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SIA Trainer or Instructor can be an extremely rewarding career, especially if teaching is something that you enjoy. Furthermore it is an excellent way to progress in the security field. In order to become an SIA trainer, there are a multiple steps that you need to complete.
You must have the right qualifications
Please see below for a quick summary:
- You need the necessary font-line experience, if you wish to teach Door supervisor, CCTV or Security guarding course, you must be able to display that you have experience of working in these sectors.
- Level 3 AET Teaching Certificate
- Level 3 in Delivering Conflict Management
- Level 3 In Delivering Physical Intervention (This needs to be refreshed annually)
- Level 3 First Aid at Work (This needs to be retaken every 3 years)
Trainers
You must have achieved the Award in Education and Training (QCF/RQF level 3 or SCQF level 6), or 1 of the following:
- A teaching or training qualification at QCF/RQF Level 3 or SCQF Level 6, accredited by SQA Accreditation/QCA/Ofqual or validated by a higher education institution
- A teaching or training qualification equivalent to a QCF/RQF Level 3 or SCQF Level 6 qualification
Examples of qualifications SIA accept as “equivalent” are:
- Level 4 Award in Education and Training (QCF/RQF)
- Certificate in Education
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education
- SVQs in Learning and Development at SCQF Level 8 and 9
- NVQ Levels 3 and 4 in Learning and Development
- Scottish Training Qualification for Further Education (TQFE)
- PTLLS, CTLLS or DTLLS
- Master’s Degree in Education
You should contact one of the awarding organisations if you want to check that your qualification is eligible.
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In addition to the qualifications listed above, you must have completed the ‘ACT Awareness’ e-learning course.
An additional course (ACT e-learning Security) will be available from summer 2021. Following its launch, you will need to complete this training before you can deliver your next course.
You must re-take and complete both e-learning courses every year.
Trainers and assessors of conflict management
In addition to the qualifications listed above, you must also hold a qualification at or above NQF/QCF/RQF Level 3 in the delivery of conflict management training.
Trainers and assessors of physical intervention skills
In addition to the qualifications listed above, you must also hold all the following:
- a qualification at or above NQF/QCF/RQF Level 3 in the delivery of conflict management training
- a level 3 Award for Deliverers of Physical Intervention Training in the Private Security Industry (QCF/RQF) – see Physical Intervention Training for Trainers (PDF, 97.3KB, 10 pages)
- a current certificate (updated annually) from an approved level 3 programme provider that confirms your ability to deliver the skills in that approved level 2 programme
If you are already a trainer then you must spend at least 40 hours every year keeping your knowledge and skills up to date. Examples of how you can do this include:
- attending conferences and seminars
- working in the sector
- taking additional training
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