Name of qualification Name of qualification: Varnostnik telesni stražar/varnostnica telesna stražarka Add to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Bodyguard
Type of qualification Type of qualification: National vocational qualification, SQF level 6
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Vocational Qualification
Admission requirements Entry conditions:
  • At least secondary vocational education
  • Eligibility for work experience in accordance with the law governing private security.
  • Driver's license category B.
  • Medical certificate of medical fitness for work as a bodyguard, issued by a doctor specializing in occupational and sports medicine.
  • Completed professional training for a bodyguard in accordance with the law governing private security.
  • Certificate of passing the test of knowledge on the handling of weapons prescribed by the Weapons Act.
ISCED field Field:
Services
ISCED subfield subfield: protection of persons and property
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 6
EQF Level: EQF 5

Learning outcomes:

The candidate is able to:

  • participate in the planning and organization of their own work based on the interest of the protected person
  • perform preliminary security tasks independently
  • in cooperation with the security manager, prepare an assessment of the level of risk and a protection plan for the protected person
  • carry out the protection of persons and respond accordingly to the level of danger, threat or attack on the protected person in accordance with the provisions of applicable legislation in the field of private security and respect for the principle of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms
  • communicate appropriately in various life and conflict situations and recognize body language and use special communication techniques when performing technical and physical protection
  • take care of the safe movement of the protected person according to the specifics of the place of movement
  • ensures the quality and performance of work in accordance with the standards in the field of physical and technical security and in accordance with the requirements of the clients
  • use equipment, technical security systems and modern information and communication technology in accordance with the instructions of the customer and the manufacturer
  • take care of their own safety, health and environmental safety and fire safety in accordance with regulations and internal rules

Evaluator:

Verification and assessment are carried out by committees for the verification and validation of national vocational qualifications, appointed by the National Examination Centre (NEC). Committee members must be licensed by the National Examination Centre. Licences may be found here.

Assesment and completion:

VALIDATION

During the guidance process the candidate prepares a portfolio,  which is assessed by a committee. If the portfolio submitted by the candidate contains  authentic, valid and adequate proof of the knowledge,  skills and competences defined in the occupational standard, the committee may: 

  • validate the contents of the occupational standard in full, 
  • validate the contents of the occupational standard in part and define the  knowledge, skills and competence to be verified, 
  • refuse to validate any of the contents of the occupational standard because  the candidate has not provided proof of any of the knowledge, skills and competences  defined in the occupational standard, in which case it will verify  the occupational standard in full.

VERIFICATION METHOD

Written (60 min), oral and practical verification with an oral presentation.

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

Kandidat dokaže, da dosega znanja, spretnosti in kompetence, določene v katalogu standardov strokovnih znanj in spretnosti.

Awarding body:

Providers of procedures for identifying and validating national vocational qualifications are entered in a register of providers maintained in the relevant database of the National Reference Point for Occupational Qualifications. Providers include: vocational schools, companies, inter-company training centres, adult education centres, chambers of commerce, etc. 

URL

Awarding body URL:
https://www.nrpslo.org/ris/previewizvajalec.aspx

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