WBBSE Madhyamik Vocational Security study plan
WBBSE Madhyamik Vocational Security · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Security Sector Overview and Role of a Security Guard & Security Procedures, Access Control and Visitor Management
List the main duties and limits of authority of a private security guard in India and distinguish them from the powers of the police
Map the chain of command on a typical site (guard, supervisor, security officer, client representative) and state who is informed for each type of incident
Explain the difference between access control, egress control and crowd control using one gate scenario
Demonstrate the visitor entry cycle for a walk-in visitor, a pre-registered guest and a contractor, naming the document checked at each step
Draft the opening lines of a professional challenge to an unbadged person at the gate without being confrontational
Your checkpoint
A one-page site duty chart showing the guard's role, escalation ladder and the three visitor categories with the documents required for each
Security Procedures, Access Control and Visitor Management
Apply the procedure for issuing, checking and collecting visitor passes and material gate passes
Sequence the steps for receiving, verifying and handing over a courier or delivery packet at the gate
Describe how to handle a visitor who refuses to show identity or insists on meeting an employee without appointment
Explain key control: issue register, custody, handover at shift change and reporting a lost key
Practise entering visitor data in a register and a simple digital log with no missing fields
Your checkpoint
A completed sample visitor register page and material gate pass, plus a written step list for handling an uncooperative visitor
Physical Security, Patrolling and Surveillance
Identify the layers of physical security on a site: perimeter, gate, building entry, internal zones and high-value areas
List the fixed and random patrol routes on a sample site and state the checkpoints recorded at each
Explain what a guard observes during a patrol and the difference between detecting, deterring and reporting
Describe the correct use of CCTV monitoring, including blind spots, camera movement limits and privacy limits on viewing
Demonstrate how to record a patrol round with time stamps and note an anomaly without tampering with the scene
Your checkpoint
A drawn site sketch with perimeter, gates, patrol route, checkpoint times and three identified blind spots, with a short note on how each blind spot is covered
Fire Safety, Emergency Response and First Aid & Occupational Health, Safety and Personal Protective Equipment
Classify the three elements of the fire triangle and match each fire class to the correct extinguisher type
Demonstrate the PASS technique for using an extinguisher and state when to abandon fighting a fire and evacuate
Describe the evacuation drill sequence: alarm, assembly point, head count, roll call and reporting to the fire service
List the personal protective equipment required for a guard on gate duty, night patrol and wet-weather duty, and state why each item is worn
Explain basic first aid for bleeding, burns, fainting and a suspected fracture, and state what a guard must never do
Identify common workplace hazards on a security post and the reporting route for each
Your checkpoint
A fire and emergency response card for a sample site listing extinguisher types by fire class, assembly point, head count method and the first aid steps for three injuries
Communication, Reporting and Documentation & Legal and Ethical Aspects of Private Security in India
Write an incident report in the standard structure: time, place, persons, sequence of events, action taken and witnesses
Distinguish factual observation from opinion and rewrite three opinion statements as factual ones
Explain the radio and telephone communication protocol, including call sign, phonetic alphabet and message discipline
Describe the legal position of a private security guard under Indian law: no arrest powers beyond citizen's arrest, no search without consent, use of force limits and privacy of personal data
Outline the ethical duties of a guard: honesty, confidentiality, non-discrimination, refusal of bribes and reporting misconduct
State the procedure for handing over a detained person, seized item or evidence to the police with proper documentation
Your checkpoint
One complete incident report of about 200 words on a simulated theft at a gate, plus a short legal note on what the guard could and could not lawfully do in that situation
Customer Service, Grooming and Workplace Behaviour & Employability Skills and Entrepreneurship (Common to Vocational Trades)
Demonstrate the grooming standard for duty: uniform, badge, footwear, hair and personal hygiene
Practise the customer service sequence at a gate: greet, verify, assist, direct and close the interaction politely
Handle three difficult customer situations with calm language, including an angry visitor, a lost visitor and a delivery delay
Prepare a short personal introduction and a two-minute answer to 'why do you want to work in private security' for an interview
Identify the licensing route and basic business requirements for a small security services agency in West Bengal
List the employability skills an employer expects from a fresher in this trade, such as punctuality, teamwork and basic numeracy
Your checkpoint
A mock interview recording or live role-play of five minutes covering the grooming check, one difficult visitor scenario and the personal introduction
Security Procedures, Access Control and Visitor Management & Physical Security, Patrolling and Surveillance & Fire Safety, Emergency Response and First Aid
Rehearse a full gate scenario combining access control, patrol observation and emergency escalation from start to finish
Solve five short scenario questions on fire safety and first aid under time pressure
Review weak areas from weeks 1 to 6 and rewrite any notes that were unclear
Practise the shift handover briefing: what is passed on, in what order and in what written form
Answer 40 mixed multiple-choice questions across all domains and record the score by domain
Your checkpoint
A timed 40-question mock test with a domain-wise score sheet and a list of the three weakest areas with correction notes
Security Sector Overview and Role of a Security Guard & Communication, Reporting and Documentation & Legal and Ethical Aspects of Private Security in India & Employability Skills and Entrepreneurship (Common to Vocational Trades)
Revise the role, legal limits and reporting duties of a guard in a single consolidated summary sheet
Re-attempt the questions missed in week 7 and confirm each corrected answer aloud
Complete two full-length mock papers under exam timing and review every error
Practise writing one incident report and one visitor register entry from memory within 15 minutes
Prepare the final revision checklist covering all nine domains and mark each as confident, shaky or unread
Your checkpoint
Two completed full-length mock papers with scores, an error log and a final one-page revision checklist for all nine domains
Milestones
Week 2: Can complete a visitor register page and material gate pass with no missing field, and explain the escalation route for an uncooperative visitor without notes
Week 4: Can state the correct extinguisher for each fire class, the PASS technique and the evacuation sequence, and list the PPE for three duty situations, scoring at least 8 out of 10 on a self-made quiz
Week 5: Can write a factual incident report of about 200 words with no opinion statements and correctly state three things a guard may not lawfully do
Week 6: Can complete a five-minute role-play covering grooming check, a difficult visitor and a personal introduction, judged against a self-made checklist
Week 7: Scores at least 60 percent on the 40-question mixed mock test and has a written correction note for every wrong answer
Week 8: Scores at least 70 percent on both full-length mock papers and has every domain marked confident or shaky with no domain left unread