Diploma in Security Management

This qualification is designed for Security Managers. The qualified Security Manager (learner) will have the competence to demonstrate his/her ability to manage the security function cost-effectively within an organisation at managerial level.

Entry Requirements

• National Senior Certificate (Diploma endorsement).

This qualification comprises compulsory modules at Level 5, 6 and 7.

Compulsory Modules Level 5

• Social Dimensions of Justice, 12 Credits.
• Security Technology and Information Security I, 12 Credits.
• Ethical Information and Communication Technologies for Development Solutions, 12 Credits.
• Fire Prevention and Safety Strategies, 12 Credits.
• Security Principles and Practices I, 12 Credits.
• English for Academic Purposes, 12 Credits.
• Management IB, 12 Credits.
• Management IA, 12 Credits.
• Corporate Investigation I, 12 Credits.

Elective Modules Level 5

• Introduction to Human Resource Management, 12 Credits.
• Introduction to Labour Relations Management, 12 Credits.
• Public Service Delivery I,12 Credits.
• Introduction to Management Accounting, 12 Credits.

Elective Modules Level 6

• Project Management IIB, 12 Credits.
• Project Management IIA, 12 Credits.
• Labour Relations Management: Macro, 12 Credits.
• Human Resource Management for Line Managers, 12 Credits.
• Personnel Management II, 30 Credits.

Compulsory Modules Level 6

• Management IIB, 12 Credits.
• Industrial Security in Practice, 12 Credits.
• Management IIA, 12 Credits.
• Security Risk Control Measures II, 12 Credits.
• Security Technology and Information Security II, 12 Credits.
• Corporate Investigation II, 12 Credits.
• Security Risk Control Measures I, 12 Credits.
• Industrial Security Principles, 12 Credits.

Compulsory Modules Level 7

• Approaches to Programme Management Iii, 12 Credits.
• Management IIIA, 12 Credits.
• Labour Relations Management: Micro, 12 Credits.
• Aspects of Programme Management III, 12 Credits.
• Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management, 12 Credits.
• Corporate Investigation III, 12 Credits.
• Security Risk Control Measures III, 12 Credits.
• Applied Security Risk Management, 12 Credits.
• Integrated Security Risk Project Management, 12 Credits.
• Security Technology and Information Security III, 12 Credits.

1. Identify, design, develop, implement, evaluate and rectify cost-effective and legal security measures to prevent, restrict and recover crime related financial losses within the organization, at managerial level, whose assists are being protected from crime risks, in order to add value to the organisation.
2. Apply security audit techniques, in order to identify security weakness and to be able to calculate a backlog in security and vulnerability factors in order to be able to calculate weaknesses in the security system.
3. Conduct Security risk - analysis exercise at managerial level in order to identify risks and assets that are vulnerable to crime risks in order to contribute to the achieving of organisational goals.
4. Demonstrate the ability to design implement and monitor a wide range of crime specific pro-active and reactive contingency plans, in order that crime specific financial losses are prevented, restricted and recovered on a cost-effective basis in order that value is added to the profitability of the organisation being protected.
5. Demonstrate the ability to design implement and monitor a wide range of crime specific pro-active and reactive contingency plans, in order that crime specific financial losses are prevented, restricted and recovered on a cost-effective basis in order that value is added to the profitability of the organisation being protected.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes 1

• Demonstrate that security risks are identified, analysed and prioritised correctly, in a comparative evaluation report.
• Demonstrate by means of written assignments and written examinations based on case studies, are answered correctly.
• Demonstrate that learning techniques are correctly applied.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes 2

• Demonstrate that a motivated solution, which is cost-effective, is provided.
• Demonstrate by means of written assignments and written examinations based on cased studies are answered correctly.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes 3

• Demonstrate that a motivated cost-effective solution is supplied and applied.
• Demonstrate that the security survey audit sheet is properly drawn up and completed.
• Demonstrate that relevant importance of the survey/audit elements and security weaknesses are motivated.
• Demonstrate that written assignments and written examination based on case studies are answered correctly.
• Demonstrate the learning techniques are correctly applied.
• Demonstrate the ability to correctly answer relevant security case studies on security risk-analysis and security contingency planning.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes 4

• Demonstrate that the contingency plans are cost-effective and take place within a legal framework.
• Demonstrate by means of correctly written assignments and written examinations based on case studies.
• Demonstrate that learning techniques are correctly applied.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcomes 5

• Demonstrate that the management of the security function within an organisation is done on a cost-effective basis.
• Demonstrate by means of written assignments and examination based on case studies are answered correctly.
• Demonstrate that learning techniques are correctly applied.

Integrated Assessment

Assessment of workbooks, experiential (on the job), written assignments and examinations.