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FAQs about the BTEC Level 3

Are there any eligibility criteria?
There are no pre-requisites. How is the course assessed?
Learners have to submit 1 assignment per module. These
What is the course duration? assignments are comprised of short-written answers (generally
The course is designed to take 6 months, but extensions can 9 questions per module) and each question comes with a
be granted for those struggling to meet deadlines. Deadline recommended word count.
extensions must be requested.
What is the background of the typical
What are the modules? learner?
This course is made up of 9 modules. Each student MUST Learners embarking on this course typically are new to security
complete 6 to pass.There are three mandatory modules that or are looking to work towards supervisory roles. Learners often
students must complete: have some experience in the field but would like to validate
• Introduction to Security Management this with a recognised qualification. Quite commonly, learners
• Security Department Management embarking on this course have been out of academia (school,
• Information Security Management college, other training courses requiring written submissions)
Students then have to pick 3 modules from the following: for some time. It is a great introduction to writing and security
• Health & Safety in Security Management management theory.
• Securing Retail Organisations
• Principles of Counter Terrorism Who is the awarding body?
• Managing Organisational Risk, Crisis and Disaster Pearson is one of the UK’s leading accreditation and
• Preparing for Strategic Security qualification bodies. They facilitate and regulate UK GCSE’s and
• Securing Corporate Assets (Physical Security Management) A-Level exams/marking standards and are globally recognised
across an array of industries.
Students cannot do more than 6 modules but have access to all
study material for each module. How much does the course cost?
Excluding VAT: £999 pp
Should an employer want to put a cohort onto the course, the Including VAT: £1198.80 pp
employer can pre-select what modules (from the electives) they
wish their workforce to study and a report of the cohort’s work
can be sent to the employer

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