This program is for current Security Officers who will need to renew their licence on or after the 1st of October 2021. The course is aimed at Security Officers who completed their training before the 1st of April 2021 when the course content was upgraded. It is a new SIA requirement for all existing Security Officers to take this Top-Up course and an Emergency First Aid qualification if you do not already hold a relevant first aid certificate which is valid for at least 12 months.

This is a mandatory course for holders of SIA Security Guarding licences and Security Officers looking to upgrade their knowledge and skills for their job roles. The SIA requires All Security Guarding Licence holders to have completed this Top-Up course and an appropriate First Aid qualification to renew their licence from the 1st of October. It is therefore important to note that, all SG professionals currently working in the private security sector are to register for the course beforehand to enable them to renew their SIA license to work.

Principles of Terror Threat Awareness in the Private Security Industry.

The learner will be able to find and recognise terror threats, common methods of attack, procedures for dealing with suspicious items, identification of suspicious behaviour, and how to respond accordingly.

Principles of Minimising Personal Risk as a Security Officer.

The learner will be able to identify situations that may compromise personal safety, the benefits of using dynamic risk assessments and ways to minimise risk to their personal safety.

Candidates will have to take a final exam for their assessments after the training. There will be 2 different multiple choice test papers on the exam day. The pass mark for both papers is 70%.

Upon successful completion of the course, candidates will receive a Level 2 Award for Security Officers in the Private Security Industry Top-Up.

Candidates should have the following requirements before taking the course:

• 18 years +
• Learners must have achieved Level 3 RQF/QCF Level 6 SCQF Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) qualification or equivalent.
• First Aid Qualification must be valid for at least 12 months from the start date of the course.
• Learners must be able to communicate effectively in English.
• Any SIA Security Guarding licence holders applying to renew their licence after the 1st of October 2021 who were trained before 1st April 2021.
• Anyone applying for an SIA Security Guarding licence after the 1st of October holding DS qualification which was obtained before 1st April 2021.

This course has a mandatory duration of 1 day which includes a 10-minute study/recap session with the tutor and 45 minutes of exam time.

There is a total of 3.5 hours in which candidates will work on self-study materials and e-learning units alone using course handbooks, our learning platform

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