SIA CCTV Operator Training Course

The CCTV Operator course is the perfect course for progressing your career in the Private Security Industry. The course prepares you to work in a huge variety of roles Like CCTV Operative, Security Supervisor and various management positions.

CCTV Operators usually work in control rooms where camera footage from offices, shops or public spaces are displayed. Using the equipment, it is the CCTV Operator’s responsibility to keep people and property safe by actively monitoring public areas, tracking individuals and identifying risk. Employers include security companies, local councils and corporations.

Do I need an SIA Licence?

Questions about when a CCTV Licence is required are very common. In short, if any licensable activities of a CCTV Operative, or Public Space Surveillance Operative, are carried out, then a licence is required.

These activities include:

• Actively monitoring the activities of a member of the public.
• Using CCTV equipment (such as cameras) to identify (focus or track or look for) a particular individual.
• Review recorded footage through CCTV equipment to identify individuals or to investigate the actions of individuals.

Door Supervisor Course Core Units

Unit 1: Principles of Working in the Private Security Industry

1. Know the main characteristics and purposes of the Private Security Industry
2. Understand legislation as it applies to a security operative
3. Understand arrest procedures relevant to security operatives
4. Understand the importance of safe working practices
5. Understand fire procedures in the workplace
6. Understand emergencies and the importance of emergency procedures
7. Understand how to communicate effectively as a security operative
8. Understand record keeping relevant to the role of the security operative
9. Understand terror threats and the role of the security operative in the event of a threat
10. Understand how to keep vulnerable people safe
11. Understand good practice for post incident management

Unit 2: Principles and Practices of working as a CCTV operator in the private security industry

1. Understand the purpose of a surveillance (CCTV) systems and the roles and responsibilities of control room team and other stakeholders.
2. Understand the different types of legislation and how they impact on Public Space Surveillance (CCTV) operations.
3. Understand the importance of operational procedures in public space surveillance (CCTV) operations.
4. Understand how public space surveillance (CCTV) systems equipment operates.
5. Understand Surveillance techniques
6. Understand different types of incidents and how to respond to them
7. Understand health and safety in the CCTV environment.
8. Demonstrate operational use of CCTV equipment
9. Produce evidential documentation

Unit 3: Practical Operation of CCTV Equipment within the Private Security Industry

• Understand how to use CCTV equipment
• Be able to operate the CCTV system

CCTV Training Public Space Surveillance (PSS)

The regulatory authority in the United Kingdom as regards to private security is SIA (Security Industry Authority). The SIA has which works as a part of the home office has outlined that certain activities as regards to private security shall be termed as licensable. CCTV PSS is also a licensable activity meaning by that if you want to work as a CCTV operator you shall be required to take a licence from SIA.

What does CCTV PSS mean?

CCTV as most of you know is close circuit television, why do we call it close circuit is because the transmissions are not being broadcasted over the open media and access to those transmissions is limited to authorized personals. PSS is abbreviated for Public Space Surveillance meaning by that if you want to view and record the imagery of the members of public you are supposed to have a license by SIA.

What is included in the CCTV PSS Training Course?

The CCTV PSS operator training course is comprised of the following modules

• Common Security Module (Working in the private security industry)
• Working as a CCTV operator
• Practical handling of CCTV equipment

CCTV Operator role

To carry out jobs as per requirements laid down by the terms and conditions of the contract. Typical roles of a CCTV operator would include:

• Remaining vigilant throughout CCTV operators shift
• Maintaining security
• Daily check CCTV equipment
• Correct operation of CCTV system
• Incident reporting
• Handling of evidence

The job of a CCTV operator is much more responsibility than a normal security guard, cause he looking at a number of CCTV cameras and analysing the situations at different locations. He is the one who would be directing the field security operators to scenes where attention is required. A CCTV operator must be very knowledgeable as regards to the law that governs his sphere of responsibility especially the data protection act, a good source of information is available on the information commissioner’s website