Private Security Operations
Train for the moment that matters: access control, observation, de-escalation, incident response and professional conduct.
- Award
- Occupational Certificate
- Level
- Level 3
- Duration
- 22 weeks · 440 hours
- Delivery
- 50% online · 50% in person
- Units
- 7 units
- Intake
- Phase 01 · Kampala
Overview
Security work is judged on the twenty minutes a year when it goes wrong. The occupation is procedure held steady across long quiet periods, then correct action under sudden pressure.
The programme is built around those two demands and the reporting that connects them. Practical competence is assessed on a live assignment by a qualified occupational assessor, with written evidence that stands up to scrutiny.
What you study
7 units · 440 notional hours. Hours shown are the notional allocation used for planning and progression.
Powers and limits, use-of-force boundaries, ethics, licensing context and professional bearing.
Identification, visitor and vehicle control, search procedure and refusal of entry.
Patrol patterns, observation discipline, suspicious-behaviour recognition and CCTV support.
Threat assessment, verbal de-escalation, positioning, disengagement and escalation.
Fire, medical, intrusion and evacuation procedure; scene preservation and first response.
Occurrence books, incident reports, radio procedure and statements that hold up later.
Standing orders, post briefings, equipment accountability and shift handover discipline.
How you are assessed
Practical competence is assessed in person by a qualified assessor against written criteria. No practical competence is assessed online.
A full duty cycle observed and signed on post
Scenario response assessed against a written checklist
Occurrence and incident records produced on assignment
Recorded questioning on law, judgement and escalation
Entry requirements
- 18 years or older at the start of the programme
- Senior Four (UCE) or equivalent — or recognition of prior learning for serving officers
- Working English sufficient for reporting and radio procedure
- Character and background checks appropriate to the sector
- Physical capability for patrol duties and availability for deployment blocks
Certification
Learners receive the ASIEA award and the evidence behind it. External certification is being sought: the units, notional hours and assessment on this page are written so a certification body can map them to its own qualifications.
Where it leads
Roles shown are indicative of the sector this course is designed for, not guaranteed placements.
Next steps
Two minutes. No documents needed yet.
A guided call on fit, schedule and prior experience.
Entry evidence reviewed and a placement matched to you.
Enrolment, induction date and your learner record opened.
Phase 01 fees are published at admission. Payment plans and employer-sponsored places form part of the intended Phase 01 model.