Name of qualification Name of qualification: Varnostnik/varnostnicaAdd to comparison
Translated title (no legal status) Translated title: Security guard
Type of qualification Type of qualification: National vocational qualification, SQF level 4
Category of qualification Category of qualification: Vocational Qualification
Admission requirements Entry conditions:
  • A medical certificate of medical fitness for work as a security guard issued by a specialist practitioner of occupational and sports medicine,
  • Completed at least elementary education,
  • Completed professional training as a security guard in accordance with the law governing private security.
ISCED field Field:
Services
ISCED subfield subfield: protection of persons and property
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 4
EQF Level: EQF 4

Learning outcomes:

Candidates will be able to:

  • autonomously plan, prepare, carry out and check own work
  • make rational use of energy, material and time
  • perform security work and tasks relating to the protection of people and property
  • perform security/reception work
  • guard sales outlets
  • perform work and tasks relating to the transport and safeguarding of cash and other valuables
  • carry out interventions
  • provide security at public events and public gatherings
  • recognise the signs of general danger and demonstrate familiarity with procedures for the prevention of general danger
  • implement legal and regulatory provisions, work in accordance with standards and clients' requirements
  • communicate with clients, employees of a client and customers of a client within the scope of their responsibilities
  • use modern information and communication technologies
  • protect health and the environment

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 counselling process, the candidate prepares a portfolio. The relevant committee assesses the portfolio and validates catalogue content in part or full. If the committee is unable to recognise all catalogue content, it assigns tasks to the candidate for verification.

VERIFICATION METHOD

Verification takes place in writing (60 minutes) and through a practical test with oral presentation.

Conditions for obtaining a public document:

Candidates demonstrate attainment of the knowledge, skills and competences defined in the catalogue of standards of vocational knowledge and skills.

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. 

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