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Aug 21, 13 •
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Career Advice, CCTV Operations •
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As for all areas of security, simply completing the course and successfully applying for your SIA licence will not make you good at your job. Commitment, work experience and further training all play a part. The role of a CCTV operator is no different....
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Aug 15, 13 •
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Career Advice, Door Supervisor, Security Guard •
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So you have passed your training and you have your SIA licence. It is the first few months of your new job as a security guard or door supervisor. Sooner or later there will be an incident that will bring your training, and experience gained so far to, into...
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Aug 13, 13 •
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Door Supervisor, Security Guard •
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For frontline security roles such as security guarding or door supervision, writing an incident report is an essential part of the job. If a situation occurs a detailed report will help you (and if necessary the police) maintain a clear picture of the event,...
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Aug 2, 13 •
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Door Supervisor •
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In the first part of this series we looked at how to predict aggression and how it can turn to actual physical violence. In this article we will look at ways of diffusing that behaviour so that the attack does not take place. It is naturally just a part of...
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Aug 2, 13 •
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Career Advice, Security Guard •
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Your security guard SIA training will have taught you much of what you need to stay safe as a security guard. However, once you start working it is easy to forget some of the points from your training days. You may begin to get comfortable in your role. There...
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Jul 24, 13 •
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Career Advice, CCTV Operations, Close Protection Officer, Door Supervisor, Other Security Roles, Security Guard •
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The first part of this article gives an introduction to the industry, the types of roles available and the kind of wages, hours and working conditions etc you might expect if employed in the UK security industry. If you would like to get straight to the...
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Jul 17, 13 •
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Career Advice, SIA Licence •
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The SIA has many enquiries from licence holders and SIA licence applicants. However, it is only natural that to some extent the same questions come up over and over again. Here are the top 10 frequently asked questions that the SIA face every year. 1. How do...
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Jul 8, 13 •
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SIA Licence, Training •
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There are several SIA Training awarding organizations. Whenever you sign up to a training course, each will use one of these organizations to set the exams that you take and to mark them. Part of the job of the SIA is to ensure that each awarding organization...
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Jul 2, 13 •
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Door Supervisor •
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Predicting aggression and understanding when a person’s behaviour is about to turn to actual physical violence is a key skill that all front line security officers have to learn. This article will give you an idea of what to look for, in order to be...
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Jun 26, 13 •
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Career Advice •
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Security Guard Average hourly pay: £6.50 (£8 in London) The minimum training required for an SIA licence is 3 days Course Price £120 – £200 If you take the security guard course you will be restricted to doing only security guard work. You will not...
