Level 2 Award for Door Supervisors in the Private Security Industry (Top up)

About this course

This qualification includes key areas that will bring current licence holders up to date with the new licence-linked qualifications requirements. The Level 2 Award for Door Supervisors in the Private Security Industry (Top up) is designed to show that learners have obtained and can demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to be a Door Supervisor. The primary purpose of the qualification is to confirm occupational competence.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Minimum age 18 Learners must be able to communicate in English (oral and written) in order to establish the competence in the use of the English language
OR
Learners must have minimum English language skills equivalent to:
• B2 level qualification on the Home Office’s list of recognised English tests and qualifications
• ESOL qualification at (Level 1)
• Functional Skills Level 1 in English
In addition to that Learners should, as a minimum, have achieved an Emergency First Aid at Work qualification

UNITS

To achieve the qualification, the learner must achieve all of the following four units:
• Principles of Terror Threat Awareness in the Private Security Industry (H/618/6094)
• Principles of Using Equipment for Door Supervisors in the Private Security Industry (K/618/6095)
• Application of Physical Intervention Skills in the Private Security Industry (L/618/5960)

ASSESSMENT

Assessment is by multiple choice examination and practical demonstration

QUALIFICATION SPECIFICATION

Principles of Terror Threat Awareness in the Private Security Industry

The Assessment Principles for this qualification can be seen in the section which follows and it provides details of the key requirements for the qualification and the assessors and quality assurers delivering, quality assuring and certificating the qualification. Principles of Terror Threat Awareness in the Private Security Industry This unit will be assessed by a knowledge and assessment. The knowledge assessment is an externally set and marked multiple choice question paper consisting of 10 questions. The examination will last for 20 minutes and learners will be required to answer correctly 7 of the 10 questions (70%) in order to pass.

Principles of Using Equipment for Door Supervisors in the Private Security Industry

This unit will be assessed by both knowledge and practical assessment. The knowledge assessment is an externally set and marked multiple choice question paper consisting of 5 questions. The examination will last for 10 minutes and learners will be required to answer correctly 4 of the 5 questions (80%) in order to pass. The practical assessment is an externally set, internally assessed observation of using communications devices. The practical assessment must be visually recorded for each learner and is recommended to take approximately 15 minutes. Each learner should introduce themselves, state the date and the techniques they are demonstrating. Learners will be required to achieve a pass mark of 100% for the practical assessment.

Application of Physical Intervention Skills in the Private Security Industry

This unit will be assessed by both knowledge and practical assessment. The knowledge assessment is an externally set and marked multiple choice question paper consisting of 30 questions. The examination will last for 45 minutes and learners will be required to answer correctly 24 of the 30 questions (80%) in order to pass. The practical assessment is an externally set, internally assessed observation of each learner performing every technique with observation sheet and Question and Answer session to cover critical areas of physical intervention knowledge. The practical assessment must be visually recorded for each learner and is recommended to take approximately 15 minutes. Each learner should introduce themselves, state the date and the techniques they are demonstrating. Learners will be required to achieve a pass mark of 100% for the practical assessment. The trainer will only pass a learner when all of the techniques have been demonstrated successfully

Successful learners will:

• Understand terror threats and the role of the security operative in the event of a threat
• Know how to use equipment relevant to a door supervisor
• Know what actions to take in relation to global (or critical) incidents
• Understand physical interventions and the implications of their use
• Understand the risks associated with using physical intervention
• Understand how to reduce the risks associated with physical intervention
• Be able to use physical skills to protect yourself and others
• Be able to use non-pain compliant standing, holding and escorting techniques.