Guides on licensing and on the topics the SIA qualifications assess. Each one quotes the documents it relies on, so you can check anything you are unsure about at the source.
Every statement in a guide is linked to the passage it comes from, with the date we last checked that document.
What replaced the top-up, which licences name a refresher, and the three-year rule that decides whether a refresher is enough.
Work out which qualification your situation calls for: a first licence, a renewal, or coming back after more than three years.
Reading risk, spotting triggers, getting past communication barriers, and the difference between assertive and aggressive behaviour.
Where the right to search comes from, why a refusal means refusing entry rather than searching anyway, and how to search safely and fairly.
Protecting a scene, recording who, what, when, how and where, the kinds of evidence, and what a section 9 witness statement is.
Duty of care, what makes someone vulnerable, predatory behaviour, and the steps the refresher sets out for a suspected spiking.
The two tests in section 24A of PACE, why arrest is a last resort, and what “reasonable in the circumstances” means for force.
What the specifications expect of CCTV use, the seven data protection principles, lawful basis, and the rights of people you record.
The limits of practice questions: what only an approved training provider can give you, and the skills you must show in person.
The licences the SIA issues, the work each one is for, and the qualification you train for to get it.
These eleven sessions appear in the common security industry knowledge specification and are part of all three launch routes. Not every unit has its own guide.
The private security industry
Awareness of the law
Citizen's arrest
Health and safety
Fire safety awareness
Emergency procedures
Communication and customer care
Record keeping
Terror threat awareness
Protecting vulnerable people
Post incident management
Searching, licensing law, drugs awareness, queues and crowds, equipment
This route also has a practical unit, which is assessed in person and not covered here.Access and egress, patrolling, personal safety, searching, protection systems
Legislation, operational procedures, surveillance techniques, evidence collation
This route also has a practical unit, which is assessed in person and not covered here.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.