Security Training Courses

Unfortunately, no. Currently, all training courses in the security industry have a required number of face-to-face hours – so some contact time with a trainer is required.

Completing a security course with Skills Training College can act as an entry point into a wide variety of entry-level security roles.

The security licence you obtained in one state is valid only within that particular territory. To work as a guard, for example, in Tasmania you would need to apply for security licence from the Tasmanian government.

The Private Security Licence is valid for three years, and two months before it expires you will be sent a renewal notice. If your licence lapses, then you must submit an application with additional training if needed.

You can begin the course at 17, but you need to be 18 years old in order for an application for a security license. There is no maximum age limit when it comes to this course.

Once the course is completed, certificates are valid for 12 months. If you have undertaken a security course more than 12 months ago and find your training to be out of date, or if some units in your current training are no longer relevant, then there may be a credit transfer available for those Units.

If you have allowed your licence to expire, you will need to reapply for a new one rather than renew it. This may mean that you will need to redo or refresh parts of your training and that you might be eligible for credit transfer (for any units still current) at this stage. To make sure there are no errors in the assessment process we can perform on whether or not there is anything left undone, please bring all Statements of Attainment with the most recent date into our head office in city and speak with one of our Enrolment Officers about what needs done.

The complete CPP20218 Certificate II in Security Operations course is only $599 (Domestic Students) and $1100 (International Students), including all training resources and equipment.

This price can be even lower when our daily deals are in effect. And of course, if you find the same course on offer elsewhere for a lower price, talk to us, and we’ll match it!

Skills Training College offers our CPP20218 Certificate II in Security Operations training from various locations around Australia. We have training venues in most capital cities and many regional centres. If you’re looking to do Security Training, why not get in touch with us to choose which training venue is best suited to your schedule?

The CPP20218 course has no requirements for previous training, so it’s open to people of any educational background and designed to be as accessible and understandable as possible. But it is a comprehensive course that covers a lot of material over several weeks – so it does require some commitment to complete.

The Certificate II in Security Operations is actually defined by the government (more specifically, by the National Register on Vocational Education and Training). So the difference between training organisations comes down to things like facilities, customer service, and trainer experience. And with a 4.5 / 5 on Google reviews and a 94% approval on arrivala.com, you can be confident that Skills Training College offers one of the best training experiences on the market.

The CPP20218 training covers various topics in its core units, including crowd control, escorting people off a premises, emergency situations, first aid, legal requirements of security, and risk management. You can read more specifics on the course syllabus on the training.gov.au website.

If you’re in any Australian capital city and many regional centres, you should have a Skills Training College training venue somewhere near you (possibly under a different local name). Why not contact us to enquire about the nearest venue?

A Certificate II in Security Operations is both a valuable qualification on its own AND a stepping stone to more specialised security roles – including armed guards, bodyguards, cash-in-transit roles, and investigative services.