Highfield-approved SIA licensing and top-up / refresher training for door supervisors and security officers, delivered in-house at our Bristol HQ by working operators, not classroom-only instructors, so you leave with a card and the standards to use it well.
Highfield-approved centre · In-house delivery · Bristol HQ · Small class sizes · Working-operator instructors
In-house SIA-linked training courses delivered through a Highfield-approved route: initial Door Supervisor licence-linked training, top-up / refresher training required at licence renewal, and continuing professional development for working security operators.
New entrants to the security industry, working door supervisors approaching licence renewal, in-house security teams wanting a consistent standard across their staff, and employers who want to build a pipeline of properly-trained people rather than fight for them on the open market.
Scheduled courses run at our Bristol HQ throughout the year. Employer group bookings and in-house delivery to your team can be arranged for larger cohorts.
The card is the licence to work, the training is what makes the officer employable. Passing a course does not, on its own, make somebody a good door supervisor. We teach the standards we actually deploy against, so what you learn in the room is what you'll be judged on in front of a venue.
Some training routes drill exam questions and issue the paper. On a live door that's the fastest way to a bad incident, a bad review and a licence review committee.
Missing your top-up training means the SIA won't renew, and unlicensed working is a criminal offence. Late scrambling for a course loses shifts and income.
In-house teams trained by different providers apply different standards on the same door. A consistent, in-house delivery route fixes that.
Fighting for licensed staff on the open market is expensive and unreliable. Training your own pipeline is slower, but produces the loyal, standards-aligned team you actually want.
Door supervision is 90% talking and 10% physical intervention. Instructors who don't work live doors teach the wrong ratio, and their students end up in avoidable altercations.
Nighttime economy, event security, corporate cover and hotel work all look different on the ground. Generic training glosses that; ours teaches the differences.
We check the course you need (initial vs top-up), your existing qualifications and ID requirements before you book, no wasted trips.
Choose a scheduled cohort or arrange an employer group booking. Payment, joining instructions and pre-course reading are issued once confirmed.
Course is delivered in small groups at our Bristol HQ by working-operator instructors, theory, scenario, assessment and feedback.
You complete the Highfield-approved assessment. Successful learners are issued their qualification and supported through the SIA application.
Where you're job-hunting, we're happy to have the CV conversation. We hire from our own training cohorts regularly.
A recognised awarding-body route the SIA accepts for licensing and renewal.
Instructors who work live doors and events, not classroom-only trainers.
Real scenario work and real feedback, not sixty people watching a slide deck.
In-house courses for your team standardise how everyone on your door thinks and speaks.
Delivered at our Bristol HQ, accessible for the South West, South Wales and the wider region.
We hire from our own cohorts, and we're happy to signpost graduates towards other reputable Bristol employers.
A single page can't replace a walk-around and a written proposal, but this is what the work looks like in practice, so you know what you're comparing.
Our SIA-linked training is delivered through a Highfield awarding-body route, a recognised, audited framework that the SIA accepts for both initial licensing and renewal top-up. That approval matters: it protects the value of the qualification you walk away with and gives employers confidence in the standard behind it.
For new entrants, we deliver the licence-linked training that underpins the SIA Door Supervisor application. Content covers legislation, conflict management, physical intervention, communication, ID checks, refusal, safeguarding, drugs and weapons awareness, plus first-aid content required for the award. We teach against the standards we deploy against on live doors, not against a hypothetical textbook door.
SIA licence renewal requires up-to-date top-up training. We run scheduled refresher courses so working operators can renew on time without losing shifts or panicking about the deadline. Existing card-holders can book directly; employers can book cohorts of staff together to standardise across a team.
For hotel groups, venue operators and in-house security teams we can arrange in-house delivery to your team, either at our Bristol HQ or, for larger cohorts, at your site with a suitable training space. This is the most efficient way to standardise how every officer on your door thinks and speaks.
The exam is the easy part. What separates a competent door supervisor from a card-holder is scenario judgement, reading a group, managing a refusal, spotting a vulnerable guest, recognising when to call police. We build scenario work into every course, with feedback from instructors who handle the same scenarios live every weekend.
We hire from our own training cohorts regularly, and we're comfortable signposting good graduates towards other reputable operators in the region if we don't have the shifts you need. Training with an operator that's actually deploying teams gives you a route into paid work, not just a card in a drawer.
Yes. Our courses are delivered through a Highfield-approved awarding-body route recognised by the SIA for both initial licensing and top-up / renewal training.
No prior experience is required for the initial Door Supervisor course. You will need valid ID and to meet the SIA's own eligibility criteria for a licence, we can walk you through this before you book.
At our Bristol HQ. For employer group bookings we can also arrange in-house delivery at your site where you have a suitable training space.
Course length varies by qualification. We publish schedule and length for each cohort at the point of booking, including any pre-course reading required.
Yes. Refresher / top-up courses for licence renewal are a scheduled part of our calendar.
Yes. Employer group bookings are welcomed and can be delivered either at our Bristol HQ or in-house at your site for larger cohorts.
Yes. Successful learners are supported through the SIA application process after certification.
Yes. We regularly hire from our own cohorts and are happy to have the CV conversation with strong graduates.
Send us your name, whether you need an initial or refresher course, and your rough timing. We'll come back with the next available cohort and joining instructions.
