Onsite Security Guarding

Train your employees for professional security roles with practical SIA training delivered at your own workplace.

Keeping a security team properly trained can be difficult when staff are working across different shifts, sites or departments. Sending employees to an external training centre also means travel, time away from work and extra planning.

K4 Training’s onsite security guarding course brings the training to your organisation. Your employees can train together, build the knowledge they need for security work and work towards the qualification required to apply for an SIA Security Guard Licence.

This training is suitable for organisations that employ or are preparing employees for security guard roles across a range of working environments.

It can be a good fit for teams working in:

• Offices and corporate sites
• Retail environments
• Warehouses
• Industrial sites
• Commercial premises
• Other locations requiring trained security personnel

It’s also suitable for employees entering the security industry for the first time or staff who need the qualification to move into a licensed security role.

The security guard training covers three main areas, giving learners a practical grounding in the responsibilities of a professional security officer.

Unit 1: Working in the Private Security Industry

Learners cover threat assessment and management, crowd control and conflict resolution. The focus is on understanding potential risks and responding appropriately when situations become difficult.

Unit 2: Working as a Security Officer

This unit covers everyday responsibilities such as access control, CCTV operation and emergency response procedures.

Unit 3: Conflict Management for the Private Security Industry

Learners look at legal and ethical considerations, first aid and health and safety procedures, report writing and communication skills.

These are the things security staff need to deal with properly on the job. Not just theory for an exam.

The security guarding course runs over 4 days, giving your employees time to work through the required learning and assessments as a group.

For businesses training several members of staff, onsite delivery can make the process easier to organise. Your employees don’t have to travel individually and training can be planned around your operational needs.

Training the right people properly can make a real difference to the way security is handled across your site.

With this course, your organisation can:

• Develop employees for licensed security guard roles
• Train several members of your team at the same time
• Reduce travel and time away from the workplace
• Build stronger knowledge of access control, emergencies and conflict management
• Give employees practical skills they can use in their day-to-day security duties
• Work towards the qualification required for an SIA Security Guard Licence

The result is a team that’s better prepared for the situations they may actually face at work.

Successful completion of the course leads to a qualification that allows learners to apply for an SIA Security Guard Licence. For employers, that provides a straightforward route to developing staff for licensed security work. For employees, it gives them the qualification needed to take the next step into security guarding.

There’s a simple advantage to bringing the training to your premises: your team stays together. That can be particularly helpful when you’re managing rotas or need to keep a site staffed while employees complete their training. Instead of arranging individual places and travel, you can organise training for your team in one go. And the learning is face to face, with time for questions, discussion and practical application.

If you’re looking for an individual security guard training course rather than group training at your workplace, our security guarding course is a suitable option to explore. If you’re arranging training for several employees, you can also look at our wider onsite training programme to see the other courses available for organisations.

Need to train your security team?

Tell us how many employees need training, where you’d like the course delivered and when you’d like to get started. We’ll help you work through the arrangements.