Review of Security Staff Services unit standards

FIELD LAW AND SECURITY

Review of Security Staff Services unit standards

This review report was first published in May 2005 and republished in February 2007.

Following a request in December 2006 from the Electrotechnology Industry Training Organisation, the expiry date for unit standards categorised C as a result of the review has been changed from December 2007 to December 2008.

Subfield	Domain	Id
Security	Security Staff Services	6527, 6532, 8618, 17823

The ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation has completed the review of the unit standards listed above that were registered in November 2000.

Date new version of report published February 2007

Date new unit standards published May 2005

Comments by date May 2007

Expiry date of the new unit standards December 2008

Summary of review and consultation process

The review was carried out by the ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation in conjunction with the Security Industry Training Advisory Group, which endorsed the unit standards. The results of the review reflect the experience of several years training and assessing against the unit standards.

Main changes resulting from the review

· Unit standards 6527 and 8618 replaced with unit standard 21739.

· Unit standards 6532 and 17823 replaced with unit standards 21737 and 21738.

Unit standards categorised as category C expire at the end of December 2008.

Impact on existing provider accreditations

Current Accreditation for			Accreditation extended to
Nature of accreditation	Classification or Id	Level	Nature of accreditation	Id	Level
Domain	Security Staff Services	3	Standards	21738, 21739	4
Standard	6527	4	Standard	21739	4
Standard	6532	3	Standards	21737	3
Standard	6532	3	Standards	21738	4
Standard	8618	3	Standard	21739	4
Standard	17823	3	Standards	21737	3
Standard	17823	3	Standards	21738	4

Impact on existing qualifications

Qualifications that contain the reviewed standards or classifications are tabled below.

Affected

The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set

The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits

The qualification lists a C or D category standard

Not materially affected

The qualification lists a standard that has a new title

The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification

The following ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation qualifications are affected by the outcome of this review and will be revised/reviewed in 2005 to take account of the changes.

Qualification Title	Standard in the qualification
National Certificate in Security (Level 3) with strands in Mobile Patrol, Personal Protection, Retail Security, Secure Transport, Site Security, and Venue Security [Ref: 0227]	6527, 6532, 8618, 17823
National Certificate Security (Communications) (Level 3) [Ref: 0560]	8618

Summary of main changes to standards’ Ids, classification, titles, levels, and credits

The following summary shows the changes made to the standards as a result of the review. All changes are in bold.

Key to review category
A	Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
B	Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
C	Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id
D	Standard will expire and not be replaced

Subfield Security

Domain Security Staff Services

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
6527 8618 21739	Manage suspects, as a security operator Manage security incidents and breaches as a security operator Manage security incidents, breaches, and suspects as a security officer	4 3 4	3 5 10	C C
6532 17823 21737 and 21738	Manage violence as a security operator Manage personal safety in violent high-risk security situations Manage violence and personal safety as a security officer Demonstrate lawful use of force in a security context	3 3 3 4	5 3 8 10	C C

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

6527

8618

21739

Manage suspects, as a security operator

Manage security incidents and breaches as a security operator

Manage security incidents, breaches, and suspects as a security officer

6532

17823

21737

and

21738

Manage violence as a security operator

Manage personal safety in violent high-risk security situations

Manage violence and personal safety as a security officer

Demonstrate lawful use of force in a security context

Affected

Not materially affected

Key to review category

A