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Our range of training qualifications will allow you to start or elevate your career in industries including security, first aid and catering.

Our security training qualifications will allow you to get your SIA badge and start or continue work as a Door Supervisor, Security Guard or CCTV operator.

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Our security training qualifications will allow you to get your SIA badge and start or continue work as a Door Supervisor, Security Guard or CCTV operator.

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Gain your SIA badge to start or continue work in the UK security industry.

To work in the security industry, you must first obtain an SIA approved qualification in order to learn the essential skills required to work as a security guard, before applying for your SIA badge.

Whether you want to work as a door supervisor, security guard, retail store guard, business security guard, event security or CCTV operator, our range of SIA security training courses and upskilling courses in Derby and Burton enable you to work in your chosen field in the UK.

SIA licences are valid for 3 years and need to be manually renewed.

It’s a criminal offence to take on security work without a valid SIA licence. Anyone caught doing so can be punished with up to six months in prison, or a £5,000 fine.

 

Get your SIA badge | Training Courses in Derby & Burton-on-Trent

SIA Training Courses

We deliver award-winning SIA security training courses from our Training Centre based in Derby.

We also offer Emergency First Aid at Work & First Aid at Work courses.

If you are looking to gain your SIA badge or need to complete a top up upskill course to renew an existing licence, please select one of our available courses below. See the course page for dates and prices.

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Door Supervisor Course

SIA approved course

PRICE: £299
DURATION: 6 Days

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Security Officer Top-Up Course

SIA approved course

PRICE: £99
DURATION: 1 Day

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Door Supervisor Top-Up Course

SIA approved course

PRICE: £149
DURATION: 2 Days

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Close Protection Top Up Course

SIA approved course

PRICE: £399
DURATION: 4 Days

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Start working in the industry in just a few steps…

 

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Book your chosen training course in just a few clicks

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Take the course and pass the multiple choice test

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Apply and get your new security licence from the SIA

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Start working in your chosen role with the UK’s security workforce

Find the right course for you

 
Door Supervisor Licence
Security Guarding Licence
CCTV Operator
Earning potential
£10.42 – £14 per hour £10.42 – £14 per hour £10.42 – £12 per hour
Salary

(based on full time working hours)

£20,000 – £40,000 £20,000 – £40,000 £20,000 – £32,000
Where can you work?

Licensed premises such as bars, pubs and clubs

+ All security guard roles including:
Retail environments
Private and residential property
Film sets & television studios
Airport security officers
Construction sites
Reception & concierge
Hospitals
Keyholding & alarm response
Events including sports & festivals
Special events including red carpet
Offices, council buildings and universities
Static & patrol guarding

Retail environments
Private and residential property
Film sets & television studios
Airport security officers
Construction sites
Reception & concierge
Hospitals
Keyholding & alarm response
Events including sports & festivals
Special events including red carpet
Offices, council buildings and universities
Static & patrol guarding
CCTV operator
Control room
Public space surveillance
Course Door Supervisor Training Course Security Guard Course CCTV Course

Our Story

S K TRAINING

S K Training is a security training provider established in the summer of 2021, and part of the SK Training Ltd group. We deliver award winning security courses to trainees located in Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Staffordshire and travelling participants from locations across the UK.

We created our award winning security training programme after identifying a significant demand for security personnel and the need for a quality security training provider within Derbyshire and the surrounding areas.

It was also important to us that security industry expertise and knowledge must be passed to the next generation. With the growing lack of security staff and number of unfulfilled job vacancies, now is the best time to train in the security industry. SK Training is a trusted, local security guard company offering services, training and jobs with quality at the heart of everything we do.

The Training School

Our SIA courses take place at the RTC Business Park in Derby city centre and occasionally in Burton at Pirelli Stadium, home to Burton Albion Football Club. We continue to receive top quality feedback from trainees, staff and the regulated awarding body, the QNUK on the impressive delivery and outcome of our courses.

FAQs

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) is the UK regulator for the private security industry. All of the SK Training SIA training courses are accredited through level 2 or level 3 qualifications to meet the SIA standard, allowing you to apply for your SIA badge on completion of the course.

The security top up training is just for individuals with a valid security licence who need to be brought up to date with the new requirements as of October 2021. Individuals who have completed their training after October 2021 will not need to take the top up course.

The training is mandatory in order to carry one working within the security industry.

Applicants must:

  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Pass an ID check
  • Be eligible to work in the UK
  • Hold a valid First Aid qualification
  • Complete SIA approved training
  • Undergo a criminal records check

(Having a criminal record will not necessarily mean you will be refused a licence. Check if you are eligible with the SIA criminal record indicator)

It became a legal requirement in April 2021 to have an Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) qualification prior to completing your SIA training.

You can add the First Aid qualification to your SK Training training package when you book your course. The first aid training will be delivered on the first day of your course.

You don’t need to add this qualification to your package if you already have a valid First Aid qualification (or equivalent). This needs to be from a course you attended in person. (Online course certificates do not comply)

If you already have a First Aid certificate, it must have at least 1 year remaining from your course start date.

The courses are typically made up of practical assessments and multiple choice examinations, of which you must get at least 70% on each to pass. There are 40 questions in each test, so this means you must get 28 or more correct.

Results are available within 14 working days. You can then begin the process of officially applying for your licence with the SIA. You can do this without presenting your certificate as proof, providing you have the pass result of your exam.

To apply for an SIA licence, you need to complete an online application form with the SIA on the government website.

You will then need to visit a post office in person to have your ID documents checked, photocopied and notarised. Make sure to take your SIA application reference number and original copies of the required documents. You’ll also be required to submit a photograph for your licence and a signature, which will also appear printed on the card. Your post office will also collect the £190 licence application fee set by the SIA.

Generally, the SIA states they aim to process a minimum of 80% of applications within 25 working days, but it is not unusual for it to take around six weeks.

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