| Read before you apply | WARNING. Do not apply unless you will attend and be warned if you apply and are accepted and do not attend you will not be accepted for any Todd Group future applied for training including intensive courses, Todd Group HQ training or Todd Group depot’s training. |
| Course title | Paraparaumu depot short course |
| Course type / description | Phase 1 Basic new entry and continuation training exponents and Phase 2 Advanced continuation training exponents. Phase 1 testing for candidates with the mandatory hours up that are willing and deemed ready. Phase 1 Basic and Phase 2 Advanced assistant instructor and instructor training. |
| Todd Group history / services / structure / proponent training phases | The History and Lineage of the Todd System of Military Close Combat Todd Group Organisation, Structure and Phases of Training |
| Course location | Raumati |
| Course dates and times | Saturday May 28 and Sunday May 29 |
| Course promotional / recruiting information / links | www.toddgroup.com |
| Course cut-off date for course to be confirmed or cancelled | Course will be conducted and is confirmed |
| Important considerations prior to course confirm / cancel cut-off date | Do not apply/course confirm unless you are 100% certain you will attend and participate with commitment, attention to detail, inner-resolve, safety and controlled aggression. If you apply are accepted for course joining and do not complete your accepted exponent mandatory requirements including paying your course fee, you will not be accepted on any future Todd Group courses or be accepted for training at any Todd Group depots by any Todd Group Instructors. CQC/MSD training requires responsibility integrity reliability and commitment. If you are not a realist then CQC is not for you. This is not a sport or traditional fighting art. The Todd Group are the oldest private training provider of European military CQC/MSD of our kind and want only those with the smarts mental toughness and fitting demeanour for CQC training. New applicants and Todd Group course confirming current members must be definite attendees. Do not make flight reservations, confirm leave or undertake any other personal plans related to course attendance that can’t be cancelled until receiving confirmation of the course being conducted after the course cut-off date. If the course has the required course muster numbers prior to the course cut-off date all accepted applicants will be informed. CQC/MSD training requires responsibility integrity reliability and commitment. If you are not a realist then CQC is not for you. This is not a sport or traditional fighting art. The Todd Group are the oldest private training provider of European military CQC/MSD of our kind and want only those with the smarts mental toughness and fitting demeanour for CQC training. New applicants and Todd Group course confirming current members must be definite attendees. Do not make flight reservations, confirm leave or undertake any other personal plans related to course attendance that can’t be cancelled until receiving confirmation of the course being conducted after the course cut-off date. If the course has the required course conducting numbers prior to the course cut-off date all accepted applicants will be advised by email. |
| Course joining requirements | Complete and return your on-line course application/confirmation and on being accepted for course joining, ensure you action all requirements as requested including course fees payment and providing any requested additional information. |
| Course joining special requirements | All new applicants including Todd Group current training members course confirming must be committed to attending the applied for course and accept all orders and instructions on course. The course fee is non-transferable non-refundable. All attendees are required to be responsible, quietly confident exponents and respect the chain of command and course attendance conditions, rules and regulations at all times. If you apply are accepted and pay your course fee your position on course is secured. If you do not attend the course there will be no refund and the course fee cannot be transferred to a future course. |
| Course application / joining conditions | Course applications must be completed factually and honestly. Get your course application in as early as possible as the course cut-off date for confirming or cancelling courses depends on having required attending numbers by the cut-off date for the course to be conducted. No late applications accepted and once a course is cancelled it cannot be conducted. |
| Course confirmation Todd Group members | Complete your course confirmation as early as possible. Make sure your membership status is current and that you have returned your annual declaration. No late course confirmations accepted and once a course is cancelled it will not be conducted. |
| Course joining confirmation approval Todd Group members | On receiving your course confirmation approval, pay your course fee with one week and provide any other required information. Your course fee must be paid within seven days of course joining confirmation acceptance or you will be removed from the course roll and any future courses applications will be declined. There will be no excuses accepted so be sure you understand this. |
| Course joining applications new exponents | After submitting your on-line applications, if requested provide any additional required information. After your application has been processed you will receive your course joining acceptance or be declined if you do not meet the course joining requirements. |
| Course joining acceptance new applicants | On acceptance make payment of your full course fee. Full fee refunds will be provided for any courses cancelled after the cut-off date. Payment of course fees must be paid on receiving course joining acceptance and no later than seven days after receiving course joining acceptance. Failure to pay your full course fee as instructed and any other course related fees such as accommodation and messing in for residential courses will result in you being removed from the course roll and will prevent you from attending any future courses. |
| Course official forms submission / processing | On receiving your course joining official forms they will be checked and processed. Signing your forms can be by electronic signature or typed text. You will be advised of your application being accepted or declined by email as soon as processed. |
| Course additional application required material / information | You may be asked for additional application support information including a scanned copy of your current passport picture page and current driver’s license or other information such as providing a record of prior criminal history. |
| Course acceptance requirements | Pay course fees, read all provided information and promptly action any instructions requests or requirements for further information. |
| Course phases of training provision | All levels Phase 1 Basic exponents and testing candidates training. Phase 2 Advanced exponents continuation training. Phase 1 Basic and Phase 2 Advanced assistant instructor and instructor training. Phase 1 Basic candidates Phase 1 testing. |
| Course additional packages / modules / subjects content | Brain to Boot mental toughness introduction. Medical aspects of CQC. |
| Course information links | www.toddgroup.com trade-craft material www.cqctimes.com |
| Course participation | This is a volunteer’s course of instruction and exponents can partake or observe any training modules without question. Some attendees want to test themselves combatively while others simply want to experience our military close quarter’s combat and military self-defence, learning the skills for their knowledge and self- protection. This is up to the volunteer exponent to decide their level of participation and extent of their objective achievement requirements. Unless a candidate passes testing they do not have any rank and have not proven themselves and as such have no claim to CQC/MSD qualification or tested and proven competency and mental toughness. |
| Course code of conduct | All attendees must conduct themselves in a mature, responsible manner at all times on and off course. Training is a privilege not a given right and requires high integrity and responsible behaviour at all times. Respect the chain of command; be respectful to everyone at all times. Train for self-improvement abide by orders and instructions, always adhering to safety practices. Never cause the Todd Group respected name to be brought into disrepute. Make sure you read and abide by application/declaration conditions and provided behaviour information in your accepted applicants information email. You will be emailed a CQC code of conduct contract that you must electronically complete and return on receiving. |
| Primary training objectives brief | The primary training objectives are for all exponents on course to increase their knowledge and capabilities in the most current and proven Todd Group Systems of military self-defence and military close quarters combat. The intensity of the training is determined by the commitment and inner- resolve of the individual exponent. Entry training for new Phase 1 Basic exponents. Continuation training for current training Phase 1 Basic exponents. Phase 1 testing for candidates with 100 or more training hours logged that are willing and ready to test. Phase 2 Advanced continuation training. Phase 1 and 2 assistant instructor and instructor training/duties. |
| Course fees new exponents | Phase 1 Basic New exponents $200.00 Phase 1 training both days. Full day Saturday and half day Sunday plus access to observe Sunday Phase 1 Basic testing. |
| Course fees current Todd Group members | Phase 2 exponents all phases of training both days $150.00 Phase 3 proponents all phases training both days $100.00 Phase 1 Todd Group members both days Phase 1 training $150.00 |
| Course fee includes / excludes accommodation | N/A Non-residential course |
| Course fee includes / excludes meals | N/A Non-residential course |
| Course laundry information | N/A Non-residential course |
| Course fees payment requirements / information | Full non-refundable non-transferable course fee payable on course joining acceptance. Current Todd Group member’s full course fee payment on course confirmation or individual member course fee payment options by prior arrangement. |
| Payment of course fees options | Cash, Credit cards- Visa or Master cards. Online bank transfer. Please advise us on decided method of payment. We will then provide payment option information. |
| Course fees refunds for Todd Group HQ course cancelation | Full course refund if the course is cancelled on the cut-off date. |
| Course refunds for pre-course or on-course withdrawals | If you apply/course confirm are accepted for course joining and have been advised the course is confirmed and will be conducted, there will be no refunds for pre-course or on course withdrawals. |
| Course refunds for accepted exponents that do not turn up | There will be no refunds for accepted attendance applicants that are course no shows. |
| Residential course | No |
| Non-Residential course | Yes |
| Course accommodation and meals residential attendees | N/A Non-residential course |
| Course meals non-residential attendees | Attendees take care of their own needs |
| Course accommodation and meals rates and payments information residential attendees | N/A Non-residential course |
| Course meals rates and payment requirements non-residential attendees | N/A Non-residential course |
| Residential courses accommodation description / information | N/A Non-residential course |
| Course meals information | N/A Non-residential course |
| Course qualifications / Certification | Short courses not certified courses. Phase testing pass certificates issued post course. |
| Course Phase test brief | Provided to testing candidates. |
| Course Additional / Auxiliary training | N/A |
| Special events | Phase 1 testing |
| Additional activities | Not applicable |
| Additional course expenses | Testing candidates must have required uniform and CQC neck protectors. Full requirements provided. |
| Pre-course arrival | Provided in accepted applications/members confirmation information email. |
| Post-course departure | After the Phase 1 testing Sunday evening. |
| Travel transport pre-course | Own arrangements. |
| Travel transport post-course | Own arrangements. |
| On-course transport requirements / provision | Provided if required for off camp training. Note there will be no daily transport to and from Camp Todd for non-residential attendees; this is your own responsibility. |
| Airport transfers pre- and post-course | Provided free of charge by request from the Dunedin airport to Camp Todd and return from Camp Todd to the Dunedin Airport. You will just need to complete and return the provided arrival departure form. |
| Non-airport pre-course pick up locations | N/A |
| Non-Airport post-course drop off locations | N/A |
| On course daily local transport for non-residential attendees / pick up drop off locations | N/A |
| Public transport services pre-, during, and post-course | N/A |
| Pre-course accommodation information | Own arrangements |
| Post course accommodation information | N/A |
| Pre-course meeting / briefing information | At day one muster as per accepted applicants provide course attendance information. |
| Course registration / administration requirements / information | Provided to accepted applicants and confirming members pre-course and at course opening address. |
| Course roll call | Day 1 muster |
| Course uniform / dress civilian exponents | Members training uniform. Non-members comfortable black trousers/track-pants, black t-shirt/sweat shirt black training shoes or boots. Warm black jacket and hat for any outdoors training. |
| Course uniform military groups | Not applicable |
| Uniform purchasing information | Todd Group [email protected] |
| Course training kit requirements | Not essential for this introductory training for new exponents but if you want to wear mouth guards or personal protectors you can. Phase 1 testing candidates CQC neck protectors and any other personal protectors. All required training equipment/kit provided. |
| Course personal kit requirements | Water/bottle personal hygiene, Sun-protection, wet weather cold weather clothes. Energy snacks/lunch. |
| Privacy confidentiality and security | The Todd Group insist on all exponents abiding by their application agreement. The privacy and confidentiality of the Todd Group and our individual participants and group clients is essential and all attendees are expected to be security conscious and protect the confidentiality, privacy and security of the Todd group and all its attendee’s client’s associates staff and facilitators. No unauthorised audio, video or still photographs permitted at any time. |
| Accepted applicants full / final information package | This will be provided by email and will include all logistics, timings communication info, kit/dress, rules and regulations information. |
| Course chief instructor / instructing cadre | Course Chief Instructor Geoff “Tank” Todd and Todd Group HQ and Depot instructors team. |
| Course manager / course coordinators | Phil Stevenson |
| Course manager / course coordinators contact information | [email protected] |
| Course logistical general information | Phil Stevenson, [email protected] |
| Todd Group resources pre-training / continuation training | http://www.toddgroup.com/dvd/military-unarmed-combat-phase1.html http://www.toddgroup.com/dvd/phase1-self-defence.html http://www.toddgroup.com/book/brain-to-boot.html Other DVDs Manuals www.toddgroup.com |
| Course training / testing related information | Provided to all accepted exponents and testing candidates. |
| Course recruiting | Course recruiting is by Todd Group websites, word of mouth recruiting, Todd Group recruiting, referrals. Recruiting cards available by email request [email protected] |
| Post-course country membership option | New first course exponents post completing their first course can become country members of the Todd Group subject to approval. Country membership enables privileges such as reduced fees on most courses, wholesale Todd Group products purchasing, access to member’s private site on the Todd Group HQ website, email updates. |
| Post-course Todd Group HQ membership | Those that reside in Dunedin/Otago New Zealand post course can become a Todd Group HQ training member on request and approval. |
| Post-course Todd Group national and international depot continuation training | The Todd Group have depot and or individual tuition instructors throughout New Zealand and Internationally. Find a depot near you |
| Todd Group HQ contact information | [email protected] NZ Ph 03 4778 902 International Ph + 64 3 4778902. |
| Additional / Miscellaneous information | A full email information pack will be provided to all accepted exponents after paying their full course fee. This information pack will include all information in relation to directions logistics, kit requirements rules regulations and conditions. This is a unique opportunity for civilians to experience an introduction to military CQC and military self- defence. Exponents are required and expected to be quietly confident committed and respectful to the instructors, exponents, staff guests and visitors. The course manager/coordinator and instructors are there to ensure you have a very realistic and special learning at a level that meets your capabilities and requirements. All accepted applicants and current training members will be provided with a CQC code of conduct contract that they must electronically complete and email return prior to the course. |
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