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Program Title Certificate II in Security Operations PRS20103
Unit of Competence
PRSS0203A - Work effectively in the security industry
Competency standard covers:
This competency standard covers the skills and knowledge required to
work effectively within the security industry. It requires the ability to
interpret and comply with legal and procedural requirements, complete
daily work activities, and identify opportunities for professional
development.
• Data Projection or Overhead Slides
• Class Handouts
Elements of the Learning Outcomes (Performance Criteria)
Interpret and comply with legal and procedural requirements
Organise and complete daily work activities
Identify and access future learning opportunities
Assessment Criteria
Candidates will be required to provide evidence that they have
underpinning knowledge of:

Title: PRSSO203A
Assessment Method
Time 300 delivery minutes (excluding breaks)
• Integrated formative and summative assessment during training
Pre-session preparation course including informal questioning, feedback and practical
applications during classroom and role play exercises.
• Check classroom set-up
• Check equipment – Data Projection – OHP – Video
• Name Cards Assessment Method
• Manuals
• Homework • Summative assessment will be conducted in closed book
• Additional activity handouts examination format requiring written multiple choice and narrative
response answers and role plays.
Reference Material
• Technical Advanced Training Handbook (Cert II)
• Technical Advanced Training CD
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(1700hrs) Session 4: Show: SLIDE 1
5 Minutes Technical Advanced Training
Explain & Discuss:
Sign Attendance Sheet
The importance of signing on
Introduction to the unit, attendance sheet. Just like what a
PRSS0203A security officer must do before
commencing there shift, signing on the
registry booklet.

5 Minutes Interpret and comply with Show: SLIDE 2 This unit will help you to understand the
legal and procedural regulations, which affect how you do your job.
requirements Explain & Discuss: Therefore, it is very important to learn how to
Why it is important to work within the work within the law.
law. For example, to maintain ongoing
work within the security industry, not to
be found guilty of an offence, with or
without conviction.

5 Minutes Legislative Controls Show: SLIDE 3 LEGISLATIVE CONTROLS

Explain & Discuss:
The regulators of the security industry,
Licensing Services Division (Victoria
Police). LSD and OTTE set the
standards of quality training for
existing and prospective security
officers.
Security Licensing
State and federal agencies, such as branches of
police department, are often allocated the task
of governing the security licensing in each state.
Governance is also important in regulating the
quality of training new and existing staff prior to
licensing. Setting a national standard allows
employees to use their qualifications in seeking
employment nation wide, and gives employers
confidence in their employee’s abilities.

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5 Minutes Security Licensing Show: SLIDE 4 Security Licensing Agencies
Agencies Explain & Discuss:  Governance
 Approved Training Organisations
 Functions
Open Class Question:  Only students who have completed a
What does an approved RTO mean? recognised course from a registered training
organisation (RTO) are permitted to apply for a
license.

5Minutes Security Licensing Agencies

Security Licensing
Agencies Show: SLIDE 5
Explain & Discuss:  Governance
 Current criminal record check
The regulator, LSD, does screening on  This ensures that persons who have
applicants for example, criminal criminal convictions or current court orders
convictions or current court orders. against them are ineligible to apply to attain
Applicants fitting into the above security licences due to their unsuitability for the
description will prevent in obtaining a type of work to be performed
security license.

5 Minutes Security Licensing Security Licensing Agencies

Agencies Show: SLIDE 6
Explain & Discuss:  Governance
 Physical and mental suitability for duties
Persons who are deemed medically fit  Only persons who are deemed medically
to perform the necessary duties are fit to perform the necessary duties are eligible to
eligible to work as a security officer. work as a security officer.

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OHS Show: SLIDE 7 OHS – Occupational Health and Safety
5 Minutes Explain & Discuss: OHS legislation throughout the world ensures
that both employers and employees have the
Explain the importance of working in a
right to work within that workplace in a safe
safe manner. If found working unsafe
manner.
can lead to many allegations.

OHS - continued
5 Minutes Show: SLIDE 8
OHS - Continues Security Officer is often confronted with
Explain & Discuss:
situations in which their safety is compromised.
The picture on slide 8. What would
The safety of security officers and the public is
this cause of action may lead too.
the key aim of any OHS workplace policy in the
Class discussion industry.
Open Discussion:
Has anyone experienced or witnessed
a similar scene.

5 Minutes Occupational Health & Safety Act – Victoria

OHS - Victoria Show: SLIDE 9
Explain & Discuss:
That the Victorian Workcover authority
is the peak body governing the
Occupational Health and Safety Act
(2004). Revise over the relevant
sections of the Act and get students to
make note into their writing books.
Is responsible for ensuring a Safe and Healthy
Workplace.
 Section 21 OH&S Act – EMPLOYER.
 Section 23 OH&S Act –
OWNER/OCCUPIER.
 Section 25 OH&S Act – EMPLOYEE.
As can be seen – we are all responsible for the
maintenance of health and safety within the
workplace.

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5 Minutes Show: SLIDE 10 Reporting of OH&S Issues

Reporting OHS concerns
Explain & Discuss:
Explain some of the health and safety
Feedback issues in the workplace for example,
working hours, work environment,
break times etc.
Remind them to speak to their
supervisor if an issue occurs.
Security Officer due to the very nature of their
occupation will from time to time come across
health and safety issues in the workplace.
If this is the case then the issue must be
reported on immediately to the respective
authority – and immediate action to be taken if
there is a risk of injury / death to prevent that
from occurring ( Duty of Care ), this could
include barricading off an unsafe area,
placement of warning signs, or similar.

5 Minutes Points to remember Show: SLIDE 11

Explain & Discuss:
The legal and procedural requirements for
a security officer. How to organise
and complete daily work activities and
Identify and access future learning
opportunities

5 Minutes What is an arrest?

What is an Arrest?
Show: SLIDE 12
Explain & Discuss: An arrest occurs where:

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 5 Minute BREAK 5 Minute Break
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Show: SLIDE 14 As a Security Officer, it is important to
5 Minutes understand the laws and responsibilities in state
Knowledge of Law and Explain & Discuss: legislation.
other responsibilties
For example

 POWERS OF ARREST are set out in

Sections:
 458(1)(A)
 462
 462A
Of the Crimes Act 1958 (VIC).

5 Minutes Section 458(1)(A)

Summary of Section 458 (1) Show: SLIDE 15
(A) A person found committing an offence may be
Explain & Discuss:
arrested without warrant by any person.

Simplifying the context

5 Minutes Show: SLIDE 16 POWER OF ARREST

Explain & Discuss:  In Victoria – The Power of Arrest comes

from an Act of Parliament;
 The Act is CRIMES ACT 1958 Victoria

 The Section is Section 458

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5 Mins Section 458 (1) Show: SLIDE 17
Explain & Discuss:
(A) In detail Section 458(1)(A)

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Students taking down
notes

C.A.P.S Show: SLIDE 18

Explain & Discuss:

5 Mins
Student taking down

458
notes

C
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5 Mins
Section 458 (1)(B)(C) Show: SLIDE 19

Explain & Discuss:

Taking notes and class

Sec
discussion

5 Mins If in doubt do not arrest

Show: SLIDE 20

Explain & Discuss:

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5 Mins DIFFERENT OFFENCES

Different Offences Show: SLIDE 21  Indictable – Serious Offence
Explain & Discuss:  Summary – Minor Offence
Summary / Indictable

Examples of Summary Offence

5 Mins Student taking notes Show: SLIDE 22
Of summary offences Explain & Discuss:  Swearing
 Spitting
 J-Walking
 Traffic Offences
 Urinating

5 Mins
Student taking notes Examples of Indictable Offence
Show: SLIDE 23
Of summary offences Explain & Discuss:
 Theft
 Burglary
•  Possession of Drugs
 Assaults (Verbal / Physical)
 Arson
 Wilful Obscene

Reminding about the REMEMBER

5 Mins
indictable offence Show: SLIDE 24
Open question:
Randomly select 4 to 5 students and
get them to explain the difference
between indictable and summary. Ask
a question saying “as a security officer
which offences should act upon?”
INDICTABLE OFFENCE
When an indictable offence has already been
committed, police may either arrest or proceed
by summons, although they almost always
arrest for indictable (serious) offences.

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5 Mins BREAK Show: SLIDE 25
(1905 hrs)
Students to take notes Show: SLIDE 26 Finds Committing – 462
5 Mins Finds committing - 462 Explain & Discuss:
Section 462 of the Crimes Act means that the
expression ‘finds committing’ extends to the
case of a person found committing/ carrying out
any act or behaving in some way or in
circumstances which mean that there are
reasonable grounds for another person to
believe that the person found is guilty of an
offence.
5 Mins Example of Section 462 Show: SLIDE 27 EXAMPLE OF 462
Explain & Discuss: Basically, what it means is that if a man found
washing blood from his hands or standing over
or running away from a bloodied victim, could
possibly be the subject of lawful arrest for
assault under section 458(1)(A), although he
was not actually found committing an assault on
another person.
10 Mins Use of force
Section 462A Show: SLIDE 28
Explain & Discuss:

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Simplifying the
Show: SLIDE 29
5 mins definition of Section
462A Explain & Discuss:

Reasonable, Proportionate, Show: SLIDE 30

5 Mins Lawful and Justifiable

Explain & Discuss:

That the use of fore must be
Reasonable, Proportionate, Lawful and
Justifiable

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2 Mins Finding out class

understanding about Show: SLIDE 31 As long as the force is proportionate to the
Proportionate Open Question: particular objective.

What is proportionate?
Give hints for example is 190cm tall
Brain storming the same as 165cm tall. Is Female
same as Male. Is the 3 attackers to
one person the same as one on one.

Identifying proportionate
3 Mins Show: SLIDE 32
Explain & Discuss:
Students taking notes from
the whiteboard

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1 Mins Escorting Prisoners

Escorting Prisoners Show: SLIDE 33
Explain & Discuss Prisoners are people who have been arrested
and placed into the custody of police and/or put
in prison.

Prisoners are sometimes escorted to and from

police stations, prisons and the courts.

Often, the prisoners will be detained in custody

by order of a magistrate or other judicial officer
even though they have not yet been found guilty
of any crime. This is called being on remand.

2 Mins
Other states legislation Show: SLIDE 34 In some states or territories in Australia,
about prisoner escorts police or prison officers are responsible for
Explain & Discuss
escorting prisoners.

However, in other states or territories the

responsibility of the escort of prisoners has
been given to security companies.

These companies employ security guards to

conduct prisoner escorts.
Case Study

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Case study Show: SLIDE 35
Explain & Discuss
Student to take notes

5 Mins
Answers to case study Show: SLIDE 36
Explain & Discuss
Student taking notes

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DVD PRSS0203A Work Show: SLIDE 37
effectively in the security Explain & Discuss:
industry

20 Mins BREAK
Show: SLIDE 38

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20 Mins Activity Show: SLIDE 39

Explain & Discuss
The video activity. Instructor is to view
and pause DVD when answer has
been given so that students have time
record the answer down and ready for
the next question. Upon completion of
DVD activity, instructor is to review
and sign off activity sheet and placed
in student file and tick off activity and
role play checklist sheet.

10 Mins
Search Laws Show: SLIDE 40
Explain & Discuss
Search laws. Give several examples
of retail outlets like Myers, Bunnings
Warehouse, Big W, Target and K Mart.
Talk about the presence of a security
officer at the front entrance of the retail
outlet. Talk about there role.

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5 Mins Permission to Search Show: SLIDE 41

Explain & Discuss:

2 Mins Signage saying right to

search is Bluff
Show: SLIDE 42
Explain & Discuss: S
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3 Mins Restrictions to search

when offender arrested
Show: SLIDE 43
Explain & Discuss:
The reason for a search when arrest
has been made. For example, for
safety of the arrestor and the public.

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BREAK

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Show: SLIDE 44
85 Mins ROLE PLAY 4
RETAIL LOSS PREVENTION Explain & Discuss:
Instructor is to assess the role play for
each student and assess against the
role play checklist sheet. Once
completed instructor is to give
feedback and place in student file. r
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ROLE PLAY 5
Show: SLIDE 45
RETAIL LOSS PREVENTION
Explain & Discuss:

Instructor is to assess the role play for

each student and assess against the
role play checklist sheet. Once
completed instructor is to give
feedback and place in student file.

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