CCTV
SIA CCTV OPERATOR COURSE
(PUBLIC SPACE SURVEILLANCE)
Prize: £300
Duration: 3 Days
To work as a door supervisor in the security industry of UK. You need to do the door supervisor course with an SIA compliant training provider. The door supervisor course is a 6 days training, the price of the course in London is as stated above if booked online. The Door Supervisor course after successful completion allows you to apply for your SIA door supervisor license.
Units for SIA CCTV Course
Core Learning and Qualifications for a CCTV (Public Space Surveillance) Licence
Unit 1: Principles of Working in the Private Security Industry
Know the main characteristics and purposes of the Private Security Industry
Understand legislation as it applies to a security operative
Understand arrest procedures relevant to security operatives
Understand the importance of safe working practices
Understand fire procedures in the workplace
Understand emergencies and the importance of emergency procedures
Understand how to communicate effectively as a security operative
Understand record keeping relevant to the role of the security operative
Understand terror threats and the role of the security operative in the event of a threat
Understand how to keep vulnerable people safe
Understand good practice for post incident management
Unit 2: Principles and Practices of working as a CCTV operator in the private security industry
Understand the purpose of a surveillance (CCTV) systems and the roles and responsibilities of control room team and other stakeholders.
Understand the different types of legislation and how they impact on Public Space Surveillance (CCTV) operations.
Understand the importance of operational procedures in public space surveillance (CCTV) operations.
Understand how public space surveillance (CCTV) systems equipment operates.
Understand Surveillance techniques
Understand different types of incidents and how to respond to them
Understand health and safety in the CCTV environment.
Demonstrate operational use of CCTV equipment
Produce evidential documentation
Unit 3: Practical Operation of CCTV Equipment within the Private Security Industry
Understand how to use CCTV equipment
Be able to operate the CCTV system
Roles and responsibilities of CCTV operator and CCTV team
The role of the door supervisor
Door supervisors are security operatives working at licensed premises, for example, bars, night clubs, hotels, restaurants and large events. The main role of a door supervisor is to make sure customers have an enjoyable experience in a safe environment.
Attending training and passing the national qualification provides the minimum knowledge and understanding to start working as a door supervisor. They must be licensed by the regulatory body for the UK security industry- the SIA Security industry authority.
CCTV Operator role
To carry out jobs as per requirements laid down by the terms and conditions of the contract. Typical roles of a CCTV operator would include
Remaining vigilant throughout CCTV operators shift
Maintaining security
Daily check CCTV equipment
Correct operation of CCTV system
Incident reporting
Handling of evidence
The job of a CCTV operator is much more responsibility than a normal security guard, cause he looking at a number of CCTV cameras and analysing the situations at different locations. He is the one who would be directing the field security operators to scenes where attention is required. A CCTV operator must be very knowledgeable as regards to the law that governs his sphere of responsibility especially the data protection act, a good source of information is available on the information commissioner’s website
When would I get my CCTV certificate?
After the CCTV training, you will be examined on the last day of training, if it is not an online exam your training provider will send you CCTV course paperwork to the awarding body concerned. Once the awarding body receives the paperwork it usually takes five working days for you to learn about your results. The certificate is usually available in ten working days.
Do I need any documents to do the SIA CCTV Pss Training?
Not only with the CCTV qualification in fact for sia linked security qualifications you would be required to have certain documentation. This approved list of documents have been divided in group A and Group B ids. If you have two documents from group A you do not require any other document, however, if you do not have two group A id you would then require at least one group A ID and two ids from group B. What are group A and group B ids
CCTV qualification difficult or easy?
The SIA CCTV pss training course leading to a level 2 award in CCTV Pss operations is a fairly simple qualification designed at level 2. Level 2 means that it is an entry level course and the majority of the learners would qualify and pass the CCTV training exam in the first attempt.
What if I fail the CCTV exam?
The CCTV training leading to the qualification is modular based meaning by that if you fail a single module you do not need to take the entire course again. You would be required to come and sit the exam for only that module.
When would I get my CCTV certificate?
After the exams, the training provider will send your paperwork to the award, ng body if it is not an online exam. The paper work is usually processed by the awarding body in five working days.
When can I apply for my CCTV licence?
Once your training provider has told you that you have qualified the training and you have passed the course. Ask your training provider if you details have been uploaded to the SIA. If he confirms that the details have been uploaded to SIA at that point you can apply for your SIA CCTV licence. Normally SIA would take around twenty five working days if it is your first licence and you would be required to send your original documents
CCTV Training Public Space Surveillance (PSS)
The regulatory authority in the United Kingdom as regards to private security is SIA (Security Industry Authority). The SIA has which works as a part of the home office has outlined that certain activities as regards to private security shall be termed as licensable. CCTV PSS is also a licensable activity meaning by that if you want to work as a CCTV operator you shall be required to take a licence from SIA.
What does CCTV PSS mean?
CCTV as most of you know is close circuit television, why do we call it close circuit is because the transmissions are not being broadcasted over the open media and access to those transmissions is limited to authorized personals. PSS is abbreviated for Public Space Surveillance meaning by that if you want to view and record the imagery of the members of public you are supposed to have a license by SIA.
How would you get a CCTV PSS license?
In order to qualify for a CCTV PSS operator you are required to undergo appropriate training. The training can be taken either by us or any other approved training provider by SIA. The training duration is normally 3 or 4 Days. What the training provider is supposed to ensure is that he meets the mandatory criteria of 27 hrs of contact time as advised by SIA (this 27 Hrs of contact time was prevalent at the time of publication of this article). The definition of contact time is the time that you spend in front of your tutor.
Once you have completed the CCTV training you shall be tested on the examination material provided by the concerned awarding body (different awarding bodies in the UK are Edexcel, EDI, Highfield, NOCN, QNUK, City and Guilds etc) usually the examinations would be multiple choice questions.
What is included in the CCTV PSS Training Course?
The CCTV PSS operator training course is comprised of the following modules
Common Security Module (Working in the private security industry)
Working as a CCTV operator
Practical handling of CCTV equipment
CCTV PSS Operator Jobs
Once you have done the training and qualified for the Level 2 CCTV PSS operator award it shall take around 10 working days for your certificate to arrive from the awarding body. Once certified that you have successfully completed the CCTV Pss training you can apply to the SIA for your CCTV Licence. The question arises that would you be able to get a job as a CCTV operator, the answer is that it would be difficult. In order to penetrate in the industry the best combination that you would have to get a job is
CCTV Plus Door Supervisor and Emergency First Aid
The jobs for CCTV Pss operators include working at big complexes and public authorities such as council motorways control rooms etc, but to get a job in such an environment shall require experience. So what shall the above mentioned combination i.e. DS + CCTV + Emergency first aid give you, well it will guarantee you some sort of a job in the security industry. Nowadays if you go to Tesco ASDA etc you see a security guard standing to perform his duty that guard requires a security guarding or Door supervisor certificate and licence but you also see a small CCTV booth. The security guard standing there if he has to go and stand behind the booth he shall require a CCTV qualification as well.
Think from an employer’s point of view why he would want to employ two people for a job that can be done by one person. So this is what the above mentioned combination will get you. You shall be able to sell yourself more effectively to a prospective employer.
CCTV Course
The CCTV public space surveillance course is designed for those people who intend to work in the public or private sector as CCTV operators, the CCTV course is a four day course which includes practical assessment at the end. In our opinion you should do the CCTV course coupled with the door supervisor course in this way you can save around 200 pounds on training and licensing costs.
Learner Entry Requirements
Security operatives are likely in the course of their work to be required to make calls to the emergency services, or need to communicate to resolve conflict. It is essential that security operatives are able to communicate clearly.
Assessment
Unit 1 and 2 are assessed by externally set and marked multiple choice exam.
Unit 3 is assessed by Practical Demonstration/Assignment internally assessed and marked and quality assured by the Awarding Body. A workbook and guidance for the assessment for the practical unit 3 would be given to learners to complete
Unit 1 and 2 are assessed under exam conditions.
