SIA license Training [Door Supervisor] 4 Day course ? Questions

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Hi guys i start my SIA license training on monday.
I have some questions for those that have taken the course.

1: Is it Hard/Difficult ?
2: Are the questions difficult ?


Anything you can tell me that would help with the course
for those that have taken the course do yo know of any of the questions you where asked ect.

basicly anything that can help.

Course Duration : 4 days from 9:30am/6:30pm with a exam at the end of each days module.
 
It's an easy course, basic common sense, a little bit of minor knowledge about licensing regulations, but nothing that you wont cover during the course. When I did the course, it was all multiple choice, and put it this way, they gave us an hour for each of the two papers, and 90% of us, had completed both papers within 20 minutes, and nobody failed.

Basic questions are like..

* True or false; A female customer, can only be searched by a female door supervisor?
* What is the minimum noise level (in dB) before ear protection must be provided?

By the time you come to doing the 'exams' you should have no trouble, so long as you pay vague attention and read the course material.
 
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Hmm,

so tempted to make jokes about doormen, I can't believe nobody else has bothered yet, this is a once in a life opportunity; joke about doormen and maintain consciousness.

I must:

Is the test difficult? No, and the crayons are tasty, a bit like candles, those coloured candles, that taste like crayons.
 
Perhaps nobody has made any jokes, because there are a number of people on these here forums, that work in the security industry, and find jokes like that, rather tedious. However, feel free to try them on your nearest doorman/security guard/concierge/CViT guards/CCTV Operators and all the other security contractors that are required to undertake SIA approved qualifications/licensing. I am sure that they will laugh right along with you. After all, we have nothing better to worry about than ignorant little plebs that think they are funny.
 
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Most of my old mates were doormen, and that's why I can, and do joke about them.

Don't be moody when somebody jokes about it, it comes with the job (like you said though, not to their face, and not to my mates when their working either).
 
questions go something like this

1) do you have an overwhelming need to have power over others

2) can you string a sentence together

3) Do you like to assault people and crack skulls on curb stones

4) Do you like beating people up for wearing trainers

5) Can you hit on underage girls

Answer key

Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes

easy :)
 
I certainly don't want to turn this into a "are doormen good or evil" because that's not what it's about.

But unfortunately, their are two clear divisions in quality of doormen, their are the ones who certainly do, do a good job, and are if anything are an assett to the venue, they look smart, speak articulately and are very polite (genuinely polite, not the fake polite). And hopefully, these are what the training and qualifications are trying to promote and train doormen to be like.

On the otherhand, their are the "other" doormen, and they do drag the image of the doorman down, and it is a shame.

I think since the doormen are the first people you encounter at the venue, being employed (albeit not necessarily by the venue), then the doormen can very much shape your first impression of the start of the night.

Ie, if you walk up to a venue and the doormen are in suits with bow ties, and are polite, then it makes such a difference. If you walk up to a venue and the doormen are in dark jeans, black trainers and a leather jacket, then they put their palm up to suggest waiting a minute without any eye contact or conversation, it's immediately a bad start, and understandably, punters don't regard this or respect being treated like this at all.

Having said that, the "kids" are getting worse now too, doormen presence used to be enough to calm down situation, and that was that. The term "bouncer bashing" is very worrying, makes you think about what sort of people doormen have to be prepared to deal with. hence, whay are some doormen "hit first ask later", maybe it's to do with the kids changing their view to "stab first, run later".

Anyway, gotta go, good luck with your training/exam etc.
 
a lot of bouncers I got to know, were only interested in getting jacked up and looking for fights. Having said that, there were some normal guys that were top blokes. I remember the last bouncer I spoke to had shown me various scars he had got over the years. A very nasty stab wound was one of them. Be warned, it's not a very good line of work to be in (even if you are a big bloke)
In all honesty the money is'nt that great either.
 
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hence, whay are some doormen "hit first ask later"
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ANY doorman, working legally in the UK, with their license visible as is the law, will think twice before raising their fists, as doing so, will very likely end their career. There is no ifs or buts about it, there is no secret handshake with the police, and a doorman is treated no differently to any other member of the public in that regard. And any little indiscretion and the SIA can and will suspend/revoke a persons licence. No licence, no job.
 
Holy hell guys talk about spreading the negativity in my thread not all of you but most of you. guess i will look else where for information.
If you respect doormen they will respect you, if your some snotty little kid with a attitude problem then you will be told to go else where, its as simple as that.
 
Well I've certainly seen some complete thugs working on doors in the past - less so since they needed to be licensed. Having said that - handful of incidents across hundreds of nights out/interactions with doormen in my life - people remember the bad incidents more tbh... It certainly isn't fair to label them all as being dim or violent. One of my mates used to do it to earn cash at uni - he was a keen boxer, he also got a 1st in Maths.... thought from what he'd said almost every club will tend to have one idiot who fits into the stupid and violent category. These days though I'd assume that is rarer and when it does occur they don't last too long/lose their license.
 
Ceryndrion said:
ANY doorman, working legally in the UK, with their license visible as is the law, will think twice before raising their fists, as doing so, will very likely end their career. There is no ifs or buts about it, there is no secret handshake with the police, and a doorman is treated no differently to any other member of the public in that regard. And any little indiscretion and the SIA can and will suspend/revoke a persons licence. No licence, no job.
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I work within the CVIT industry and have had to suspend/dismiss a fair few people for loosing their SIA license. Even a caution is enough for the SIA to revoke!
 
I have came accross many doormen past 20 years DJing in clubs and have met some really nice blokes who couldn't be more helpfull,on the other hand i've met some right arses who think they own the spot and deal drugs,luck of the draw i think depending on venue and city.
 
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