Not too long ago, a new period of door staff training began in the UK. Those who wanted to enter the Door supervisor course domain had to learn how to train for physical intervention.

The people who want to train to practice Door supervisor course jobs are requested to pass a training period of one day, during which they are taught how to develop their physical skills. Further on, they have to pass 3 examinations, which will tell if they can gain the qualification requested by the Security Industry Authority. Only this can help them gain their license.

This type of training is modular, and aligns the Door supervisor course to the requests of the Security Guard, CCTV or vehicle immobilizer, which has been updated in March.

Currently, this course for Door supervisor course is made up from 4 units:

How to work in the private security domain
How to work as a Door supervisor course
How to manage conflicts in the private security industry
Physical abilities in case of intervention
Units 1 and 3 are very popular across the CCTV, the Vehicle Immobilisation and Security Guarding domains. In this case, those who want to participate in this have to be assessed for these units once, and those who want to get various SIA licenses can do it without a problem.

For example, if you manage to pass these 4 units, and if in the future you want to obtain a license for a SIA vehicle immobilizer, you just have to take that unit which deals with training for the field of vehicle immobilisation (a course which lasts 1 day).

The legislation or operational techniques might be similar in the security sectors, but SIA wishes to use this modular system in order to transform the training process for getting SIA licenses into a simpler procedure, and make it more accessible to those who want to get into this field.

The door supervision domain is the only one that requires skills of physical intervention, and those who want to participate in a training of this type have to comply. But the government is thinking whether to include these physical skills as a mandatory upgrade for the supervisors that already exist.

The training in physical intervention doesn't focus on violent or aggressive techniques, but on the contrary. They focus on methods that are meant to calm the spirits instead of instigate.

They also include general defensive and rescue abilities, techniques on how to release from grabs and grips, how to avoid assault and evasion, and how to concentrate on restrictive intervention (including escorting or holding abilities). The methods used are flexible, can be easily learned and are safe for clients, staff and supervisors.