About Asset College

This course is for new entrants to the security industry looking to obtain a Security Licence. It is the first course you must complete. Asset College’s security guard course was developed with industry, for industry and delivered by trainers with decades of experience in the industry!

Asset College offers a number of employment support options to assist you while completing our security training program including employer connection events, pre-employment support sessions, assistance with resumes and VIP access to jobs not usually advertised to the public!

Delivery Options

QLD/NT/SA/ACT
This course is delivered online followed by an 8 day workshop.

NSW
This course is delivered online followed by a 10 day workshop plus HLTAID011 Provide First Aid.

VIC
Online plus 10 days face to face.
If you have not already completed your HLTAID011 Provide First Aid course the total in class days will be 11 days.

This qualification allows for the attainment of occupational specific competencies for those working in operational roles undertaking government investigation related functions, with a particular focus on meeting the ethical and legislative requirements of the public service. It is suitable for individuals who need to apply a broad range of specialised knowledge and skills in specific contexts within the investigations and regulatory compliance environment.

The generalist qualification covers the broad range of skills required to operate without supervision in a government investigations environment where an individual is required to plan, initiate, conduct and finalise an investigation.

All new screening officers and examination officers will be required to hold the AVI20118 Certificate II Transport Security Protection.

This qualification provides individuals with general and specialist skills to operate effectively in a broad range of transport security screening roles.

This qualification includes the units of competency required by Transport Security Screening Officers to perform transport security screening functions including air cargo examination. A Transport Security Screening Officer must also apply effective communication skills to work in a broad range of transport security protection roles.

Blended Training: 5 days online + 1 day in class

Compensation claims in Queensland are on the rise, and with this comes fraudulent activity and claims. This results in a high request for licensed Private Investigators.

Private Investigators are required in both civil and criminal investigation processes and are employed on a contract or in-house basis by both private and government organisations.

This is a qualification for investigators, responsible for factual investigation and inquiry work or covert surveillance operations. Investigators operate under limited supervision and use discretion and judgement to search for information about a person’s character, actions or work and gather evidence that may be used in court.

This qualification provides occupational specialisations in factual investigation and surveillance, and a pathway to further learning and work in investigations management.

This qualification is for security supervisors and security business managers who may engage in sub-contracting arrangements for personnel and clients. Security supervisors lead teams to coordinate and implement a range of security operations and functions such as control room, monitoring centre, electronic security and guarding. Security business managers coordinate security manpower and services to clients while operating under complex regulatory and contracting arrangements.

Legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply in some states and territories to the provision of advice on security solutions, strategies, protocols and procedures. For further information, check with the relevant regulatory authority.

If you’re looking for a qualification that guides you to employment in one of many office administration roles in any industry, then look no further than the Certificate III in Business.

If you’re a people person and you enjoy striving to deliver quality customer service, preparing financial and other documents, and using and exploring software applications to support your organisation then this course is for you!

This qualification reflects the role of a close protection operative who is responsible for providing security services to protect the safety and security of principals who may be celebrities, political figures, very important persons (VIPs) or other persons requiring close protection services.

This qualification provides an occupational licence outcome of a close protection operative.

This qualification is suitable for people within or entering the security industry who wish to specialise in the provision of close protection services. It provides a pathway to further learning and work in various security roles and settings, including security risk management.

Close protection operatives work in a team environment under limited supervision and use discretion and judgement in known and unpredictable work contexts. They take responsibility for their own outputs in work and learning, and limited responsibility for the output of others in the work team.

In this course you will learn high-level government security management. This includes how to assess security risks and create plans to reduce or remove risk in the government security landscape.

You will gain an understanding of the most effective ways to coordinate protective security, analyse threats and devise strategies to respond to those threats.

This qualification covers the competencies required for independent and self-directed work in the public sector as a practitioner in government security management. It is suitable for individuals who need to apply integrated technical and theoretical concepts in a broad range of contexts to undertake advanced skilled duties in a government security environment.

We all need leaders. We look to leaders to guide us through tough times and to congratulate our efforts when we produce great work.

Great leaders encompass the right attitude, encourage their team and attempt to uncover our real potential as employees and make us feel confident in our job roles.

Great leaders not only manage their teams effectively, but lead by example. Do you want to lead others? Begin establishing your leadership and management skills with this Certificate IV qualification.

Leaders at this level:

• Assume responsibility for their own performanceProvide support to others
• May be responsible for organising the workload of other team members
• Analyse and evaluate information to inform leadership decisions

This qualification reflects the role of individuals working as developing and emerging leaders and managers in a range of enterprise and industry contexts.

As well as assuming responsibility for their own performance, individuals at this level are likely to provide leadership, guidance and support to others. They may also have some responsibility for organising and monitoring the output of teams.

They apply solutions to a defined range of predictable and unpredictable problems, and analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources.

This qualification provides individuals with general and specialist skills to operate effectively in a broad range of transport security screening roles.

This qualification includes the units of competency required by Transport Security Screening Officers to perform transport security screening functions including, controlling access to security sensitive areas, undertaking physical searches, and identifying and handling weapons, explosives and prohibited items. A Transport Security Screening Officer must also apply effective communication skills to work in a broad range of transport security protection roles.

Transport Security screening personnel working at this level will apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy and limited judgement in structured and stable contexts within narrow parameters.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals establishing or carrying on business as a sole trader or contractor, as well as those supporting the establishment of a new venture as part of a larger organisation.

These individuals apply a broad range of competencies in varied contexts, using some discretion and judgement and relevant theoretical knowledge. They may provide technical advice and support to a small team.

Government funding for BSB30220 Certificate III in Entrepreneurship and New Business is available for eligible participants under the Certificate 3 Guarantee Program.

Qualified Work Health and Safety Practitioners are in high-demand across the country. This is due to an understanding by successful organisations that work health and safety plays a vital role in their day-to-day operations.

These organisations place creating a safe work environment of critical importance and understand just how important it is to have well-managed WHS processes and procedures. The benefits of doing so include staff retention and increased productivity for organisations.

On the other hand, not taking necessary steps to ensure WHS in an organisation can have severe consequences – which is why it is of utmost importance for businesses to protect their employees, customers and the public at large.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals coordinating and maintaining the work health and safety (WHS) program in an organisation. The qualification applies to supervisors and managers who apply a substantial knowledge base and well-developed skills in a wide variety of WHS contexts.

This qualification allows for the attainment of occupational specific competencies for those working in operational roles undertaking government security related functions, with a particular focus on meeting the ethical and legislative requirements of the public service. It is suitable for individuals who need to apply a broad range of specialised knowledge and skills in specific contexts within the security environment.

The generalist qualification covers the broad range of skills required to operate without supervision in a government security environment.

Is it time for you to move up in your business career? This qualification is for those who want to take the next step into a supervisory role. It contains multiple streams which you can choose from depending on the specific skill set you wish to attain.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals in a variety of Business Services job roles. These individuals may have supervisory performance accountabilities.

Individuals in these roles carry out a mix of specialist and moderately complex administrative or operational tasks that require self-development skills. They use well-developed skills and a broad knowledge base to apply solutions to a defined range of unpredictable problems and analyse information from a variety of sources. They may provide leadership and guidance to others with some limited responsibility for the output of others.

Project management skills are utilised everyday across all industries and job roles.

Being able to manage projects efficiently and effectively is a sought after skill in organisations that manage multiple projects or clients at a time.

In this qualification you will learn how to:

• Manage your time effectively
• Meticulously plan out projects and create project timelines
• Present solutions to project problems or risks
• Analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources to inform project decisions
• Supervise others in project management, with minimal responsibility for their work output

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who apply project management skills and knowledge in a wide variety of contexts.

Individuals in these roles work autonomously, and might be members of a project team, with no direct responsibility for overall project outcomes. Primarily, these roles would support wider project operations. They may use project tools and methodologies selectively to support organisational or business activities.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who use well developed marketing and communication skills and a broad knowledge base in a wide variety of contexts. This qualification applies to individuals in full-time marketing roles, as well as those who are responsible for an organisation’s marketing in addition to other duties.

Individuals in these roles apply solutions to a defined range of unpredictable problems and analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources.

Do you have an eye for detail? Enhance your employability with specialised skills in quality auditing. This high-level course equips you to work as a quality assurance manager or internal auditor within a range of industries.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who possess a sound theoretical knowledge base in quality auditing and use a range of specialised, technical or managerial competencies to plan, carry out and evaluate their own work or the work of an audit team.

In this course you will learn how to:

• Prepare and conduct an audit
• Collect, analyse and compare data
• Identify and manage risks
• Consult, question, clarify and evaluate information
• Identify and provide areas for continuous improvement
• Provide strategies in addressing non-compliance
• Present audit reports and information

This qualification applies to individuals working in a work health and safety (WHS) roles who provide a broad range of technical knowledge and skills, and have some limited responsibility for the output of others.

The qualification applies to those working as supervisors, WHS personnel, and workers in other WHS-related roles who manage risks effectively, apply relevant WHS laws, and contribute to WHS within the workplace in known or changing contexts with established parameters.

In this qualification you will learn:

• Australian Standards and relevant regulations and legislation
• Risk assessment and hazard control
• WHS management systems
• WHS consultation and participation processes (identifying participants, reviewing  procedures, ascertaining training needs, communicating data, developing improvement initiatives)
• WHS leadership skills
• Incident response procedures
• Assisting in incident investigations
• Managing claims and implementing rehabilitation / return-to-work programs
• Establishing, reviewing and evaluating WHS measures and initiatives

Enter a field with ever-increasing demand, skills that can be applied to all business types and are required across the world.

Cyber security is still a field in which we have minimal skilled persons and much to learn about how we can control personal and professional security across cyber spaces.

This technician level qualification will provide you with the knowledge and a comprehensive set of technical skills to:

• respond to and monitor cyber security events in an organisation
• use a range of tools and procedures to mitigate cyber security threats
• protect an organisation from insider security breaches
• develop systems to minimise network vulnerabilities and risks
• recognise implications using cloud based services
• work effectively as a member of a cyber security team

Develop the technical skills you need to protect organisations against malicious cyber activity and seek work as a cyber security practitioner with a Certificate IV in Cyber Security from Asset College.

This qualification is for security risk analysts who apply technical security and operations expertise in a risk management environment. Security risk analysts understand the current threat environment and assess risk and advise clients on strategies to ensure the protection of electronic security systems and people and property in crowded places, as defined by Australia’s Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism (2017).

This qualification provides occupational specialisations in electronic security and crowded places, and a pathway to further learning and work in security risk management.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who work in a range of human resources roles.

Responsibilities are likely to be determined at a workplace level. Some smaller organisations may require employees to work across all aspects of human resources. In larger organisations, individuals may support a single human resources function.

If you are a people person, with an eye for recruiting the right staff to reach company goals, then this qualification is for you!

This qualification reflects the role of individuals establishing or operating a business providing self-employment, as well as those establishing a new venture as part of a larger organisation.

These individuals use well-developed skills and a broad knowledge base to solve a range of unpredictable problems, and analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources. They may provide leadership and guidance to others and have responsibility for the output of others.

This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to carry out investigations in the public sector. This will include leading teams to ensure compliance and appropriate investigative processes are carried out.

It will help you to understand how to review and evaluate previous investigations and to use that data to inform future investigative processes. This course also focuses on fraud investigations and how to detect and anticipate such activities.

This qualification covers the competencies required by a person responsible for the coordination and conduct of investigations. It is suitable for individuals who apply integrated technical and theoretical concepts in a broad range of contexts to undertake advanced skilled duties in a government investigations environment.

This program has been specifically designed to meet the licensing requirements for a Security (Guard) Weapons Licence in Queensland.

Our Armed Security Guard course instructors are industry professionals with several years’ experience in the safe handling of firearms in Security, Military, and Recreational Shooting environments.

A basic introduction to the firearms industry, this course covers the skills and knowledge essential to firearms legislation, firearms in the community, licensing requirements, safe handling, firearms terminology, safe storage and transport, as well as additional information which is essential to all shooters.

This course covers Category A, B and H weapons.

The Security Dog Handler Course at Asset College provides the necessary training for individuals aiming to apply for a QLD Class 1 Security Officer (Dog Patrol) licence.

This course covers both theoretical and practical aspects of working as a security dog handler, ensuring participants are well-prepared for the field. It focuses on developing skills in canine behaviour understanding, effective handling, and security procedures.

This training is designed to meet the specific requirements for obtaining a dog patrol licence in Queensland, offering a direct path for those looking to specialise in this area of security work.

With a blend of classroom learning and hands-on experience, participants will leave the course ready to enter the security industry as competent dog handlers.

Anyone can be confronted with a medical emergency at any time; it is not predictable and may involve a friend or family member.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.

The unit applies to all persons who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.

Anyone can be confronted with a medical emergency at any time; it is not predictable and may involve a friend or family member. This course has been designed to provide participants with the skills and knowledge to provide initial life support to a casualty until a handover to medical professionals is possible.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in line with the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines.

This unit applies to all persons who may be required to provide CPR, in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.

Renewing your CPR skills can save a life. This has been the case for a number of ASSET students.

This skill set describes the skills and knowledge required to securely collect, transfer and deliver cash and valuables whilst in transit. This skill set may provide credit towards CPP31318 Certificate III in Security Operations.

It is a very commonly asked question – when can a security officer carry/use batons and handcuffs? The answer – when they have been trained, have authority from their employer and when they have a genuine reason (eg. patrols, working alone, night shifts, etc). They are NOT to be carried for crowd control, private investigations, debt collections or when off duty.

This skill set describes the skills and knowledge required to safely and effectively carry and use batons and handcuffs. This skill set may provide credit towards CPP31318 Certificate III in Security Operations and CPP31418 Certificate III in Close Protection Operations.

Are you good in an emergency? Do you have the ability to stay calm and assist where needed while directing others to do the same? Improve your emergency management skills with advanced first aid.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide an advanced first aid response to a casualty in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.

The unit applies to all persons who may be required to provide an advanced first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.