Who is this qualification for?
The objective of this qualification is to support a role in the workplace. It is designed for learners who currently hold a licence from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) to work as a security officer and need to be brought up to date with the new licence-linked qualifications requirements.
How long will it take?
To complete this qualification learners are expected to undertake approximately 6 hours of learning. The SIA stipulates a minimum of 50 minutes contact time (0.5-days) if self-study is undertaken.
Topics covered
These include the principles of terror threat awareness and minimising personal risk for security officers.
Assessment method
This qualification is assessed by multiple-choice examinations.
EFA
We also include Emergency First aid at work on the Security Guard training to complete 5 days (a minimum of the EFA qualification with 12 Months left to run is a requirement to gain an SIA DS badge from 01/04/21)
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