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Highfield Level 2 Award for Security Officers in the Private Security Industry - Top Up


Level 2 Award for Security Officers in the Private Security Industry (Top-up) Training (excluding Emergency First Aid at Work - EFAW)

Ensure safe and legal working practices as a security officer!

Security officers often work in challenging or isolated environments. It’s thus important they have the right training to conduct the role effectively while ensuring the safety of themselves and the public. What’s more, they need to meet legal requirements established by bodies such as the Security Industry Authority (SIA).

The Highfield Level 2 Award for Security Officers in the Private Security Industry (Top-up) has been developed 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.

To complete this qualification learners are expected to undertake approximately 6 hours of learning. The SIA stipulates a minimum of 1 hour and 50 minutes contact time (0.5-days) if self-study is undertaken. Please refer to Highfield's qualification specification for further details on self-study.

This qualification is designed for anyone who completed their Security Officer Qualification prior to April 2021 in order to renew their licence. If their licence has expired for 3 or more years, the delegate will need to complete the entire Security Officer Qualification again.

Key Topics:
  • Principles of terror threat awareness
  • Minimising personal risk for security officers
Entry requirements

To register for this qualification, learners must be aged 18 and over. Learners will need to show that they hold a current and valid First Aid or Emergency First Aid certificate* that meets the requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and has 12 months remaining. You must complete the ACT terrorism e-learning both parts (ACT Awareness and ACT Security) prior to attending. This course can be booked via Pulse Rate Training at a discounted price but must be completed and passed prior to the Door Supervisors course starting (contact 01482 244999 to discuss the discounted rate)

Language prerequisite

Security operatives are likely in the course of their work to be required to make calls to the emergency services, or for example communicate to resolve conflict. They may be involved in report writing following an incident. So it is essential that security operatives can communicate effectively in both reading and writing. Delegates will undergo an initial assessment at the start of the course and must complete this before commencing the rest of the course. It is the centre’s responsibility to ensure that each learner is sufficiently competent in the use of the English  language. All initial language assessments must be conducted in the medium of English.

IMPORTANT

At the start of the course you will be asked to provide identification and proof of address. If this is not done then you will not be able to start the course and may forfiet your registration fee. 
A combination of identity: please see list

Group A documents - 1 document from group A.
Passport
Valid Driving licence UK
Original birth certificate 12 months from birth

Group B documents - 2 documents from group B. must show your current address.
Bank or building society statement from the last 3 months
Utility bill from the last 3 months
Credit card bill from the last 3 months
Council tax statement from the last 12 months
P45 or P60

For full list of required ID vist SIA website here: Identification Check

Course Cost:

The cost of the course is £50.00 plus vat and includes tea, coffee, juice, water and biscuits throughout the course.

Disclaimer: Delegates should have a reasonable level of fitness to attend this course. It does not exclude people with disabilities, but all injuries must be notified on booking the course or as they happen prior to the course. Pulse Rate Training Ltd will not be held liable for any injuries sustained on the course through incorrect technique or that are existing injuries.