SIA Qualification in Manned Guarding

SIA Qualification in Manned Guarding

INTEX Training offers approved SIA training for any individual wishing to gain their SIA license.



The course is open to all.

Since March 2006 legislation requires individuals working in the sector to be licensed by the SIA (Security Industry Authority), who have specified the criteria for obtaining this license.
The HABC Level Two award in Security Guarding (Static & Patrol) has been developed to meet the training needs of the SIA.

The qualification is composed of threemandatory units:

Working in the private Security Industry
The Role and Responsibilities of Security Officers
2. Communication and Conflict Management

The course takes approximately 4 days to complete and is assessed by two, one hour externally set, written exam papers consisting of multi-choice questions
On completion of this SIA training exam, it takes approximately 2 weeks for your certificate to arrive and then you can apply for SIA licence to the Security Industry Authority (SIA) who will then process your SIA licence application form. In the first instance, they will send you SIA acknowledgement letter indicating that they have received your application form and return your supporting documents with this acknowledgement letter.
You can then approach Security firms for work with this SIA acknowledgement letter. You can work with this letter while you await your SIA badge. But not all Security companies will accept SIA acknowledgement letter.
The SIA runs an "approved contractors' scheme" and it is only the Security companies who are on this scheme that can consider you for work if you meet their criteria. But once you have received your SIA licence card from the SIA you can legally work anywhere in the Security Industry.
Part 1 - The Role and Responsibilities of Security Officers
This section of the course covers the following topics:
· Introduction to the Security Industry and Roles and Responsibilities of Security Officers
· Patrolling
· Access Control
· Searching
· Security and Emergency Systems
· Fire Safety
· Health and Safety at Work
· The Law
· Emergencies
· Customer Care and Social Skills
· Communications and Reporting
· Equality and Diversity

Part 2 - Communication Skills and Conflict Management

This section of the course covers the following topics:
· Avoiding Conflict and Reducing Risk
· Defusing Conflict
· Resolving Conflict
Post-incident Considerations and Learning from Conflict