Counter-terrorism and law training lined up for guards

PSRA CEO Fazul Mahamed at a past function. Guards must now also have a 160-hour industrial attachment in a security firm to obtain relevant work experience. [Courtesy]

Private security officers will now have to undergo standardised training and tests in law, public relations, report writing and counter-terrorism as part of efforts to enhance their role in national security.

A training curriculum for private security officers Level One prepared by the Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) and obtained by Saturday Standard imposes a rigorous six-month training covering 18 units, which will be examined. And although the curriculum requires no entry academic credentials, its rigor is such that they must ideally have gone through secondary school education.