The BARS Training Australia cash-in-transit course consists of three additional units of competency:

• CPPSEC3118 Inspect and test cash-in-transit security equipment and rectify faults;
• CPPSEC3119 Implement cash-in-transit security procedures; and
• CPPSEC3120 Load and unload cash-in-transit in secured and unsecured environments.

These are the three additional units currently required by the Queensland Office of Fair Trading, together with the 14 core units of CPP20218 Certificate II in Security Operations, for the cash-in-transit licence function. BARS regularly offers the cash-in-transit course following our Certificate II security courses because it is a logical next step for students wanting to broaden their employment opportunities. The training covers the practical procedures involved in protecting and transporting cash and valuables, including checking security equipment, planning and implementing CIT procedures and safely loading and unloading valuables in both secured and unsecured environments.

Remember, completing these three units allows you to meet the additional training requirement to apply to OFT for the cash-in-transit function – it does not qualify you to carry a firearm. OFT specifically confirms that a cash-in-transit licence does not authorise firearms, handcuffs or batons. Armed security requires further specialist training and a separate Security Licence (Guard) issued through Queensland Police Service Weapons Licensing.

For a new security provider, adding cash-in-transit is one of the simplest ways of expanding the range of security duties you can legally perform and making yourself more attractive to prospective employers.