Conducting security at an event

Security at events, especially during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, has been in the news lately. The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) facilitated the process of creating a unit standard - that is a registered statement of desired education and training outcomes and their associated assessment criteria - on conducting security at an event.

The purpose of the unit standard is to enable learners to monitor, observe and direct crowds. These learners will be able to respond to the behaviour and direction of persons. Learners will be able inspect and provide security presence at a venue, monitor crowd size movement, stress, behaviour and safety, react to potential crowd problems and breaches of sporting etiquette, direct crowds at special events, prepare to monitor and respond to unlawful or suspicious incidents.

A person credited with this unit standard will be able to:

• Perform event security.
• React to incidents and breaches of security.
• Direct crowds at special events.

This unit standard, Conduct security at an event, is used as a core unit standard in the qualification Further Education and Training Certificate: Event Support. It is an elective in the following qualifications: National Certificate in Close Protection, National Certificate in General Security Practices, and in Further Education and Training Certificate in Volunteer Support. A number of 319 providers are accredited to offer this unit standard.

To read the unit standard, click here.

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