Providing Security Services

Want to prove your competence to perform your job as a security officer? Well this qualification will be just right for you, as it allows you to demonstrate to others that you have the skills and knowledge to do the job right. It covers all the areas which are common to all security officers, while being flexible enough to cover areas specific to each individual's job role through a set of optional units in the following areas: Static and Patrol Guarding; Events Security; Retail Security; Reception Security or Providing Security Services.

Candidates must successfully complete a total of eight units in all. Candidates must achieve all mandatory units and three optional units. All units can also be taken separately and certificated, thus giving recognition for all achievements.

Mandatory Units:

Candidates must achieve all of the following units:

• 001 Minimise and respond to health and safety risks in your workplace
• 002 Communicate effectively in the workplace
• 003 Give customers a positive impression of yourself and your organisation
• 004 Control security incidents
• 005 Produce documents manually

Optional Units:

Candidates must achieve three of the following units:

• 006 Maintain the security of property and premises through observation
• 007 Control entry to and exit from premises
• 008 Carry out searches of people and their property for unauthorised items
• 009 Provide security at licensed venues
• 010 Carry out searches of vehicles for unauthorised items
• 011 Arrest people suspected of committing an offence
• 012 Deal with disorderly and aggressive behaviour
• 013 Monitor areas using CCTV systems
• 014 Maintain CCTV video tape libraries and preserve potential evidence
• 015 Maintain the operational performance of CCTV systems
• 016 Provide covert security in retail in environments
• 017 Detect loss and theft in retail environments
• 018 Control a guard dog under operational conditions
• 019 Prevent unauthorised items passing through passenger ports
• 020 Present evidence in court and at other hearings
• 021 Produce documents using word processing software