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SECURITY GUARD REFRESHER COURSE

INTRODUCTION

Having professional and well-trained security officers is an important requirement for anyone providing security for the preservation of life and property, corporate security providers, the industry, National Security, and at any premises. Guards play a critical frontline role in detecting, averting, and mitigating security threats as they evolve.

Security Guards who are trained will be more alert and attentive to their duties. You want security guards who will be proactive, recognize threats as they emerge, intervene in the best possible manner and give accurate reports on incidences in a concise manner.

This Refresher Course is developed through putting together three Security Guard Training Curricula; The Private Security Officer Level 1 Curriculum by the Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA), the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) Private Security Officer (KNQF Level 2) Curriculum & the UK’s SIA approved Security Guard curriculum as delivered by Elite Academy UK.

All three curricula are largely similar with objectives requiring the right knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be imparted to learners to appropriately execute their guard duties. The PSRA Curriculum, developed in 2019, has brought in a few more requirements like Ethics & Integrity that meet challenges that now face the industry and are a threat to the internal operations of the industry.

The UK’s curriculum standout contribution is the Conflict Management Module, a necessary skill in an increasingly aggressive work place for guards.

Elite Academy has synthesized the three curricula to offer a harmonized course that will help trainers ensure they meet the basic minimums required both by regulators and the demands of the workplace. We have also included a few “good to teach” modules, currently not in either of the two curricula that ensure learners come from class with the best possible start to their careers and to deliver the best service to their companies and the public.

COURSE MODULES

1. COURSE INTRODUCTION
2. COMPANY PROFILE & ORIENTATION
3. INTRODUCTION TO SECURITY
4. PRIVATE SECURITY LAW AND LEGISLATION
5. CRIME& CRIMINAL LAW
6. BASIC SECURITY PROCEDURES
7. SURVEILLANCE DETECTION & OBSERVATION
8. GENERAL & SPECIFIC DUTIES
9. CLIENT & PUBLIC RELATIONS & CUSTOMER CARE
10. DRESS & DEPORTMENT
11. REPORT WRITING
12. COMMUNICATION SKILLS & RADIO COMMUNICATION
13. BASIC FIRST AID
14. BASIC FIRE SAFETY
15. TERRORISM AWARENESS & COUNTERTERRORISM
16. HEALTH & SAFETY
17. CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
18. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
19. ETHICS & INTEGRITY
20. CAREER PROGRESSION & LIFE SKILLS
21. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES: COVID 19 & HIV/ AIDS
22. PHYSICAL FITNESS, FOOT DRILLS & SELF-DEFENSE

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

The knowledge and skills to be imparted under the modules fall into three parts:

1. Mandatory skills;
2. Awareness skills;
3. Practical skills.

1. Mandatory (must have) skills

• Patrolling skills
• Search procedures
• Understanding security
• Public relations
• Surveillance detection
• Basic first aid
• Basic firefighting skills and how to use extinguishers, fire drills etc.
• Communication skills
• Access control procedures
• Handing and take over skills
• Scene of crime management
• Security equipment
• Report writing and security books
• Understanding various crime e.g. what is robbery, burglary
• Health and safety
• Observation skills
• Terrorism and bomb recognition
• Turnout/dress and deportment
• Drills and discipline

2. Awareness topics

• HIV/AIDS
• COVID-19
• Career progression
• Ethics and integrity

3. Practical skills

In addition to theoretical lessons, some modules are better with practical application as well. These are:

1. Foot Drills
2. Patrolling
3. Search procedure
4. Access control
5. Surveillance detection
6. Observation
7. First Aid

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course, the trainee should be able to:

1. Explain the concept of security, its history and execution.

2. Discharge his/her duties within the legal framework.

3. Relate how labour laws affect their work.

4. Identify and report security risks, threats and hazards.

5. Adhere to the SOPs of private security officers.

6. Use and maintain security equipment and animals.

7. Apply kitting and turnout at their work stations.

8. Write different types of reports and communicate effectively.

9. Take measures to counter terrorism.

10. Respond to emergencies.

11. Acquire personal development skills.

12. Serve internal and external publics professionally.

LEARNER ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The minimum entry requirement for the Private Security Officer Level 1 course is as follows:

1. Must be a Kenyan citizen;

2. Must be 18 years and above;

3. Able to read and write in English;

4. Physically and mentally fit;

5. Has a valid police clearance certificate.

6. Has a Security Guard Entry Level Training (Certificate to be attached)

7. Has at least 1 year on work experience. (CV or Letter of Employment to be attached)

The Private Security Regulation Act requires a minimum Class 8 Certification. The NITA curriculum requires a minimum KCSE D-. By practice, every company has its own hiring criteria, the basic minimum should be a Class 8 certification for any criteria used.