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Security Guard

  • 300
  • 4 days

Emergency First Aid at Work Certificate is required to join Security Guard Course

Minimum Age: 18 years

Roles and responsibilities of a Security Guard or Security Officer

As per the private security industry act 2001, a security officer sometimes called a manned guard, is anyone who carries out any of the following tasks:

  • Guarding premises against unauthorised access, occupation, disorder, destruction or theft.
  • Guarding people against assault or other injuries sustained by unlawtul activity.
  • In order for you to work as a security guard you need a SIA security guarding license, to obtain the SIA security guarding license you are required to undergo appropriate required training before you can apply for the security guard license
  • The tasks of a security quard normally involves a physical presence, patrolling controlling access to premises, surveillance and dealing with incidents and emergencies. Security officers are now also considered to be part of the wider police family, protecting people and their property and
    he pina to prevent crime

General duties of security guard

  • Carry out patrols
  • Check people and vehicles at entry points
  • search people, property or premises
  • use soecialist eculoment
  • Record incidents
  • Remove trespassers from sight
  • Remove trespassers from sites
  • Allena count to give evidence
  • Respond to emergencies
  • Deal with internal and external customers

Core Modules for the Security Guard Course

Unit 1: Principles of Working in the Private Security Industry

  1. Know the main characteristics and purposes of the Private Security Industry
  2. Understand legislation as it applies to a security operative
  3. Understand arrest procedures relevant to security operatives
  4. Understand the importance of safe working practices.
  5. Understand fire procedures in the workplace
  6. Understand emergencies and the importance of emergency procedures
  7. Understand how to communicate effectively as a security operative
  8. Understand record keeping relevant to the role of the security operative
  9. Understand terror threats and the role of the security operative in the event of threat
  10. Understand how to keep vulnerable people safe
  11. Understand good practice for post incident management.

Unit 2: Principles of Working as a Security Officer In The Private Security Industry

  1. Understand the roles and responsibilities of security officers
  2. Understand the control of access and egress
  3. Know the dierent types or electronic ana physical protection systems in the security environment
  4. Know now to minimise risk to personal saterv at work.
  5. Understand drug-misuse legislation, issues and procedures relevant to the role of a security officer
  6. Know how to conduct effective search procedures.
  7. Understand how to patrol designated areas safely.

Unit 3: Application of Conflict Management in the Private Security Industry

  1. Understand the principles of contlict management appropriate to the role
  2. Understand how to recognise, assess and reduce risk in conflict situations
  3. Understand the use of problem-solving techniques when resolving conflict
  4. be able to communicale to deescalate conflict