Private Security and Surveillance Training

Lesson 1 • The Private Security Industry Overview

Defines private security's place within the broader safety ecosystem. Connects industry structure to the professional standards students must meet throughout the course.

Lesson 2 • Professional Ethics and Conduct

Defines ethical standards, codes of conduct, and integrity expectations for security professionals. Grounds all subsequent technical training in a principled framework.

Lesson 3 • PSIRA Registration and Regulatory Requirements

Outlines compulsory registration, background checks, and ongoing compliance obligations. Prepares students to meet regulatory requirements before entering the field.

Lesson 1 • Site and Environmental Analysis

Applies risk concepts to physical locations through systematic site surveys. Students identify environmental factors that increase or reduce security risk.

Lesson 2 • Understanding Threats and Vulnerabilities

Introduces the threat-vulnerability-consequence model as the analytical core of risk work. Students distinguish threat types and assess their likelihood and impact.

Lesson 3 • Risk Assessment Methodologies

Teaches qualitative and quantitative risk assessment frameworks used in security planning. Students apply structured methods to produce defensible risk ratings.

Lesson 1 • Perimeter Defence Concepts

Introduces layered defence-in-depth principles applied to physical perimeters. Students learn how barriers, detection, and response work together to deter intrusion.

Lesson 2 • Access Control Technologies

Covers credential-based, biometric, and electronic access control systems. Students evaluate technology options against security requirements and budget constraints.

Lesson 3 • Visitor and Vehicle Management

Establishes procedures for screening, logging, and escorting visitors and vehicles. Proper management prevents unauthorised access while maintaining operational flow.

Lesson 1 • Sensor and Detection Technologies

Expands surveillance beyond cameras to motion, acoustic, and perimeter sensors. Students integrate sensor data with camera feeds for comprehensive situational awareness.

Lesson 2 • Recording, Storage, and Retrieval

Covers digital video recording configurations, storage capacity planning, and evidence retrieval. Proper storage practices ensure footage is available and legally admissible.

Lesson 3 • Surveillance System Fundamentals

Introduces camera types, resolution standards, and field-of-view calculations. Students select appropriate equipment for specific monitoring requirements.

Lesson 4 • Camera Placement and Coverage Design

Teaches systematic methods for positioning cameras to eliminate blind spots. Students produce coverage maps that align with site risk assessments from Chapter 2.

Lesson 1 • Incident Detection and Reporting

Builds skills for recognising suspicious activity and producing accurate incident reports. Timely, factual reporting supports investigations and liability protection.

Lesson 2 • Patrol Planning and Scheduling

Covers randomised patrol scheduling, route design, and resource allocation. Unpredictable patterns maximise deterrence while ensuring full coverage of assigned areas.

Lesson 3 • Foot and Vehicle Patrol Methods

Teaches observation techniques and safety practices for both foot and vehicle patrols. Students apply situational awareness skills to detect anomalies during active patrol.

Lesson 1 • Emergency Action Plan Development

Guides students in building site-specific emergency action plans covering multiple hazard types. Plans integrate access control and surveillance assets covered in earlier chapters.

Lesson 2 • Medical Emergency First Response

Covers initial response actions for common medical emergencies until professional help arrives. Students practise CPR, AED use, and bleeding control as core competencies.

Lesson 3 • Fire Safety and Evacuation

Trains students in fire detection, extinguisher use, and orderly evacuation management. Security officers often serve as the first line of fire response before firefighters arrive.

Lesson 4 • Active Threat and Lockdown Procedures

Develops response protocols for active threat scenarios including lockdown and evacuation decisions. Students learn to protect occupants while supporting law enforcement operations.

Lesson 1 • Physical Evidence Collection and Preservation

Covers proper collection, packaging, and labelling of physical evidence at incident scenes. Correct handling maintains admissibility and supports downstream legal proceedings.

Lesson 2 • Principles of Security Investigations

Establishes the scope, ethics, and legal boundaries of private security investigations. Students distinguish permissible investigative methods from those reserved for law enforcement.

Lesson 3 • Interview and Interrogation Techniques

Teaches lawful, structured interviewing methods for witnesses and subjects. Students practise open-ended questioning and behavioural observation to gather reliable information.

Lesson 4 • Digital Evidence and CCTV Review

Applies surveillance system knowledge to extract and analyse digital evidence. Students retrieve, authenticate, and document footage using chain-of-custody procedures.

Lesson 1 • Counter-Surveillance Awareness

Develops the ability to detect when a facility or individual is being surveilled by adversaries. Students identify pre-attack reconnaissance indicators and implement countermeasures.

Lesson 2 • Open-Source Intelligence Gathering

Introduces lawful open-source intelligence methods to support investigations and threat assessments. Students collect and analyse publicly available information to build threat pictures.

Lesson 3 • Mobile and Foot Surveillance Techniques

Teaches multi-person mobile surveillance methods used in field investigations. Students practise maintaining coverage of a subject while avoiding detection.

Lesson 4 • Protecting Organisational Information

Addresses insider threats, information leakage, and counterintelligence protective measures. Students implement controls that prevent adversaries from exploiting organisational vulnerabilities.