Professional OSINT Training Providers
About Obsidian Arc Training
Obsidian Arc Training is a specialist OSINT training provider delivering practical intelligence training for individuals and organisations.
As the education arm of Obsidian Arc, a UK-based OSINT and intelligence services firm, we bring extensive military, government and private-sector intelligence experience into professional training.
Before we taught the work, we did the work.
A Training Provider Built on Operational Intelligence Experience
Obsidian Arc Training was created to bring genuine operational experience into professional intelligence education.
Our wider team includes former military officers and intelligence practitioners with extensive experience in intelligence collection, analysis, investigations and reporting.
Through Obsidian Arc, that expertise has also been applied beyond government environments to commercial intelligence and security work, including online threat monitoring, protective intelligence, vulnerability assessment and the development of proprietary analytical tools.
This practical experience informs the standards, methodologies and professional judgement we bring into every programme we deliver.
Our philosophy is simple:
Open Source Intelligence Taught by Practitioners
Effective open source intelligence requires more than knowing where to search.
Our training reflects the realities of professional intelligence work, developing accountable approaches to lawful research, source verification, analysis, reporting and briefing.
- Collect relevant information from lawful open sources
- Verify provenance, credibility and reliability
- Analyse findings and challenge assumptions
- Identify patterns and place information into context
- Document findings with an appropriate evidence trail
- Produce clear intelligence reports and briefings
These disciplines reflect professional intelligence environments where conclusions need to be clear, defensible and able to withstand scrutiny.
Practical Intelligence Analyst Training
Our intelligence analyst training goes beyond tools and search techniques.
Learners work through practical exercises based on the types of collection, research, analysis, reporting and briefing activities used within professional intelligence environments.
Tutor guidance and ongoing feedback help learners understand not only how to apply a methodology but also why professional judgement, accountability and analytical discipline matter when turning information into intelligence.
The result is training designed to develop practical capability alongside the judgement required to interpret complex information, establish context and produce intelligence that supports confident decision-making.
Recognised OSINT Qualifications
Obsidian Arc Training is focused on raising standards through recognised OSINT qualifications, rather than relying solely on unregulated course certificates.
Our Level 3 Award in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) was developed with NOCN as an Ofqual-regulated qualification. Learners complete formal coursework and practical assessment, building a portfolio of evidence before their work is internally quality assured and submitted to the awarding body.
This gives learners a nationally recognised qualification backed by defined learning, assessment and quality-assurance standards.
Who We Train
Our OSINT training is designed for professionals and organisations whose work depends on accurate, timely and defensible information.
We support learners across:
Intelligence & Investigation
- Intelligence analysts
- Investigators
- Intelligence researchers
- Detectives
Security & Risk
- Security managers
- Corporate security teams
- Risk analysts
- Threat analysts
Finance & Compliance
- Financial crime analysts
- Fraud investigators
- Due diligence teams
- Compliance professionals
Training is also relevant to government and law enforcement professionals, journalists and researchers, service leavers, career changers and junior analysts seeking recognised intelligence skills.
OSINT Training for Organisations
Obsidian Arc Training also works with organisations looking to establish consistent intelligence standards across teams.
Group OSINT training can help create a shared methodology for lawful collection, verification, analysis and reporting while placing learning within the operational realities of the organisation’s sector.
Training can support intelligence teams, security and risk consultancies, financial crime departments, investigation teams, corporate security functions, media organisations and government and law enforcement bodies.
Why Choose Obsidian Arc Training?
Choosing the right training provider means looking beyond course content to the expertise, standards and credibility behind it.
Practitioner-Led
Learn from former military officers and intelligence practitioners with experience across operational intelligence environments.
Ofqual-Regulated Qualification
Work towards a Level 3 Ofqual-regulated qualification developed with NOCN.
Practical Learning
Apply open source intelligence methodologies through realistic exercises, casework and formal assessment.
Tutor Support
Receive guidance and feedback throughout the programme while building your portfolio of evidence.
Professional Standards
Develop accountable approaches to research, collection, verification, intelligence analysis, reporting and briefing.
Built for Real Intelligence Work
Our training is informed by years of practical experience across government and private-sector intelligence, not theory alone.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is Obsidian Arc Training?
Obsidian Arc Training is the education arm of Obsidian Arc, a UK-based OSINT and intelligence services company. It delivers practitioner-led professional intelligence training for individuals and organisations.
Who delivers the training?
Training is delivered by experienced intelligence practitioners with backgrounds across military, government, investigations and private-sector intelligence environments.
What makes Obsidian Arc Training different?
The training is shaped by direct operational intelligence experience. Programmes focus on accountable methodology, analytical judgement and practical application rather than theory or individual OSINT tools alone.
Does Obsidian Arc Training offer recognised qualifications?
Yes. The Level 3 Award in Open Source Intelligence has been developed with NOCN as an Ofqual-regulated qualification, with formal learning, assessment and quality-assurance standards.
Is training suitable for people new to intelligence?
Yes. Training can support existing professionals as well as people looking to develop recognised intelligence skills or move into intelligence, investigation, security and related fields. No previous formal OSINT qualification is required.
Does Obsidian Arc Training work with organisations?
Yes. Group training is available for organisations looking to develop shared methodologies and more consistent approaches across intelligence, investigation, security, risk and research teams.
Is the training based around OSINT tools?
Tools can support professional intelligence work, but the training focuses more broadly on research methodology, verification, analysis, reporting and professional judgement so that skills remain relevant as technologies change.
Where can I see the available training?
Current qualifications, team training and developing specialist pathways can be explored through the Obsidian Arc Training hub.
Build the Skills Behind Better Intelligence
Whether you are building a career in intelligence, developing existing professional capability or raising standards across an entire team, Obsidian Arc Training provides practitioner-led OSINT training grounded in real operational experience.
Develop practical intelligence skills through accountable methodology, recognised standards and training shaped by professionals who have done the work.