“Through those twelve days, we’ll be doing things that basically encounter how to escort a V.I.P safely and we’re also looking at diplomacy and protocol.”
The Police are doing their bit to ensure the thousands of visitors expected in Samoa for the Small Island Developing States (S.I.D.S) Conference are protected.
Yesterday, the Close Personal Protection (C.P.P) Training Programme was officially launched as part of the country’s preparations for the meeting in September.
The programme has been made possible with assistance from the Australian Police.
The training, held in Apia, is designed to upgrade the level of police protection provided by local police officers to international standards.
“It is important for the Samoa Police service to set activities to improve the capacities of our police members in providing effective law enforcement not only for delegates that will be here for the conference but also for the people of Samoa as well,” Assistant Police Commissioner, Fauono Talalelei Tapu said.
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“It is important to recognise that in these changing times in the policing content, the Samoa police service can now benefit from the knowledge and the experience of our Australian friends to improve the skills within our own policing service.”
Fauono encouraged the participants to make good use of the course.
“You must always remember that the safety and the lives of these people who will be coming for the S.I.D.S are in your hands.”
The 12-day training is being provided by C.C.P trainers from Australia.
“The aim of this course is to have the officers operating at the international level and that’s what we are providing in the training,” said Lucas Atkins, a Close Personal Protection Trainer
“Through those 12 days, we’ll be doing things that basically encounter how to escort a V.I.P safely and we’re also looking at diplomacy and protocol.”
Some 51 police officers will be undergoing the training with 26 starters and 25 refreshers.
Participants of the training said that it was a great experience for them to learn something new.
“This training has been a challenge,” said Hillary Eteuati
“We’ve learned so much on how to protect and ensure that the lives of those who will be coming are safe.”
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