Are You Looking For A Role In A Security Operations Position?
About Australian Workforce Development Institute
This Course Is For You If…
- Access Control Security
- Patrol Officer Security
- Shopping Centre Security
- Construction / Industrial Site Security
- Crowd Control Security
Your Success in the Security Operations Starts Here
Why Choose Our Certificate II Security Operations Course?
Your options are numerous with Certificate II in Security Operations. A job in security can be extremely rewarding, whether it involves working as a security officer at a Brisbane retail outlet or events; there are a vast range of experiences in this line of work.
Gain exposure through the course and learn how to handle challenging circumstances. You have the chance to develop your soft skills while also developing your technical talents.
Are you ready to pursue a rewarding career in the security industry? Start studying with us now and garner the necessary skills through our Certificate II in Security Operations course. When you look for security courses in Brisbane, our name is one you can trust.
A reputable skills training college plays a crucial role in providing quality training, ensuring you meet all the necessary qualifications and pathways.
What Are The Salaries Of Security Officers In Australia?
According to Jora salaries the average base salary for a security officer is $71 250 per year in Australia.
What Is The Employment Outlook For Security Officers In Australia?
The security industry is a dynamic industry and with current financial outlooks security officers, crowd controllers and monitoring officers are in high demand.
Kickstart Your Security Career Today!
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Who Should Take Up This Course?
Anyone wishing to apply for a security licence in Queensland first needs to obtain a Certificate II in Security Operations. Various motivations drive enrollment in the Certificate II in Security Operations course. Some of the reasons for choosing a career in the security industry are:
- Desire for a job change
- Entry into an industry with growing demand
- As a career path to jobs in the defence or police sector
- Earning supplemental income
International students will be required to contact a CRICOS registered RTO.
What Are The Benefits Of A Job In The Security Industry?
Working in the security industry has its own advantages, including:
Flexible Working Hours
Flexible working arrangements have been a feature of the security industry long before the pandemic. Security officers can find stable employment or may work a flexible number of hours each week. They may also have a say in choosing their own schedules.
If you have another job, or family commitments such as caregiver duties, you will enjoy the flexibility to work non-standard hours. It will be much easier for you to plan your work hours to suit your lifestyle preferences.
Active Job
It’s a common complaint among desk workers that they aren’t getting enough physical activity at their jobs. If you’d prefer a physically engaging job, a career in the security industry is a good bet!
Security officers have to be on their toes, literally and figuratively. Patrolling and surveillance duties will test your physical and mental agility. Working in a team and coordinating activities with colleagues can help you make better decisions and improve your relationship-building skills. As an access control security officer, you will be less active physically, but engage with people throughout your work day.
More Variety
Security officers enjoy the flexibility to choose roles and an employer according to their personal and career interests and have opportunities to work in diverse settings.
Career options after completing your Certificate II in Security Operations are diverse. One option is to guard the premises of shopping centres, including patrols, access control, managing client requirements and loss prevention. If the idea of a more active and stimulating public security job interests you, consider a career in a licenced premises, or hospital crowd control. And if a quieter, less active roll is of interest you may consider gatehouse control or construction site monitoring.
More areas in which you can pursue career opportunities with a Certificate II in Security Operations are:
- Nightclubs
- Monitoring
- Casinos
- Guarding
- Major events
- Airport security
- Corrections
Career Advancement
The skills you gain as a security officer are transferable to other jobs in the security industry. You could explore a career as a security consultant, police officer, or a private investigator in Brisbane. Of course, you’ll need additional training to qualify for these roles, but have a solid foundation to build on.
Aspire to start your own business in the future? With a relevant career path, training and adequate experience, you can become a security consultant, specializing in advising business on certain types of security. You can also start your own security recruitment agency and provide services in sectors in which you’ve built up experience and a strong network.
Certificate II in Security Operations is also the gateway to more advanced security roles, including, dog handling, cash in transit, armed guarding and personal protection work (body guard).
Give Wings To Your Career Goals With A Certificate 2 In Security Operations.
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How To Become A Security Officer?
You’ll need to follow the path mentioned below to enter the security industry in Queensland:
Get The Necessary Education And Training
While AWDI Training is not responsible for issuing a Security Licence, completing a security course and obtaining a qualification in security operations is the first step to your chosen career.
Once you have obtained your Certificate II in Security Operations you are required to apply for a security licence through the Office of Fair Trading Qld, they will conduct suitability checks to ensure that you are a fit and proper person to hold a security licence and this includes conducting a criminal history check and taking your fingerprints to check if you have been involved in any criminal activity within the past 10 years.
Your licencing fees, including criminal history checks and fingerprinting fees are not covered by your course costs and are payable to the Office of Fair Trading Qld. Fee details can be found on their website.
If you’re in Brisbane, Toowoomba, Gold Coast, or Sunshine Coast, or Capricornia (including, but not limited to, Rockhampton, Gladstone and Mackay) Australian Workforce Development Institute (AWDI Training) can prepare you to meet your professional goals in the security industry. We’re known for our quality training and assessment services, and our assistance in helping our students meet first aid requirements for various industries including security, nursing, childcare and construction.
Who Can’t Get A Security Licence?
In order to obtain a security licence in Qld, in addition to completing your Certificate II in Security Operations, you are required to be over 18 years of age and considered a “suitable person”. This means that you do not have any convictions for serious crimes within the last 10 years, are not currently disqualified from holding the licence that you are applying for and are not under a court order for serious criminal activity, have not been declared bankrupt, or facing charges or found guilty of any terrorism activity, as well as a few other requirements that can be found on the Office of Fair Trading Qld’s website.
Once you successfully undertake CPP20218 Certificate II in Security Operations, you will become eligible to apply to the Office of Fair Trading for a Class 1 Security Providers Licence. The security licence that you can obtain with the units covered by the Certificate II in Security Operations at AWDI Training will allow you to apply for a job as a crowd controller, unarmed security officer, and roles that require security monitoring.
You will need to pay a fee for the licence application, fingerprinting, and a criminal history check. The Officer of Fair Trading can help you with the cost of these fees.
Is There Anything Else You Should Know?
Your training doesn’t come to a stop after you’ve obtained your security licence. If you take up a job as a crowd controller in Brisbane, QLD, you’re required to complete refresher training every three years. AWDI can help you to gain qualifications in CPPSEC3101 Manage conflict and security risks through negotiation, CPPSEC3121 Control persons using empty hand techniques and HLTAID011 Provide first aid.
CPP20218 – Certificate II in Security Operations
Course Details
- Course Code: CPP20218
- Course Name: Certificate II in Security Operations
- Duration: Online Training at student’s pace, + 5 days full-time face-to-face practical training
- Mode Of Delivery: Blended online and face-to-face delivery
- Location: The online component can be conducted anywhere that you have access to the internet. The face-to-face component will be conducted in our premises
- Cost* : $ 1,000
Security Licence Qualification Description
This qualification reflects the role of a security officer, responsible for maintaining safety and security by patrolling, protecting or guarding property while unarmed, and screening entry, monitoring behaviour and removing persons from premises.
This qualification is intended to align with the following occupational licensing outcomes:
- Security officer - unarmed guard
- Security officer - crowd controller
- Security officer - monitoring
- Security Officer
- Unarmed Guard
- Crowd Controller
- Monitoring Officer
It provides a pathway to further learning and work in various security roles and settings including, but not limited to:
- Armed Guarding
- Cash-In-Transit
- Close Protection
- Control Room Operations
- Guard Dog Handling
Security officers may work alone or work in a team environment under general supervision, operating with limited autonomy and judgment to complete routine but variable tasks, with some accountability and responsibility for their own outputs, work, and learning.
Certificate 2 Security In Operations Entry Requirements
- Over 18 years of age.
- You must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident of Australia or New Zealand or holding the required visa to study and work.
- Meet English language, literacy and numeracy requirements which will be assessed on enrolment.
- Meet licencing requirements.
To be eligible for a Qld Security Licence, you must:
- be 18 years or older.
- not pose a risk to public safety and meet fit and proper persons requirements.
- pass the required training course.
You are not eligible for a licence if you have been convicted of a disqualifying offence in the past 10 years, where a conviction was recorded. You must also inform Office Of Fair Trading if you have been found guilty of a disqualifying offence in the past five years, where a conviction was not recorded (this is known as an ‘unrecorded finding of guilt’). They may ask you for further information so they can assess if you are a suitable person to hold a licence.
Certificate 2 In Security Operations Now Available For Capricornia!
- Course Cost for Capricornia, Queensland: $ 1,495
Certificate 2 in Security Operations Course Content
| Core units | |
| CPPSEC2101 | Apply effective communication skills to maintain security |
| CPPSEC2102 | Apply legal and procedural requirements to work effectively within a security team |
| CPPSEC2103 | Apply WHS, emergency response and evacuation procedures to maintain security |
| CPPSEC2104 | Apply risk assessment to select and carry out response to security risk situations |
| CPPSEC2105 | Provide quality services to a range of security clients |
| CPPSEC2106 | Protect self and others using basic defensive techniques |
| CPPSEC2107 | Patrol premises to monitor property and maintain security |
| CPPSEC2108 | Screen people, personal effects and items to maintain security |
| CPPSEC2109 | Monitor and control access and exit of persons and vehicles from premises |
| CPPSEC2110 | Monitor and control individual and crowd behaviour to maintain security |
| CPPSEC2111 | Apply security procedures to manage intoxicated persons |
| CPPSEC2112 | Apply security procedures to remove persons from premises |
| CPPSEC2113 | Escort and protect persons and valuables |
| HLTAID011 | Provide first aid |
