and Procurement courses for corporate security personnel. These courses cover all aspects of technical surveillance attacks, countermeasures, and mitigations available to an organisation. Saul explains that they provide details on assessing and evaluating external TSCM service suppliers to meet an organisation’s specific risk appetite.
Commercial TSCM Training
Verrimus have made a decision to begin offering commercial TSCM training courses from April 2025. Contact us for more information.
Internal TSCM Capability
For organisations looking to develop their own internal TSCM capability, Verrimus offers comprehensive support. “We help clients identify personnel suitable for the internal role, procure measurement tools, train internal personnel for basic level quick plant device TSCM surveys, and provide access to operational support from our TSCM operators,” Saul says. Increasingly, commercial organisations prefer not to rely on the unregulated and often unreliable practices of external TSCM service providers. Many have expressed concerns about the practices of external ‘sweep team’ providers and issues with availability, confidentiality, and timing. “Having an internal TSCM provision ensures no issues with third-party access or concerns regarding confidentiality and timings,” Saul adds.
Talk to Verrimus TSCM Specialists
“If you currently work in a military, government, or police role that requires TSCM, contact us directly,” Saul advises. Verrimus can provide more information about their bespoke course design. For security professionals seeking to understand the security threat posed by technical surveillance, Saul encourages getting in touch with Verrimus.