WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
The ProQual Level 3 Award in Introduction to Crime Prevention is designed for crime prevention, crime reduction and community safety practitioners, or individuals working in equivalent roles. The qualification provides learners with the knowledge and skills required to understand the role of crime prevention, reduce opportunities for crime and anti-social behaviour, and provide appropriate security advice.
This qualification is suitable for:
- Crime prevention and crime reduction practitioners.
- Community safety practitioners.
- Security practitioners and individuals working in equivalent roles.
- Individuals involved in reducing crime and anti-social behaviour within communities.
- Personnel who need to understand crime prevention methods, processes and relevant legislation.
- Individuals who want to develop their knowledge of physical security and situational crime prevention.
- Those who need to conduct basic site security surveys and provide crime prevention recommendations.
- Individuals seeking to develop their professional knowledge in crime prevention and community safety.
The qualification has no formal entry requirements. Centres should carry out an initial assessment of candidates’ existing skills and knowledge to identify any gaps and help plan the assessment.
Learners should have an interest in crime prevention, community safety, security or a related occupational area.
Course information and design
The ProQual Level 3 Award in Introduction to Crime Prevention provides learners with an introduction to the principles and practices of crime prevention. The qualification focuses on understanding the role of crime prevention within the community, using security products to improve physical security, and conducting basic site security surveys.
Learners will develop knowledge and skills to identify how crime occurs, understand its impact on victims and vulnerable individuals, recognise the responsibilities of crime prevention practitioners, and apply appropriate methods to prevent and reduce opportunities for crime and anti-social behaviour.
The ProQual Level 3 Award in Introduction to Crime Prevention is a qualification designed for crime prevention, crime reduction and community safety practitioners, or individuals working in equivalent roles. It develops knowledge of crime prevention, security products and basic site security surveys.
This course is ideal for crime prevention practitioners, crime reduction practitioners, community safety practitioners, security practitioners and individuals working in equivalent roles who want to develop their knowledge of crime prevention and security.
The qualification has a Total Qualification Time of 43 hours, including 18 Guided Learning Hours (GLH).
You will learn about the role of crime prevention in the community, how crime occurs and its impact on victims, security products used in crime prevention, physical security, relevant legislation, problem-solving methods and conducting basic site security surveys.
Yes. The qualification covers methods and processes that may prevent and reduce opportunities for crime and anti-social behaviour. It also includes identifying suitable security products and making recommendations to improve site security.
Yes. You will learn how security products conforming to relevant British and European standards can support situational crime prevention. The qualification also covers physical security products used in the built environment.
You must successfully demonstrate achievement of all assessment criteria for the mandatory unit. Your evidence must be valid, authentic and sufficient to meet the qualification requirements.
Course Cost
Location
London/Kent (United Kingdom) and Bangkok (Thailand)
Course Dates
1st of every month
Course Length
Assessments
- There must be valid, authentic and sufficient for all the assessment criteria. However, one piece of evidence may be used to meet the requirements of more than one learning outcome or assessment criterion.
- Course content, training scenarios, and program structure may be modified at the discretion of the instructor and assessor to accommodate safety requirements, environmental conditions, and the suitability of the training grounds
Skill Prerequisites
- Good level of English
QUALIFICATION STRUCTURE
- Understand the role of crime prevention in the community
- Understand the use of security products in crime prevention
- Know how to conduct a site security survey