Description
The Level 2 Award for Upskilling a Door Supervisor course is essential as the SIA have recently made it compulsory for Door Supervisors who undertook the old qualification before summer 2010 to attend this 2 Days Top-up training course.
Who is this qualification for?
If you have to renew your Door Supervisor (DS) licence and you completed your training before summer 2010 we recommend you attend this training as soon as possible as this will help you renew your Door Supervisor License
How long will it take?
The SIA Upskilling course runs over 2 days
Assessment method
On the final day of the course, there will be one multiple-choice exam and a practical assessment.
Everything you need to know for the examination for the Level 2 Award for Upskilling a Door Supervisor course will be covered in the course and you will be fully prepared for the tests.
Certification
Successful candidates will receive a Level 2 Award for Upskilling Door Supervisors within the Private Security Industry
Course Content
Your Course is divided into 2 units:
Unit 1: Physical Intervention Skills within the Private Security Industry
Unit 2: Safety Awareness Unit for Door Supervisors
Unit 1: Physical Intervention Skills within the Private Security Industry
- Understand physical interventions and the implications of their use.
- Understand how to reduce the risk of harm when physical intervention skills are used.
- Be able to use non-aggressive physical skills to protect yourself and others.
- 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.
Unit 2: Safety Awareness Unit for Door Supervisors
- Understand counter terrorism issues relevant to a door supervisor.
- Know the role of a door supervisor when first aid situations occur in licensed premises.
- Know legislation and requirements regarding children and young people relevant to a door supervisor.
- Understand how a door supervisor can help to keep vulnerable people safe.
- Understand queue management and venue capacity responsibilities relevant to a door supervisor
The Safety Awareness unit is effectively a distance learning unit which will take the form of a workbook. The candidate will complete the workbook in their own time prior to attending a 2-day Physical Intervention (PI) course. The candidate will also take the exam for the Safety Awareness unit on day one.
