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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 2, 13 •
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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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Jun 26, 13 •
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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...
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Jun 21, 13 •
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Career Advice, CCTV Operations, Door Supervisor, SIA Licence •
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It is actually possible to get your SIA Licence for free if you are currently unemployed and living in the London area. “Free 2 Learn” have been offering free SIA training on their popular security training courses for Door Supervision and CCTV for a...
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Jun 11, 13 •
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Career Advice, Close Protection Officer •
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It is important to know the facts if you are interested in becoming a close protection officer. Unfortunately, with society’s obsession with celebrity, Hollywood films and other influences, the idea of what it means to work in close protection has been...
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Jun 10, 13 •
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Career Advice, CCTV Operations •
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Many may think that the job involves sitting in front of TV’s all day watching the world go about its business. This of course is just a misconception. There are various types of CCTV operative roles. From guarding premises with onsite CCTV cameras, to...
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Jun 6, 13 •
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Career Advice, Security Guard •
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Comments Off on Fight or Flight for Security Guards
A part of the job being a security guard means being faced with confrontation. This will come with a varying degree of threat, which with the proper training you will hopefully be prepared. However, sometimes the body will overcome the training and react in...