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Security guards and crowd controllers working in NSW need a current CPR and first aid certificate to get their security operative licences. Our blog unpacks 5 key skills that first aid training will add to your repertoire and your resume.

1. Recognising life-threatening situations

As a security guard you are trained to recognise and respond to suspicious behaviour and critical situations. Your first aid certificate will definitely hone these skills, increasing your situational awareness while teaching you how to identify the signs and symptoms of specific illness and injuries.

This could be anything from a person in the early stages of a stroke, to an intoxicated person who has passed out and their airway is obstructed with vomit.

2. Managing a scene

Most bystanders at the scene of an emergency will automatically assume that a uniformed security guard will be in charge, and your first aid training will give you the skills and confidence to manage the scene until help arrives.

If you are working in or around licensed premises, you may have a large number of staff and bystanders to manage. Alternately, if you are on mobile patrol late at night in an industrial area, it may be just you and the casualty until help arrives.

Whatever the circumstances you’ll need to be able to:

Assess the situation.

Ensure the safety of yourself, bystanders, and casualties.

Locate and assess a sick or injured person’s need for first aid.

Render first aid and CPR if necessary.

Call emergency services.

Inform key site personnel of the situation.

Ensure paramedics and other emergency responders have a clear path to casualties.

3. Rendering first aid and CPR

Being a licensed security guard in NSW can put you in the path of a wide range of medical emergencies, and once you’ve done your first aid course you will be able to recognise (and assist) people who have had a heart attack, stroke, snake bite, allergic reaction, insect or animal bite, impact injury, electric shock, and more.

First aid training is hands-on, so you’ll also know how to use medical grade PPE (eg, masks and gloves), bandage limbs, use a defibrillator, and perform CPR on real people.

That said, sometimes you’ll be attending an emergency scene where there are other trained first aiders onsite. In these instances, it may be more practical for you to deploy the site’s first aid resources, leaving you free to co-ordinate emergency responders and keep bystanders at a safe distance.

Thinking about becoming a licenced security guard or crowd controller in NSW? This quick guide outlines the 9 essential steps to get your Class 1 A, C, E security licence and launch your career. Let’s go.

Step 1: Assess your eligibility

Before you dive into the application process, first make sure you’re eligible to hold a security licence. The NSW government has strict rules about who can, and cannot become a security guard, so here’s a quick overview:

PLEASE NOTE: this is a brief summary only, for full details visit the NSW Police website.

Step 2: Do the training

If there is no good reason why you cannot hold an NSW security licence, your next step is to complete security guard training with an approved RTO (registered training organisation).

Unarmed security guards and crowd controllers in NSW must hold the nationally recognised qualification CPP20218 Certificate II in Security Operations. You must complete the course pre-requisites that include Language, Literacy, and Numeracy Test (LLN) and hold a current First Aid Certificate. The training can be completed here at Vigil Training College over 3 weeks of classroom-based training (full-time) or part-time on the weekends over 8 weekends.”

Your Cert II qualification can be used to obtain the Class IA, 1C, and 1E Security Licence, but it’s also a pathway towards higher education and training as a Guard Dog Handler (1D), Bodyguard (1B) or Armed Guard (1F).

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Do you have dreams and aspirations of becoming a successful security officer? If you do, then taking up security courses in Perth will definitely help. Security officers have important roles in the society. They help keep the peace and provide assistance for those who are in need. To better prepare themselves for such huge responsibilities, having a solid knowledge of what being a security officer entails will certainly help. So if you are planning to build a career in the security industry, taking up a security course is definitely a definitely a good start. . Read on and discover the benefits of pursuing this course.