From 1st April 2021, any candidate booking a Door Supervisor or Security Officer Training course will be required to hold a valid first aid certificate, this has to be presented to the tutor prior to any training.
There will be additional changes coming in to effect from 1st April 2021 which will increase the length of the courses, details of the new course structure are below.
The Security Industry Act 2001 (security licensing law) has made it compulsory for all those who work in the security industry to undergo training and possess a valid SIA licence. To get an SIA licence a candidate will have to show that they have successfully completed one or more of these courses.
From 1st April 2021 new regulations came in to effect that saw the number of hours for each unit increase. There are still 3 – 4 units to the courses required by the SIA. Each training course (competency requirement) has now been updated by the SIA. For example, anyone undergoing a training course for Door Supervisors will now complete a 4 unit course. To become a Door Supervisor one must have completed the following units:
S.I.A. Door Supervision Training Course contents:
Unit 1 - Principles of Working in the Private Security Industry (17 hours - 8 hours completed as distance learning)
Unit 2 - Principles of Working as a Door Supervisor in the Private Security Industry (11 hours)
Unit 3 - Application of Conflict Management in the Private Security Industry (11 hours)
Unit 4 - Application of Physical Intervention Skills in the Private Security Industry (13 hours)
ASSESSMENTS
UNIT NAME | MUTLIPLE CHOICE ASSESSMENT | PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT |
Principles of Working in the Private Security Industry | Externally set and marked multiple-choice questions Examination made up of 72 questions 110 minutes, Pass mark - 70% | Externally set, internally assessed activity based on the completion of an evidential statement Pass mark - 100% |
Principles of Working as a Door Supervisor in the Private Security Industry | Externally set and marked multiple-choice questions Examination made up of 50 questions, 75 minutes, Pass mark - 70% | Externally set, internally assessed observation of searching with observation sheet And Externally set and internally assessed observation of using communications devices Pass mark – 100% The practical assessment for each learner must be visually recorded and is recommended to take approximately 15 minutes per learner. |
Application of Conflict Management in the Private Security Industry | Externally set and marked multiple-choice questions Examination made up of 20 questions, 30 minutes, Pass mark - 70% | Externally set, internally assessed of one practical scenario with observation sheet per learner Pass mark - 100% The practical assessment for each learner must be visually recorded and is recommended to take approximately 15 minutes per learner. |
Application of Physical Intervention Skills in the Private Security Industry | Externally set and marked multiple-choice questions Examination made up of 30 questions, 45 minutes, Pass mark - 80% | Externally set, internally assessed observation of each learner performing every technique with an observation sheet And Q/A session to cover critical areas of PI knowledge Pass mark - 100% The practical assessment for each learner must be visually recorded and is recommended to take approximately 15 minutes per learner |
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