I went to a BIIAB presentation on Wednesday and they have, at last, announced when the new door supervisor qualification will be introduced and what format it will take.

This new course will be introduced on 1st June 2010 and will replace the current qualification completely.  The new qualification is called the Level 2 Award in Door Supervision and replaces the old Level 2 National Certificate for Door Supervisors.

The new course will remain a four-day course, but will now be in four units:

• Unit One:      Working in the Private Security Industry
• Unit Two:      The Role of the Door Supervisor
• Unit Three:   Conflict Management for the Private Security Industy
• Unit Four:     Physical Intervention

There will now be three multiple-choice exams; one for each of unit one, two and three.  Unit four will be tutor assessed throughout the training.

Importantly, there is no cross over between the old door supervisor qualification and the new door supervisor qualification.  Anyone who has not yet completed the current qualfication, or has to resit examinations, has until the end of August 2010 to do so.  After that date, if they haven’t attained the old qualification they will have to do the whole of the new course.

Similarly, if you already have another qualification, you will NOT be able to just sit the relevant unit.  You will have to do the full course at least once.  Thereafter if you want to apply for another licence you will only need to do the units previously not taken.  For instance you can do the new full door supervisor course and if you wanted to then become a vehicle immobiliser you would only have to take the sector specific unit for vehicle immobilisation.

If you already hold a physical intervention qualification from the BIIAB/Skills for Security it has not yet been confirmed whether this will count as accredited prior learning for unit four of the new course.

beSmart Training will be ready to teach this new qualification as soon as its available.  Please call Sue on 020 7237 6007 if you have any queries, or check out the website at www.besmart-training.co.uk.