Security Courses & Qualifications

The Security Institute is committed to raising standards.

We encourage members to consider how they can personally continue to develop their skills and knowledge for an evolving industry, and to help and support others.

At The Security Institute, we promote and encourage continued professional development through education. We are keen to highlight and promote security courses at all levels and within this secition are highlighting courses and opportunities from level 2 to level 7. In collaboration with the Institute’s education partner.

We want you to make the most of your time with us. Learners enrolling on these programmes will be eligible for FREE Security Institute Student membership for the duration of your studies, and all the benefits that entails!

To find out more about the course criteria, levels and core modules, read on below.

The Security Institute Advanced Certificate in Security Management
BTEC Level 3
Advanced Certificate

This course provides learners with an introduction to key ideas, techniques and issues central to professional security management. Learners will gain an understanding of policy, best practice and legislation associated with security management principles, including health and safety, asset protection and information security.

From looking at core texts with a critical-eye, to extracting theory from best practice through to developing specialist knowledge in a niche area, this online course takes the study of Security Management to a very advanced level.

  • Core Modules
    • Introduction to Security Management
    • Security Department Management
    • Information Security
  • Elective Modules
    • Health & Safety
    • Retail Security
    •  Strategic Security Physical Security
    • Terrorism Awareness & Management
    • Risk, Crisis & Disaster Management

This course provides learners with a broad understanding of how security theory works with best practice to form successful security initiatives in the workplace. It enables learners to explore a host of theoretically founded concepts, from their own ideas and experiences to scenarios related to the workplace, identifying issues and understanding ideas about the risks, to causes and prevention of crime.

This course is designed for those practitioners who have experience in Security Management and now wish to achieve professional recognition and gain an accredited security qualification, suitable for positions at middle and senior management levels.

The Security Institute Diploma in Security Management BTEC Level 5

  • Core Modules
    • Understanding Security
    • Threats to Security
    • Risk Management
    • The Legal System
    • Management

Eligibility Criteria

The course is open to all those who operate within the private and public security sectors and have: a minimum of 3 years security management experience or 3 years in the armed forces in a supervisory role or have successfully completed the Security Institute Advanced Certificate in Security Management.

The Security Institute Advanced Diploma in Security Management
Level 7 QNUK Endorsed

Set at Masters Level, this online course provides learners with the opportunity to research, analyse and explore a specialist area of their own choosing within the security  management sector. It covers core theory with accompanying methodologies and equips learners with the skills to think critically – a much sought after skill for today’s security professional.

From discussing the formation of risk, to analysing potential causes and prevention of crime, this course is a must for supervisors or those seeking to make that move.

The course comprises six modules, three of which are mandatory and three chosen from elective modules.

  • Core Modules
    • Critical Thinking & Critical Writing Skills
    • Research Methods & Project Proposals
    • Conducting Research & Projects

Eligibility Criteria

The course is open to all those who operate within the private and public security sectors and typically meet one of the following criteria: completion of the Security Institute Diploma, and 5 years experience working in security management or a related management field, or a security related degree and 7 years experience of working within the security sector, or a non-security related degree plus 10 years experience working in security management or a related field.

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The first step in our joining process is to submit your CV. This will be read to determine the appropriate joining route and you will then be sent an email with a link to the relevant application form.

  • Please upload your CV here