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SIA CCTV Operator
3 days of Level 2 CCTV Operator (Public Space Surveillance) training at our Stratford centre (E15), the qualification you need for an SIA CCTV licence. Pay £100 online to book and £200 at the centre.
The SIA CCTV course in Stratford is the Level 2 Award for CCTV Operators (Public Space Surveillance), the qualification behind an SIA CCTV licence. Three days cover the law, the operator's role and practical camera work.
Training is at 44 The Broadway, Stratford, London E15 1XH. The centre is a few minutes from Stratford station, which has the Central, Jubilee and Elizabeth lines, the DLR and the Overground. Stratford has more transport than any other centre we use, with the Central, Jubilee and Elizabeth lines, the DLR and the Overground all at one station, so it is the one to pick if you are travelling from further out.
At Stratford this course starts every other Wednesday. There are 7 dates open to book now, listed below with the day each one starts. The course runs over 3 days, 9am to 6pm each day. Every session counts towards the SIA's minimum hours, so plan to be there for all of it.
The full fee is £300. You pay £100 online when you book and the remaining £200 at the centre on your first day. The deposit is not refundable, because your place is registered and the trainer is arranged as soon as you book, but you can move to another date once, free of charge, with at least 48 hours notice.
Mostly people who want control room work in shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals and town centre CCTV rooms, and door staff adding a second licence. You need to be 18 or over with the right to work in the UK. No security experience is needed, and the exams are taken at the centre at the end of the course.
Bring a passport or driving licence, two proofs of address dated in the last three months, and three passport size photos. ACT Awareness and ACT Security certificates are needed too. They are free online and the joining instructions show you where.
The full syllabus, the units and exams, and the questions people ask before booking are on the SIA CCTV course page.
Next start dates
StartsOct 2026
Wed 28 Oct to Fri 30 Oct 2026
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Wed 11 Nov to Fri 13 Nov 2026
Wed 25 Nov to Fri 27 Nov 2026
StartsDec 2026
Wed 9 Dec to Fri 11 Dec 2026
StartsJan 2027
Wed 6 Jan to Fri 8 Jan 2027
Wed 20 Jan to Fri 22 Jan 2027
StartsFeb 2027
Wed 3 Feb to Fri 5 Feb 2027
Free practice tests
Practise for the exams before you come, with every answer explained.

About the course
The Level 2 Award for CCTV Operators (Public Space Surveillance) is the qualification behind an SIA CCTV licence, needed for control room work in public spaces.
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