Accreditation and Recognised Qualifications
It is important to take a moment to understand the Australian Qualifications Framework for qualifications. When doing courses how do you know if the training provider is an accredited organization and the course that you have done is nationally recognised?
There are a few simple logos that you should look out for when choosing a course or a training provider.
NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE
Security Industry Registry
Introduction
The performance of security activities in
The Security Industry Registry of NSW Police is responsible for the administration of the Act and Regulation.
The most significant aspects of these laws are:
Licences have been placed into three groups:
- Master licences for employers and registered training organisations.
- Class 1 licences for manpower services.
- Class 2 licences for technical services, sales and training.
- Licence applicants must be permanent Australian residents or Australian Citizens.
- Holders of Class 1 and/or Class 2 licences may only work for a Master licence holder.
- Master licence holders must be a member of an approved Industry Organisation.
- Trainers operating on behalf of Registered Training Organisations (RTO) are required to be licensed. They must hold a Class 2D licence.
- Mandatory refusal of licence applications for persons convicted of prescribed offences within the last 10 years.
- Mandatory refusal of licence where the Comissioner of Police considers the person is not of fit and proper character to be granted a licence.
- Mandatory refusal of licence applications for persons found guilty, with no conviction recorded, of prescribed offences within the last 5 years.
- Licences will be issued for a period of 1 or 5 years but may be suspended or revoked by the Commissioner of Police.
- Photograph licences will be issued to Class 1 and Class 2 licence holders through the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) and must be worn by licensees (unless an exemption has been granted).
- Training for security operatives must be conducted by a training organisation that has been registered with the Vocational Education Training Accreditation Board (VETAB) and approved by the Commissioner of Police.
- Training qualifications have been upgraded and licences will not be issued unless approved competencies are met.
- Licence applicants will be required to be fingerprinted and photographed in order to confirm the applicant's identity.
Licence applications must be sent to:
Security Industry Registry
Locked Bag 5099
VETAB
The provider of the course must be recognised by the relevant state authority to deliver nationally accredited courses. In NSW the state authority is the Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board (VETAB). This logo must also appear on your certificate to confirm that the provider is a recognised training provider and has the authority to issue the nationally accredited certificate.
For more information about VETAB visit:
www.vetab.nsw.gov.au
NSW Office of Liquor Gaming and Racing (OLGR)
The Department is responsible for the proper conduct and balanced development, in the public interest, of the gaming, racing, liquor and charities industries in New South Wales.
OLGR is responsible for:
- The operation of gaming machines in registered clubs and hotels
- Determination of various applications relating to licensed premises and registered clubs
- Keeping under constant review the operation of the Acts and making recommendations to the Minister as appropriate
- Conducting inquiries, when directed by the Minister, into any matter connected with the administration of the Acts
- Keeping under constant review the standard of licensed premises and registered clubs
- Receiving submissions or reports from any person in respect of the operation of the Acts
- Resolving complaints of undue disturbance of the neighbourhood of licensed premises and registered clubs.
In addition, the Board is vested with numerous ancillary powers relating to the operation of gaming machines, and general control over licensed premises and registered clubs. Although there are many training providers that are VETAB accredited there are also courses that need to be recognised by state authorities in order to be a valid course.
RSA and RCG are both examples of courses that must be recognised by the Liquor Administration Board as the laws in the state of NSW are different in relation to gaming and alcohol as they are in other states.
Make sure your RSA and RCG training provider are OLGR approved or you may have to do the course again!
For further information:
www.olgr.nsw.gov.au
Mandatory RSA Training for Security Officers Working in Licensed Venues
Recommendations made at the Government's Summit on Alcohol Abuse held in August 2003 identified the need for security officers working at licensed venues to be RSA trained to help minimise alcohol abuse problems in the community.
As part of its interim response to the Summit Communique issued on 22 December 2003, the Government agreed to extend the RSA training requirements to security officers in licensed venues. Key Government agencies and industry bodies are now being consulted on draft regulations which will require security officers undertaking crowd control and similar functions in licensed venues and the Sydney casino complex to have completed an approved RSA course by 1 January 2005.
The draft regulations are:
- Liquor Amendment (Security Personnel) Regulation 2004
- Registered Clubs Amendment (Security Personnel) Regulation 2004
- Casino Control Amendment (Security Personnel) Regulation 2004