Frequently Asked Questions

Who are Tyto Consultants?

Peter Jenkins resigned as Director and founder of ISS Training Ltd after a very successful career in teaching surveillance and covert work all over the world.

Peter is continuing in a new direction to carry out consultancy work and a break from mainstream teaching. ISS has been re-branded as ‘Tyto Consultancy Services Ltd’

What happened to the ISS Client base?

The prestige clients are still maintained by Tyto Consulting, others we will let fall by the wayside. If you are from a surveillance training organisation and feel you can offer training to the same standards, please contact us for referrals.

Do you still teach surveillance and intelligence related subjects?

Yes, we offer the non-accredited courses to the public such as:

• Foot Surveillance
• Open-Source Intelligence
• Surveillance Detection
• Covert Photography

We also offer specialist training to a select few retained clients.

We are from a close protection training organisation, would you be happy to teach for one or two days on our course delivering the modules on surveillance & surveillance detection?

Yes, Peter has taught on CP training courses in the UK to several companies and abroad including Sweden, South Africa, Norway and Switzerland.

We are an operational close protection training company; would you be happy to teach and advise our team on matters relating to surveillance detection and Counter Surveillance?

Yes, Peter has taught operational CP companies in the UK and abroad including; Sweden, Ireland, South Africa, Ukraine, Norway and Switzerland.

Can we hire you as a photographer to take images for our website and marketing material?

Yes, certainly. Peter can spend time designing and suggesting imagery to be taken that suits your brand and purpose, so that you do not ever have to use ‘stock’ images again. Be unique!

Can you teach the Digital Photography Module (Unit 9) for our Advanced Surveillance Course?

Yes, if you are conducting training for the Level 4 Certificate in Covert Operations, this specialist training can be taught in one day for the students to then progress and produce work for their assessment portfolio.

See ‘Unit 9: Digital Cameras and Photographic Techniques R/617/3678’ of the course specification.

Can you teach the OSINT module (Unit 11) for our Advanced Surveillance Course?

Yes, if you are conducting training for the Level 4 Certificate in Covert Operations, this specialist training can be taught in one day for the students to then progress and produce work for their OSINT assessment portfolio.

See ‘Unit 11: Open Source Intelligence L/617/3680’ of the course specification.

Can you be our Assessor or Internal Verifier for our training courses?

Yes. Peter would be happy to assess or verify your assessment procedures, so long as it does not conflict with any official EQA assessments.

We are from an Awarding Organisation, would you be happy to join our team as an EQA?

Yes, Peter would be happy to work with other AO’s in my specialism.

How can you help us set up our surveillance training school?

Certainly. Take a look at our ‘Course in a Case’. Peter can visit your centre and advise on training programmes, lesson structure, realistic training exercises, the assessment process and internal verification. He can provide you with:

• Course Programmes
• Lesson Plans
• PowerPoint Lessons & Presentations
• Supporting Reading Material (Handouts)
• Briefing, Planning & Reporting Templates
• Training Exercise Scenarios
• Assessment Procedures & Audit Trails

If you have surveillance experience but do not have the knowledge or experience of delivering accredited courses, this ‘Course in a Case’ is provided with ongoing support.