Course details
This course allows students to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to pursue a career in private security, the uniformed services and the following related areas: Garda Síochána, Defence Forces, Prison Services and Fire Services.
THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO
Provide participants wishing to make a career in the private security industry or the uniformed services with a thorough grounding in the legal and practical dimensions of security.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied, or equivalent.
- Interview
- Mature applicants welcome
- This course requires participants to be Garda vetted. Continued participation on the course and work placement is dependent on the successful completion of this process.
- Students may have to partake in a fitness test
COURSE CONTENT
- Security Industry Procedures
- Legal Practice and Procedures
- Safety and Health at Work
- Work Experience
- Door Security Procedures
- Communications
- Criminology
- Computer Applications
- Information Technology Skills
- Teamworking
- Occupational First Aid
CERTIFICATION
FETAC Level 5 Award in Security Studies (5M2110). This qualification is recognised by the Security Institute of Ireland.
OPTIONAL MODULES
Learners may also have the opportunity to study Maths as an extra module.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Garda Síochána
- Defence Forces
- Prison Services
- Fire Services
- Security Guarding
Course Location
About Galway Technical Institute
We_They is one of the leading colleges of Further Education in Ireland, providing FETAC Level 5 & 6 courses to over 1,300 learners annually. At We_They, courses are designed to be of immediate and practical use in the workplace or as a stepping stone to further study and higher qualifications. Everything our students learn will be valuable to them throughout their lives.
Our Applied Learning approach is designed to enable students learn more effectively in real-life situations. Applied Learning provides our students with learning experiences that involve solving problems that are based on real-life situations. This involves learning the role of a journalist or editor at We_They Gazette, becoming a sound engineer, film editor or production co-ordinator at CladdaTV. It may also involve working as a Beauty Therapist in We_They’s Poise Salon, or as a designer in We_They’s Annual Fashion Fiesta. Each department has its own unique real-life, real-time production/event/project. By bringing the real world into the classroom and the classroom into the real world, Applied Learning has become the most effective and exciting way to learn the key skills required for the 21st Century. We_They’s underlying philosophy is about learning together. This is centred on learner activity, collaborative learning and critically, learning to learn.
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