Securing and Monitoring Public Events: QNUK Level 2 Award (RQF)
A one day regulated qualification for staff who secure and watch over public events. It covers entry point security and search, monitoring crowds and perimeters, spotting hostile reconnaissance and suspicious activity, and reporting what they see so it can be acted on.
Course Overview
Most attacks and serious incidents at public events are preceded by warning signs: someone testing an entry point, watching security routines or behaving out of place in a crowd. Staff who know what to look for, and who report it clearly, are one of the strongest protections an event has.
This qualification is part of QNUK’s Venue Security and Safety suite. It sits between SIA licence linked training and the spectator safety qualifications, giving frontline staff recognised knowledge for the job they actually do at events and venues. It is not an SIA licence qualification.
The course is delivered at your venue or event site and uses your layout, entry points and reporting routes. Learners sit a multiple choice exam at the end of the day.
About the Trainer
Delivered by 1705 Consultancy, a QNUK approved centre, and led by Rob Brettell, a former Essex Police Detective Inspector with 23 years’ service. Rob works as a safety adviser and commander at live events, so the training is built on how incidents really unfold at venues and festivals, not just the theory.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. It is a regulated QNUK Level 2 Award for staff who secure and monitor public events. It does not lead to an SIA licence, and anyone carrying out licensable security work still needs the right SIA licence.
This course focuses on securing and watching over the event itself: entry points, crowds and perimeters. Venue Security Operations is a two day course covering how security runs across a whole venue.
By a multiple choice exam at the end of the day. Learners who pass receive a QNUK Level 2 Award certificate.
Complete the free ACT Awareness and ACT Security eLearning and bring the certificates on the day. Learners must be 18 or over and able to read and write English to at least Level 1.
£1,250 + VAT for a group of up to 12 at your venue, including registration and certification. Includes travel in Essex and the surrounding counties. Travel elsewhere in the UK is quoted separately. See our booking and cancellation terms.
Yes. We can run several groups across one or more days before your event, and combine this with Responding to Security and Safety Incidents for staff who need both.
What You Will Learn
- The threats public events face and how attackers plan
- Securing entry points, search and screening
- Monitoring crowds, queues and perimeters
- Recognising hostile reconnaissance and suspicious behaviour
- Dealing with suspicious items using HOT and the four Cs
- Reporting clearly to supervisors and the control room
Who Is This Course For?
- Event security and search teams
- Stewards working at entry points and perimeters
- CCTV and control room staff
- Venue and event operations staff
- Organisations preparing their teams for Martyn’s Law
- Duration One day at your venue
- Qualification QNUK Level 2 Award (RQF), Ofqual regulated
- Delivery In house, anywhere in the UK
- Price £1,250 + VAT per group of up to 12
- Assessment Multiple choice exam
- Entry 18 or over, with the free ACT Awareness and ACT Security eLearning completed before the course
- Start Date On request
Upcoming course dates
No open dates are scheduled right now. We also run this course on site for teams.
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