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Compared to other European countries, training in Slovenia and the United Kingdom is quite demanding and takes longer.
Solution and Method
Compared to other European countries, training in Slovenia and the United Kingdom is quite demanding and takes longer. The training programmes, particularly the modules, are quite similar, especially the general part. In both countries, appropriate qualification is required as a condition for performing work in private security, which an individual obtains through appropriate courses.
These courses or training programmes are prescribed by authorities authorised by the state; in Slovenia this is the Ministry of the Interior (MNZ), whilst in the United Kingdom it is the SIA. Working without an appropriate licence is illegal and results in sanctions for both legal entities and natural persons. In both countries, the licence is represented by a plastic ** service identity card**.
An individual can obtain it under certain conditions. The requirements are quite similar: legal age (18 years in both countries), psychophysical health, successfully completed security vetting, and of course appropriate qualification. A security guard must always carry the licence or service identity card when performing security duties.
The service identity card bears a photograph of the licence holder, whilst on the reverse side are written the measures that the security guard may use in the protected area during working hours. In Slovenia, it must be shown at the request of state authorities or at the request of clients or persons who are subject to a procedure in the protected area of the security guard or against whom any of the measures has been used. In this way, a state authority or a party to the procedure can establish the identity of security personnel and their ** professional qualification** for this work.
In the United Kingdom, the situation is very similar, with exceptions existing in certain cases (e.g. close protection). Their service identity card also has a photograph of the holder on the front side, whilst it is immediately apparent which licence the holder possesses. In the United Kingdom, there is a publicly accessible register of all licence holders, which offers the public the possibility of verifying the validity of licences of security personnel. In Slovenia, licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior, whilst in the United Kingdom there is a special service for this purpose, ** SIA – Security Industry Authority**, which is an independent body and is not part of any ministry.
In the United Kingdom, there is a greater number of individual licences than in Slovenia, whilst certain licences do not exist. British legislation does not require a special licence for the work of a security technician and an authorised security systems engineer. Certain licences that exist in the United Kingdom do not exist in our country.
Thus, there were quite a few difficulties in understanding the licence for immobilisation, restriction and removal of vehicles, as nothing of this kind exists in Slovenia or neighbouring countries. The licence is valid only in Northern Ireland and serves persons who are professionally engaged in the towing and clamping of illegally parked vehicles, which is carried out by concessionary private companies. In our country, this work is performed by municipal wardens.
The United Kingdom is the country with **the most video surveillance cameras in the world . According to the latest data, 90 per cent of all video cameras in the world are installed in the United Kingdom, 1 camera per 11 inhabitants. This mass surveillance and enormous number of video cameras also means a large number of security monitoring centres, for which a ** special licence is required, a licence for video surveillance of public space.
Such a licence does not currently exist in Slovenia; the closest to this is the licence for a security monitoring centre operator. In our country, the course for NVQ Security Guard is sufficient for the vast majority of work performed by security personnel, whilst in the United Kingdom, apart from the general course that every candidate must complete, an individual completes only those specific courses that they will need to obtain a licence. If they wish to obtain an additional licence later, they simply apply for it and complete an additional course.
The National Vocational Qualification SECURITY GUARD ** encompasses** practically ** the vast majority of all qualifications** held by security personnel in Slovenia. This training covers subject matter from the ** code of ethics** ** to the use of physical force**, communication, transport, interventions, legislation, and fire safety. In the United Kingdom, courses are divided in more detail, and in addition to the general training required by everyone who wishes to perform the work of a security guard, they conduct specific courses according to the further work that the person will perform.
The courses are shorter and cover only a specific topic. Course prices in Slovenia (at the time of writing this diploma thesis) are: In the United Kingdom, prices for individual courses vary, depending on the provider, and can also fluctuate considerably. Prices include verification, which takes place after completion of the course. The most common prices (at an exchange rate of 1 pound equals 1.27 euros) are: For an individual licence: The difference is also that the costs of the course and periodic training in the United Kingdom are covered ** by the security guards themselves, whilst in our country the costs of periodic training are ** borne by the employer.
In terms of time, the course in Slovenia is longer, as a security guard, regardless of the type of work they will later perform, must complete the entire national vocational qualification 'security guard'. However, this is also an advantage, as the future security guard simultaneously completes all qualifications at once, from guarding to transport, interventions, and so on.
- 308 euros for a security guard watchman,
- 524 euros for a security guard,
- 324 euros for a security monitoring centre operator,
- 145 euros for a specialist cash-in-transit course,
- 80 euros for periodic training for NVQ security guard,
- 96 euros for periodic training for NVQ security monitoring centre operator and cash-in-transit,
- 172 euros for direct oral and written verification.
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