SIA Trainer Course

What is the SIA Trainer Course Package?

The SIA Trainer Course Package is a bundled programme designed to help you progress into a professional trainer role within the security industry. It combines the core teaching qualification, the Level 3 Award in Education and Training, with specialist delivery skills, the Level 3 Delivering Conflict Management and Level 3 Delivering Physical Intervention, so you can deliver SIA-relevant training confidently, safely, and to the expected standard.

💡To deliver SIA courses, you need all three parts of this package, as they cover both the teaching qualification and the key SIA unit areas that sit inside the main licence-linked programmes.

This package includes three Level 3 qualifications:

• Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) – the foundation for teaching. You will learn how to plan sessions, deliver structured lessons, support different learner needs, and assess work fairly.
• Level 3 Delivering Conflict Management – focuses on how to teach communication, de-escalation, and scenario-based conflict training in a controlled, professional way. This qualification is required to deliver the Conflict Management unit found within the SIA Door Supervisor course and the SIA Security Guarding course.
• Level 3 Delivering Physical Intervention – focuses on how to teach safe, lawful, and proportionate physical intervention content, including correct technique, coaching points, and safe practice. This qualification is required to deliver the Physical Intervention unit within the SIA Door Supervisor course and the SIA Door Supervisor Refresher course.

Together, these qualifications build your ability to plan lessons, manage a classroom, assess learners, and deliver both theory and practical units in a way that is engaging, controlled, and aligned with industry expectations.

Who is the SIA Trainer Course for?

The SIA Trainer Course Package is ideal for people who want to step into, or progress within, a training role in the private security sector. It is designed for those who already have industry experience and now want to step into a trainer role with the confidence to deliver structured sessions and manage learners effectively.

This course is a good fit if you are:

• ✓ A Door Supervisor, Security Officer, or CCTV operative
• ✓ Ready to move into a trainer role
• ✓ A trainer adding SIA units to your portfolio
• ✓ A team leader or manager who coaches staff
• ✓ A provider or employer building in-house trainers
• ✓ Focused on a long-term trainer career

What Qualifications Will I Get, and What Can I Teach Afterwards?

When you complete the SIA Instructor Course Package, you will achieve three recognised Level 3 qualifications that work together to support SIA training delivery.

Qualifications included in the package

• Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) – your core teaching qualification
• Level 3 Delivering Conflict Management – specialist qualification for delivering conflict training
• Level 3 Delivering Physical Intervention – specialist qualification for delivering physical intervention training

What you can teach afterwards

These qualifications support your ability to deliver training on popular security courses, including:

• SIA Door Supervisor (includes Conflict Management and Physical Intervention units)
• SIA Door Supervisor Refresher (includes Physical Intervention content)
• SIA Security Guarding (includes Conflict Management content)
• SIA Security Guard Refresher
• SIA CCTV

As a package, this route is designed to take you from having industry experience to being able to plan lessons, deliver structured sessions, manage learners, and confidently deliver both classroom and practical units to the expected standard.

Entry Requirements for the SIA Instructor Course

To enrol on the SIA Trainer Course Package, you must have at least two years of frontline security experience within the last five years. This helps ensure you can relate the training to real workplace situations and deliver sessions with the right level of credibility and confidence.

If you are unsure whether your experience meets this requirement, contact our team and we will advise you before you book.

Course Structure and Duration

The SIA Trainer Course Package is made up of three Level 3 qualifications. All three are delivered in a flexible format, with most learning completed online at your own pace, plus practical micro-teaching and (for physical intervention) a classroom attendance element.

Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) (self-paced)

This qualification is completed fully self-paced online, allowing you to study around work and other commitments. You will complete written, essay-style tasks and create practical training documents, such as a session plan and scheme of work. You will also deliver a 15-minute micro-teach and observe three micro-teaches delivered by other learners.

Level 3 Delivering Conflict Management (self-paced + micro-teach + exam)

The Conflict Management course is also online and self-paced. You will complete a knowledge and understanding worksheet, produce delivery documents such as session plans and scenario briefs, and take part in a conflict management micro-teach. You will then sit an MCQ exam, which can be completed either:

• At our London training centre, or
• From home for £65, using remote invigilation arranged by the awarding body

Level 3 Delivering Physical Intervention (self-paced + classroom)

The Physical Intervention course is mostly online and self-paced, but it includes a classroom practical element. The length of the classroom attendance depends on whether you are exempt from Unit 1.

• You are usually exempt if you hold the Door Supervisor qualification obtained after 2021 or if you have completed the Top-Up Door Supervisor qualification (introduced between 2021 and 2024).
• If exempt, the classroom attendance is typically 1 day.
• If not exempt, the classroom attendance is typically 3 to 4 days.

📌This structure gives you flexibility for the theory components while still ensuring you complete the practical coaching and assessed delivery required for conflict management and physical intervention.

Assessment and How You Will Be Assessed

Assessment is completed across all three qualifications through a mix of written work and practical delivery.

• Level 3 AET: written tasks, training documents (including session planning), 15-minute micro-teach, and observation of three micro-teaches
• Conflict Management: knowledge worksheet, delivery documents (session plans and scenario briefs), conflict management micro-teach, plus an MCQ exam (centre-based or remotely invigilated for £65)
• Physical Intervention: online tasks plus in-person practical assessment during the classroom attendance days (1 day if exempt from Unit 1, or 3–4 days if not)

How Long Does It Take to Complete the SIA Trainer Course?

Because the SIA Instructor Package is mainly self-paced, the time it takes to complete will depend on how much time you can commit each week. Some learners move through quickly by submitting work regularly, while others prefer to spread the learning around work and other commitments.

Once you upload your work to the LMS, your assessor will normally provide feedback within 3–5 working days. In general, the more consistently you submit work, the faster you can progress and complete the package.

As a guide, most learners complete each part in the following timeframes:

• Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET): around 2–3 weeks
• Level 3 Delivering Conflict Management: around 2 weeks
• Level 3 Delivering Physical Intervention: around 2 weeks

These are average timescales, and your overall completion time may be shorter or longer depending on your pace, availability, and how quickly you submit evidence for assessment.

Support and Guidance Throughout the SIA Trainer Course

Although most of the SIA Trainer Course Package is self-paced, you are not left to figure it out on your own. You will have structured support throughout the programme so you can stay on track and submit work with confidence.

Support is available through:

• Portal messaging within the LMS for day-to-day questions and guidance
• Email support for queries, submissions, and progress updates
• Tutor support calls through the LMS when you need more detailed help, clarification, or feedback

You will also be supported with the practical parts of the package, including guidance on your micro-teach requirements and help understanding the steps for the Conflict Management MCQ exam and the Physical Intervention classroom days (including what to expect and how to prepare).