Unit of competency

Modification History

Application

This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to coordinate security operations. It includes confirming performance targets, resources and constraints against operational plans, implementing and monitoring security operations, and reviewing and improving operational outcomes.

This unit is suitable for those using a broad range of cognitive, technical and communication skills to select and apply methods and technologies to analyse information and provide solutions to sometimes complex problems.

Legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply in some states and territories to the provision of advice on security solutions, strategies, protocols and procedures. For further information, check with the relevant regulatory authority.

Pre-requisite Unit

None.

Unit Sector

Security/Risk management

Elements and Performance Criteria

Foundation Skills

As well as the foundation skills explicit in the performance criteria of this unit, candidates require:

• oral communication skills to use clear explanations, active listening and questioning skills to convey and clarify operational information
• writing skills to prepare succinct and logically structured reports
• numeracy skills to calculate operational resources and costings.

Unit Mapping Information

Supersedes and equivalent to CPPSEC5002A Coordinate security operations.

Links

Companion volumes to this training package are available at the VETNet website - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=6f3f9672-30e8-4835-b348-205dfcf13d9b

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Performance Evidence

To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the performance criteria of this unit by coordinating two different security operations.

Knowledge Evidence

To be competent in this unit, a candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

• legislative and regulatory requirements that apply to security operations:

• anti-discrimination and diversity
• apprehension, arrest and restraint of persons
• key requirements of legislation, regulations and codes of conduct for security operations in the jurisdiction of operation
• legal rights and responsibilities of employers, supervisors and employees associated with work health and safety and duty of care
• licensing requirements in the security industry
• trespass and removal of persons
• use of force

• application of integrated security measures including physical security, manpower, security technologies and security of personnel and information
• chain of command and communication processes used when coordinating security operations
• implications for security operations arising from:

• National Guidelines for the Protection of Places of Mass gathering from Terrorism
• Active Armed Offender Guidelines for Crowded Places
• Improvised Explosive Device Guidelines for Crowded Places
• Chemical Weapon Guidelines for Crowded Places
• Hostile Vehicle Guidelines for Crowded Places

• intervention points for expert advice associated with security operations
• key principles of team dynamics, team leadership and management
• methods for briefing security operations information and instructions to individuals and teams
• methods for reviewing security operations to identify procedural improvements
• negotiation techniques used during security operations
• purpose of Australia’sStrategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism and understanding of:

• definition of crowded places
• key security issues for crowded places
• objectives, characteristics and identification of active armed offenders
• definition of hostile vehicles and methods of attack
• signs of chemical weapons attack and recommend response
• general features of improvised explosive devices and recommended incident response

• ways that social and cultural differences may be expressed.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must meet the requirements for assessors contained in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.

All individuals engaged by a licensed RTO for security licensing purposes must hold both a security trainers licence (where such a licence exists within the relevant jurisdiction) and the licence for performing the security activities for which the individual is providing training or assessment. Regulators may impose other assessor conditions to meet jurisdictional assessment requirements.

Assessment must be conducted in the workplace or in a simulated workplace environment. Candidates must have access to:

• legislation, regulations and codes of practice that apply to security operations in the jurisdiction of operation
• work instructions, security equipment, resources and information technologies required to achieve the performance evidence
• National Guidelines for the Protection of Places of Mass gathering from Terrorism
• Australia’s Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism
• National Guidelines for the Protection of Places of Mass gathering from Terrorism
• Active Armed Offender Guidelines for Crowded Places
• Improvised Explosive Device Guidelines for Crowded Places
• Chemical Weapon Guidelines for Crowded Places
• Hostile Vehicle Guidelines for Crowded Places.

Links

Companion volumes to this training package are available at the VETNet website - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=6f3f9672-30e8-4835-b348-205dfcf13d9b