SIA Door Supervisor Training Course
Who is the course for
Our SIA door supervision course is suitable for those entering the security industry who are looking for the greatest flexibility in where they can work. In addition to operating as a security guard, the SIA Door Supervision training course also allows candidates to work in licensed premises - such as bars, casinos, supermarkets and clubs.
What are the benefits
Our highly experienced SIA security training team is what makes our SIA Door Supervisor training course better than the rest. You will receive instruction from a highly experienced Door Supervisor who has had 20 years worth of experience working in clubs and bars in London, so you will gain invaluable first hand experience in door supervision.
What does the course involve
The SIA Door Supervisor course is run over four days and has 38 hours of tuition and 2 hours of multiple choice exams. The recognized SIA Door Supervisor qualification consists of four units:
Unit 1 – Working in the Private Security Industry
Total Guided Learning Hours: 10
- Know the purpose and main features of the private security industry
- Understand the legislation that is relevant to people working in the private security industry
- Understand relevant aspects of health and safety in the workplace
- Know how to apply the principles of fire safety
- Know how to deal with non-fire-related workplace emergencies
- Understand the principles of effective communication and customer care in the private security industry
Unit 2 – Working as a Door Supervisor
Guided Learning Hours: 10
- Understand the behaviour appropriate for individual door supervisors, as defined by the Security Industry Authoritys (SIA) Standards of Behaviour
- Understand the elements of civil and criminal law relevant to door supervisors
- Understand search procedures and the reasons for having them
- Understand the powers of arrest and related procedures
- Understand relevant drug legislation and its relevance to the role of the door supervisor
- Understand incident recording and crime scene preservation
- Understand licensing law and social responsibility
- Understand and be able to follow procedures for emergency situations
Unit 3 – Conflict Management for the Private Security Industry
Guided Learning Hours: 8
- Understand the principles of conflict management appropriate to their role
- Understand how to recognise, assess and reduce risk in conflict situations
- Understand how to communicate effectively in emotive situations and de-escalate conflict
- Understand how to develop and use problem solving strategies for resolving
- Understand conflict good practice to follow after conflict situations
Unit 4 – Physical Intervention Skills for the Private Security Industry
Guided Learning Hours: 10
- Understand physical interventions and the legal and professional implications of their use
- Understand how to reduce the risk of harm when physical intervention skills are used
- Be able to use non-pain related physical skills to protect yourself and others from assault
- Be able to use non-pain related standing holding and escorting techniques, including non-restrictive and restrictive skills
- Understand good practice to follow after physical interventions
