Security Services

This project focuses on reviewing and updating qualifications, skill sets and associated units of competency within the Security Industry to ensure training products remain aligned to current practices, workforce requirements, licensing outcomes and emerging technologies.

BuildSkills acknowledges that a number of qualifications within this project support occupational licensing outcomes and will work closely with state and territory regulatory bodies throughout the review process.

The qualifications within this project include:

• CPP20218 Certificate II in Security Operations
• CPP30519 Certificate III in Technical Security
• CPP20326 Certificate II in Technical Security
• CPP31318 Certificate III in Security Operations
• CPP31418 Certificate III in Close Protection Operations
• CPP30619 Certificate III in Investigative Services
• CPP41519 Certificate IV in Security Risk Analysis
• CPP40719 Certificate IV in Security Management
• CPP50619 Diploma of Security Risk Management

The project will also include review of the following related skill sets:

• CPPSS00059 Batons and handcuffs
• CPPSS00060 Canine
• CPPSS00061 Cash-in-transit
• CPPSS00062 Control room operations
• CPPSS00063 Firearms
• CPPSS00064 Monitoring centre operations
• CPPSS00077 Security supervision
• CPPSS00078 Security business management

Technical Committee members will provide expert advice, informed by evidence and their educational and/or technical expertise, to support BuildSkills Australia in identifying potential impacts on learners and any implementation considerations.

Technical Committee Member applications are now open and will close Friday 20 November 2026. The Technical Committee Member application form is available here.

The Terms of Reference for the Technical Committee can be accessed here.

The first Technical Committee meeting will be held in December 26. During the Training Product Development phase, up to four Technical Committee meetings may be held. Meetings will run for approximately two to four hours and will be conducted through a combination of face-to-face and online formats.

The first draft training products will be published on our website for public consultation and feedback in August 27. In addition, two online public consultation sessions will be held.

From October 27, the Technical Committee will reconvene to review feedback received through public consultation and undertake further revisions to the draft training products. At this stage, a decision will be made on whether additional consultation is required.

The final draft training products will be provided to Commonwealth and State/Territory Senior Responsible Officers in March 28.

The training products are proposed to be finalised and submitted to the Assurance Body in April 28. Following submission, implementation and promotion of the new training products will commence in July 28.

Please note that these dates are indicative and may be subject to change throughout the project.

BuildSkills Australia has established a consultation strategy that identifies key stakeholders and outlines the mechanisms for engaging with them throughout the development of training products. The strategy includes the management of public consultation activities and the review and consideration of feedback received on draft training products.

BuildSkills Australia uses a range of consultation methods, including in-person and virtual meetings, online surveys, focus groups, industry workshops, and feedback submitted through the website or via email.

BuildSkills Australia will engage the following stakeholders throughout the training product development process.

Please refer to the Project Overview & Consultation Strategy document for further information on our consultation approach. This strategy may be amended following feedback and direction provided by the Technical Committee at its first meeting in December 2026.

This project focuses on reviewing and updating the CPC32920 Certificate III in Construction Crane Operations, which currently includes imported core and elective units that have been superseded.

This summary outlines the changes made to the training products, the rationale for those changes, and the associated mapping information.

BuildSkills Australia has reviewed the feedback received during the consultation process.

The feedback received has been invaluable in informing the next stages of this project. We greatly appreciate the insights provided and have made revisions to ensure the final products reflect the broad consensus of stakeholders.

The Summary of Changes document has been updated to reflect the revisions made and can be downloaded here.

The Consultation Log has also been updated to reflect the feedback received and includes a high-level summary of key themes and outcomes. The updated log can be downloaded here.

The following documents have been provided to the Training Package Assurance Body.

The Training Package Assurance Body is currently evaluating these training package products to ensure they comply with the requirements of the Training Package Organising Framework (TPOF). Following completion of the assessment, and subject to the Assurance Body's satisfaction, it will recommend that the training products developed through this project be endorsed by Skills Ministers.