Revised course materials available for licence-linked security training

17 Dec 09

In response to the Security Industry Authority’s (SIA) announcement concerning changes to the requirements for licence-linked training, Skills for Security has redesigned its popular Basic Job Training packs.

By Brian Sims

From January, new trainees in security guarding and CCTV operation will need to be taught a modular programme, while door supervisor training will be brought into line with the new requirements next June.

In essence, all licensable occupations will be taught certain ‘core modules’, which will then be supplemented by specialist modules relating to the type of licence required. This will mean that operatives who apply for a second licence will only need to study the specialist modules – they will not need to re-take the core modules.

Guarding, CCTV, conflict management

Skills for Security has produced a suite of discs, each of which contains all of the materials trainers will need to teach their students – a core modules disc, plus separate discs for guarding, CCTV operations and conflict management.

The skills body has promised it will have also have a door supervision disc available for the new rules applied to that sector in June.

Further information on the new approach to training is available from the SIA’s website, while more details concerning the redesigned Skills for Security training programmes are also available online or by calling 08450 750111.