Name of qualification Name of qualification: Varnostnik/varnostnica Add 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,
ISCED field Field:
Services
ISCED subfield subfield: protection of persons and property
Qualification level

SQF Level: SQF 4
EQF Level: EQF 4

Learning outcomes:

Candidate:

  • independently plans, prepares, implements and controls its own work,
  • rational use of energy, material and time,
  • performs security work and tasks in the protection of people and property,
  • performs security and reception work,
  • protects points of sale,
  • performs work and tasks of protection and transport of money and other valuable consignments,
  • carries out interventions,
  • protects at public events and public gatherings,
  • recognizes signs of general danger and knows procedures for prevention of general danger,
  • implements legal regulations and by-laws, acts in accordance with the standards and requirements of the clients,
  • communicates with the clients employed by the client and with the client's clients within the scope of its competences,
  • uses modern information and communication technology,
  • protects 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 NVQs are entered in a register of providers maintained in the collection of the national information centre for vocational qualifications. These are: vocational schools, businesses, B2B training centres, adult education centres and chambers of commerce.

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