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Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 (Act No. 56 of 2001)

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Code of Conduct for Security Service Providers, 2003

Chapter 3 : Provisions regarding certain Categories and Classes of Security Service Providers and Different Types of Security Services

19. Security service providers providing security training

 

A security service provider providing security training—

(a) must provide security training which is of a high quality;
(b) must employ training methods and materials which are the most suitable in the circumstances in order to promote and achieve the officially approved outcomes in respect of the security training;
(c) may only provide security training in terms of his or her own qualifications and official accreditation or authorisation, and must comply with every condition attached to such accreditation or authorisation;
(d) must provide security training in accordance with all legal provisions applicable to such training;
(e) must provide security training in accordance with any relevant and officially approved or accredited syllabus, programme, standards and training material;
(f) must, when assessing or testing the knowledge, insight or skills of any person undergoing security training, or the outcomes of such training, use the applicable officially approved methods and procedures, act in an objective manner without showing any prejudice or favour, and may not employ any method or practice that would distort the actual knowledge, insight or skills of the person undergoing the assessment or testing; and
(g) must take reasonable steps to ensure that the security training in question is only provided to a person entitled in terms of the Act to undergo such training.