QCTO Access Control Officer NQF Level 3 Credits 25 OC110903 Training Material

Description

SayPro Occupational Certificate: Access Control Officer SAQA OC110903 NQF Level 03 Credits 25 Training Material

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION
Purpose:
The purpose of this part-qualification is to provide the learner with the required knowledge, practical
skills and workplace-based learning to prepare a learner to operate as an Access Control Officer. An
Access Control Officer Controls, screens and searches individuals, vehicles and
goods/cargo/commodities, escorts people entering and exiting the premises or property to safeguard
the organization against external threats and potential losses and completes all relevant
documentation.
Rationale:
The security industry is globally recognized as the largest and fastest growing industry spurred on by
the perception of increasing crime affecting individuals, business and government. The security
officer occupation is a highly regulated occupation internationally and individuals wishing to practice
as security officers must be licensed by the regulatory body. The demand to protect goods and
services surges and given the progressing technology this require qualified and competent security
officers to deter, detect, and investigate criminal and illegal activities, and to maintain secure
environments.
This Occupational Certificate: Access Control Officer forms part of the Occupational Certificate:
Security Officer that is an entry-level qualification and typical learners include individuals who want
to enter the security industry or those already working in the industry without formal qualification. It
will provide learners with competencies in all aspects of legal, regulatory, procedural as well as
visible security operations to operate in a professional manner.
This part-qualification contributes to the development of qualified access control officers in the
country. The qualification providers career opportunities within the security environment. Qualifying
learners will be employed by public or private security agencies, residential complexes and homes,
educational, cultural, and financial and health institutions, businesses and retail establishments,
investigation service companies, transportation facilities, and organizations throughout the private
and public sectors, or they may be self-employed. This part-qualification provides progression
possibilities to the Occupational Certificate: Security Officer.
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
RPL for access to the External Integrated Summative Assessment:
Accredited providers and approved workplaces must apply the internal assessment criteria specified
in the related curriculum document to establish and confirm prior learning. Accredited providers and
workplaces must confirm prior learning by issuing a statement of result or certifying a work
experience record.
RPL for access to the qualification:
Accredited providers and approved workplaces may recognize prior learning against the relevant
access requirements.
Entry Requirements:
 NQF Level 2 qualification with Mathematical Lit