Certificate III in Security Operations

About this qualification

CPP31318 is for security officers who want to “deepen and broaden their skills and knowledge in security operations and lead security teams in the field”. The occupational titles are the same as Certificate II — security officer, unarmed guard, crowd controller — but the work is supervisory.

It has a hard entry requirement. The register states you “must hold a current Security Officers licensing in the relevant jurisdiction”. You cannot enrol in the abstract; you have to be licensed and working already.

The shift from Certificate II shows in the verbs. Certificate II monitors and controls crowd behaviour; Certificate III coordinates it. Certificate II applies risk assessment; Certificate III determines and implements the response.

Fourteen units, eight core and six electives, of which at least four must come from the qualification's own list. The core adds negotiation, maintaining operational safety of the work environment, and gathering and presenting security information and documentation.

Roles it maps to

Occupational titles named on the national register for CPP31318.

Where it sits

Where CPP31318 sits on the security ladder.

1. Certificate IICPP20218 Security Operations
2. Certificate III · you are hereCPP31318 Security Operations
3. Certificate IIICPP31418 Close Protection Operations
4. Certificate IVCPP40719 Security Management
5. Certificate IVCPP41519 Security Risk Analysis
6. DiplomaCPP50619 Security Risk Management