THE REGULATED OPERATOR
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THE PROBLEM
Most men are stuck in one gear.
You look like you've got it handled. Underneath, you're running one setting โ and it's running you.
STUCK ON
Wired all day. Can't switch off, can't sleep, snapping at the people you love, running on adrenaline until you crash.
STUCK OFF
Gone flat. Numb, unmotivated, the edge dulled โ going through the motions with the fire out.
Either way, your state is running you. That's not a character flaw โ it's an untrained nervous system.
And it's not just fixable. It's upgradeable.
THE LAYER
CPP Human Terrain Mapping sits above your existing Close Personal Protection qualification. It does not replace field craft, and it is not an entry course. It is an enhancement layer, grounded in applied behavioural science and built for operational use. Ten modules plus onboarding, delivered online and self-paced. Each module pairs a Tactical TED Talk film with a Resource Workbook, so every concept moves from screen, to page, to your own operating practice.
THE DELIVERABLE
Most training ends with a certificate you file and forget. This one ends with something you use. You finish with a working Human Terrain Map: a four to eight page operational document, built for one real Principal you protect, across five assessed domains. It is not an academic exercise. It is a live document you carry into the role and refine for the rest of your career. The module count is not the point. The document is.
THE FIVE DOMAINS
Every Map is built across the same five domains. The architecture is standardised, so any operator or team can read it. The internal playbooks stay with you.
Typology Profile.
A structured read of who your Principal actually is, how they behave under pressure, and what moves their baseline.
Orbit Architecture.
The people, patterns, and access points that move around your Principal, mapped and prioritised.
Communication Calibration
How your Principal receives information and instruction, and how you deliver it so it lands under load.
Posture & Regulation Protocol.
The postures you hold and the regulation you apply to stay calm, present, and effective across a full shift.
Debrief Commitment.
The standard you commit to for capturing, reviewing, and improving after every detail.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- Ten modules and 49 lessons, self-paced.
- Eleven Tactical TED Talk films: one per module, plus a Module 00 onboarding film.
- Ten Resource Workbooks, one per module.
- Five field tools: the VPP Cycle Reference Card, Novert 7-Line Brief sheets, the Personal Human Terrain Map template, the Map Submission Cover Sheet, and the 500-Word Synthesis template.
- The Operational Journal Prompt Index, 49 prompts.
- Permanent access to the Field Library, including every future update.
ASSESSMENT AND CREDENTIAL
Assessment is operational, not academic. You submit your completed Map and a 500 word synthesis by email for marking. You receive written feedback and a decision within ten working days. Assessed proficient across all five domains earns the CPP HTM Certified credential. A twenty minute operator to operator verification conversation may follow, booked by email after marking. The credential is optional. The capability is not. The program is internally benchmarked to Australian RTO standard.
WHO IT'S FOR
CPP Human Terrain Mapping is for qualified Close Personal Protection operators who already work, or are ready to work, at the protective edge. It assumes you can already do the job. It exists to make the hardest and least teachable part of the job, the human read, into a standard you can name, teach, and hold. If you are new to Close Personal Protection, this is not your starting point.
FOR TEAMS AND FIRMS
For boutique protection teams, family offices, residential details, and EP firms, CPP Human Terrain Mapping does something individual training cannot. It raises the floor of the whole detail. When every operator maps to the same five domains, the read stops living in one person's head. It becomes a shared language, a briefable standard, and a document that survives a handover. That is the difference between a group of talented individuals and a detail that operates to a standard. Corporate and team enrolment is available on application.
ENROLMENT
CPP Human Terrain Mapping, founding cohort. $697 USD.
Was $1,497
One payment, lifetime access, including every future update to the Field Library.ย Corporate and team enrolment on application.
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